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Gail Devers, an Uncommon card
Yolanda Gail Devers is an American retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 metres, 60 m hurdles, 100 m and 100 m hurdles.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 26
- Power
- 91
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 31,000
Power 91 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Gail Devers quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gail Devers card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the 100 m, she is the second woman in history to defend an ______ 100 m title, winning gold at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
Answer
Olympic. In the 100 m, she is the second woman in history to defend an Olympic 100 m title, winning gold at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. From the Gail Devers article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
She was also the ____ world champion in the event, becoming the first ever female sprinter to simultaneously hold the world and Olympic titles in the 100 m.
Answer
1990s. She was also the 1993 world champion in the event, becoming the first ever female sprinter to simultaneously hold the world and Olympic titles in the 100 m. From the Gail Devers article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- One of the greatest and most decorated female sprinters of all time, she was the 1993, 1997 and 2004 world indoor champion in the 60 m, while in the 60 m hurdles, she was the 2003 world indoor champion and 2004 silver medalist.
- In the 100 m, she is the second woman in history to defend an Olympic 100 m title, winning gold at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.
- She was also the 1993 world champion in the event, becoming the first ever female sprinter to simultaneously hold the world and Olympic titles in the 100 m.
Why it is Uncommon
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Text : Wikipedia, Gail Devers (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
