African American Olympians

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