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November 13, 2006

Double Duty

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These U.S. athletes won an Olympic medal in one sport and also competed in the Games in a distinctly different sport (i.e., not a similar combination such as beach and indoor volleyball).

CONNIE CARPENTER-PHINNEY

She finished seventh in speedskating's 1,500 meters at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics and won the cycling road race in Los Angeles in 1984.

WILLIE DAVENPORT

He won gold in 1968 and bronze in '76 in the 110-meter hurdles and pushed the four-man bobsled team to 12th place in '80 at Lake Placid.

CONNIE PARASKEVIN-YOUNG

The three-time cycling Olympian won bronze in the match sprint in Seoul in 1988 and also qualified for two Games in speedskating.

CHRIS WITTY

She was fifth in the 500-meter sprint cycling event in Sydney in 2000 and won three Olympic speedskating medals, including a gold in '02.

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