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Olga Fikotová

Czechoslovak and American discus thrower

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born
1932
died
2024
age at death
91
known for
basketball player, athletics competitor, athlete

1932 – 2024

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Olga Connolly was a Czechoslovak, and later American, discus thrower. She is best known for winning gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, and for her romance across Cold War barriers with American hammer gold medalist Hal Connolly.

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