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Photograph of track star and Decatur, Georgia native Gwen Torrence positioned on a starting block on a track, ready to take off running. She is in a stadium, and the stands behind her are empty. 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. Georgia
  7. Runners (Sports)
  8. Sporting Goods
  9. Stadiums
  10. Torrence, Gwen, 1965
  11. Tracks (Athletics)
  12. Women
  13. Women Athletes
  14. Women Runners

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