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Olympian gold medalist gail devers returns home to sweetwater high school for new book signing. Devers nearly pulled off a double in the 100meter hurdles before she tripped and tumbled over the last hurdle. A twotime olympic champion in the 100 meters for the usa, her 1996 win made her only the second woman after wyomia tyus to successfully defend an olympic 100m title. Rosa parks mother teresa malala yousafzai ruby bridges helen keller tammy duckworth wilma rudolph temple grandin frida kahlo zaha hadid r. A young talent in the 100 m and 100 m hurdles, devers was in training for the 1988 summer olympics, started experiencing health problems, suffering among others migraine and vision loss. Gail devers is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Gail devers, in full yolanda gail devers, born november 19, 1966, seattle, washington, u. Originally published in the britannica book of the year.
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