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Three weapons, 12 Harvard qualifiers—one national champion. Sophomore co-captain Caroline Vloka took home the gold medal and national title in the sabre, while teammate and fellow sophomore captain Noam Mills placed second in the epée at the NCAA Fencing Championships this past weekend. The men were led by sophomore Valentin Staller and freshman Tommasso di Robilant, who finished sixth and 12th in the sabre and foil, respectively...
When Li Ning first came to the American West, he shocked the world by winning six Olympic medals in gymnastics - three of them gold - during the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Prior to 1984, the People's Republic had never even won an Olympic medal, and Li Ning was China's undisputed star of the L.A. Games, becoming an instant Chinese sports legend...
During the speech, Levitt, who was awarded the 2004 John Bates Clark Medal as one of the most influential economists under the age of 40, cheekily thanked the institutional barriers in place to prevent students from failing out of college, and claimed his acceptance to MIT was a “complete and utter mistake...
...awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton, who credited him with having saved more wilderness in the U.S. than any other living American. Always one to seize an opportunity, Ed, right after receiving the medal, turned around and began lobbying the President to save even more wilderness...
...excellence or value are set aside is plurality of honor and accomplishment. Awards in the NBA are given to the best non-starter (sixth man award), and in the Olympics athletes are dubbed “most decorated” even if they have failed to win a gold medal. During the 2002 World Series the MLB unveiled their top 10 “most memorable moments” with the top moment going to Carl Ripken Jr. playing the most consecutive games of all time...