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Benjamin Lee Peterson

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.

Benjamin Lee Peterson was the winner of the silver medal in Freestyle 90 kilograms wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics representing the United States. He was one of the finest athletes who set an appreciated position for himself in the Olympic history.

He never lost hope in himself and always strived hard to achieve his ambition. He possessed the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. With all his perseverance and superior approach towards the sport, achieved many aspirations in his overall athletic career.

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