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NPR Story
4:36 pm
Wed May 23, 2012
Ray Ewry, America's Forgotten Olympic Great
By editor
Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 7:01 pm
Michael Phelps has won more medals, and more gold medals than any U.S. Olympian. But how many people have heard of Ray Ewry, perhaps the all time greatest Olympic athlete on land? Ewry entered 10 events and won 10 gold medals. That his events no longer exist, and that he won his last gold 104 years ago are what contributes to Ewry's relative anonymity.