Gail Devers, who repeated in 1992 and 1996, and Wyomia Tyus, who won in 1964 and 1968, are the only other women to repeat as Olympic 100-meter champion.

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Mohammed Ali described it as "the single most courageous act of this century, " while Wyomia Tyus, anchor of the U.S. women's gold-medal winning 4x100 meter relay team, dedicated the team's victory to the two ostracized sprinters.

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