Olympian

Example Sentences

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Now he’s pulled off the track equivalent with the announcement that 2024 Olympian Quincy Wilson, from Bullis School in Potomac, Md., is coming on April 11 to compete at the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Perathoner, who lives two hours from Cortina, is a two-time Olympian in snowboard cross but in January 2021 suffered a serious knee injury while training for the Beijing Games.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Forty-six years to the day after the Miracle on Ice, a same-named Olympian brings gold and glory to America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Nothing’s more stirring than seeing an Olympian override pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

It was understood that I didn’t lie because I was too proud to be caught and forced to admit that I was capable of less than Olympian action.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou