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Gwen Torrence

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This photograph shows runner Gwen Torrence waving and sticking her tongue out. She is standing on a track at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, and she is dressed in running gear that identifies her as a runner for the United States. Several people stand behind her. Torrence is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
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  1. African American Athletes
  2. African American Women
  3. African American Women Athletes
  4. African Americans
  5. Athletes
  6. Atlanta
  7. Georgia
  8. Olympic Games (26 Th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.)
  9. Runners (Sports)
  10. Torrence, Gwen, 1965
  11. Tracks (Athletics)
  12. Women
  13. Women Athletes
  14. Women Runners

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