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Ilona Gusenbauer
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896 and were held every four years except in 1916, 1940 and 1944 due to the World Wars. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Ilona Gusenbauer was born on 16 September 1947. She is an Austrian athlete who competed mainly in the High Jump. She competed for Austria in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the High Jump where she won the bronze medal.
She is a player known for her mental toughness owing to which many of her famous matches went the distance. Her superior approach and dedication to the game made her stand out from the crowd. More than just statistics, Gusenbauer had the ability to control the game, to take over. She had the speed to float away from defenders and also to recover effortlessly.
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