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In 1988 Debi Thomas became the first African American woman to win an Olympic medal for figure skating.


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Sports Top 10
# Person % Tally
1 Jesse Owens 26% 102
2 Muhammad Ali 23% 92
3 Michael Jordan 10% 40
4 Jackie Robinson 8% 33
5 Serena and Venus William 5% 18
6 Arthur Ashe 4% 15
7 Flo Jo 3% 12
8 venus williams 2% 9
9 jack johnson 2% 8
10 Debi Thomas 2% 7

NBA legend and Harlem Globetrotter star Wilt Chamberlain
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