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OLYMPIAN O
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1990
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RayEwry
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RAY EWRY
First Day of Issue: July 6, 1990
First Issue Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Though Ray Ewry (1873-1937) competed in the Olym-
pics four times during his track and field career, perhaps
his biggest obstacle came much earlier in life when he
was stricken with childhood polio. Given little chance of
survival, he was placed on a strict exercise program and
responded beautifully. After overcoming the deadly dis-
ease, he went on to a distinguished career as an athlete at
Purdue University. In 1900, he entered the Olympic
Games in Paris, taking gold medals in the standing high
jump, standing long jump and standing triple jump. In the
1904 Olympics in St. Louis, he won three more gold
medals, competing in the same events. At the 1906
Athens Olympics, Ewry again rose to the top, winning
gold medals in the standing long and high jumps. Finally,
in his last Olympic appearance at the 1908 London games
Ewry won top honors again in standing long and high
jumps. In all, Ewry earned ten gold medals, a mark which
still stands as the most awarded any athlete.
No. 90-24
©1990 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
® Original painting by Tom McNeely
