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· A diver who had never before competed on the 10-meter platform won a gold medal a few months after she first tried it.

· The soccer player who helped build the Hoosiers’ dynasty was discovered on Chicago playgrounds.

· A swimmer later became head valet for a Saudi Arabian prince and then a master chef.

· A swimmer was part of rescue missions for astronauts who walked on the moon.

· A double gold medalist won a Silver Star for heroism in the Vietnam War.

· Two distance runners became FBI agents.

Those athletes, in order, are Mark Spitz, Greg Bell, Milt Campbell, Lesley Bush, Angelo DiBernardo, Mike Stamm, Fred Schmidt, Mike Troy, Don Lash, and Fred Wilt.

The event in which the Hoosiers have the most gold medals (ten) is swimming’s 4×100-meter medley relay: Frank McKinney, 1960; Kathy Ellis and Fred Schmidt, 1964; Charlie Hickcox and Don McKenzie, 1968; Mark Spitz and Mark Stamm, 1972; Mark Kerry (Australia), 1980; Lilly King and Cody Miller, 2016. Through 2016, the US men had never lost the 4×100 medley relay at an Olympics.