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Niels Fredborg
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.
Niels Fredborg was born on October 26, 1946. He is a retired track cycling specialist and three-time Olympic medalist. At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Fredborg won gold and was Denmark's only medalist of the games. At the World Track Cycling Championships, he won the 1967, 1968 and 1970 Men's Kilometer Time Trials.
Niels, with all his perseverance and superior approach towards the sport, accomplished many aspirations in his overall athletic career. He possessed the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra effort. He never lost hope in himself and always strived hard to accomplish his ambition.
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