The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: German rowing team.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: Sprinters, Linford Christie (left, UK) and Colin Jackson (UK), who competes in the hurdles, mimic the moment before the start.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: Ukrainian pole vaulter Sergei Bubka.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: Speed cyclist Tony Rominger (Switzerland) achieves maximum concentration by training in a totally soundproof environment.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: The confident air of sprinter Michael Johnson (US) proved justified: he won the Olympic 200 and 400m finals in record time.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: For all his stretch training, Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) failed to win a second gold medal in the high jumping event.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: German weightlifter Manfred Nerlinger and gymnast Stefanie Pimperl.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: American decathlete Dan O'Brien.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: German fencer Anja Fichtel-Mauritz.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics. German track and field athlete Alina Astafei.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: Handball player Magnus Wislander (Sweden), two months before his team reached the final in Atlanta.

The Family of Sports. Athletes pose prior to competing in the Atlanta Olympics: Jamaican track athlete Merlene Ottey.

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