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  2. Olympic tattoo - Wikipedia

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    Olympic tattoo on the neck of gymnast Elisabetta Preziosa, who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Olympic tattoos are a tradition among athletes who compete in the Olympic Games of tattooing the five interlocking "Olympic rings". The practice dates back to at least the 1980s, when swimmer Chris Jacobs received a tattoo of the rings ...

  3. Not just medals: Athletes show off their Olympic ...

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    More than 30 years ago, American swimmer and two-time Olympic gold winner Christopher Jacobs originated the now-iconic tattoo trend after competing during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

  4. LeBron James Debuts Olympic Rings Tattoo Following Gold Medal ...

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    James, 39, competed in the Olympics in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2024. In his debut year, he took home a bronze medal and scored gold medals the following three appearances.

  5. Inside Team USA Gymnastics’ Extensive Tattoo Collection ...

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    The gymnast got the tattoo following her return from the Tokyo Games, where she clinched a gold in the individual all-around, silver in the team final, and bronze in the uneven bars.

  6. Timeline of changes in the sport of athletics - Wikipedia

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    • While timing to the 100th of a second had been experimented with for many years, the 1968 Summer Olympics were the first to use Fully Automatic Timing. • Anti-doping: The 1968 Summer Olympics were the first to do drug testing, though primarily these initial searches were for narcotics and stimulants.

  7. Tattoo - Wikipedia

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    Despite this change, tattoos remained popular among military servicemen, a tradition that continues today. In 1975, there were only 40 tattoo artists in the U.S.; in 1980, there were more than 5,000 self-proclaimed tattoo artists, [78] appearing in response to sudden demand. [79]

  8. List of Olympic Games host cities - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year.

  9. Paralympic Athletes Will No Longer Have to Hide Olympic Rings ...

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    Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Paralympic athletes will no longer have to hide tattoos of the Olympic rings after the International Paralympic Committee dropped a long-standing rule about covering up ...