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John Treacy
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 atleast one color of the participating country’s national flag.
John Treacy was born on June 4, 1957 in Villierstown near Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland and is an Irish athlete. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he won a silver medal in the marathon, placing Ireland 33rd in the Medals table. He is currently head of the Irish Athletics Board. In 1978 and 1979 he won the International Association of Athletics Federations World Cross Country Championships.
With all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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