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Larry Black
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. 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 at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Lawrence J. Black nicknamed as Larry was born on July 20, 1951 and died on 8 February, 2006. He was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 by 100 m relay and silver medal in the 200 meter at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Born in Miami, Florida, Larry Black won, as a North Carolina Central University student, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA 220 yard championships in 1971. At the 1972 Olympics, Black ran the opening leg in the American 4 by 100 meter relay team. The team won a gold medal and equalled the United States' own world record of 38.19 seconds.
The desire to use his talents for the Glory and Honor of his God and Country propelled him in an attempt to excel at the highest level of sporting achievement to inspire future generations of his countrymen to do the same upholding the highest standards of patriotic fervor.
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