African American Olympians

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Across
  1. 4. won a gold medal at the 1988 Olympics
  2. 6. swam at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games setting a world record
  3. 9. broke the 29-feet barrier with a jump of 29 feet, 2.5 in., in the 1968 Mexico Olympics
  4. 12. first African American to win a gold medal in swimming
  5. 13. first black man to win a gold medal in the winter Olympics
  6. 14. fought and beat silver medalist Nia Abdallah
Down
  1. 1. one of the few black male gymnasts to ever grace the Olympian floormats
  2. 2. first African American woman to win an individual gold medal
  3. 3. the US fencing teams secret weapon
  4. 5. first African American to win a gold medal in the Olympics
  5. 7. first black person to win a gold medal in gymnastics
  6. 8. first man to win four gold medals in track
  7. 10. she is known as “the flying squirrel”
  8. 11. won a gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1964 Olympics