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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 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 at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Niels Fredborg was born on October 26, 1946 and 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, Fredborg won the 1967, 1968 and 1970 Men's Kilometer Time Trial.
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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