Four-time Olympic diving gold medalist Greg Louganis of the U.S. revealed he was gay in 1994, a year before announcing he was also HIV-positive.

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Jessica Ennis earned the heptathlon gold, Greg Rutherford scored a long jump win and Mo Farah's sprint to victory made him the first British runner ever to do so in the 10, 000 meter competition.

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Greg Rutherford became the first British athlete to win gold in the long-jump since 1964, while boxer Luke Campbell won gold in the bantamweight division.

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Van Commenee is unrepentant, even with the absence through injury of possible gold medallists Christine Ohuruogu, Paula Radcliffe, Greg Rutherford and Germaine Mason.

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Sidetracked: Why Our Decisions Get Derailed, and How We Can Stick to the PlanOn a sunny day a few years ago, my husband, Greg, and I were wandering the streets of the Gold Souk in the old part of Dubai.

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His first came during a pulsating 46 minutes in the Olympic Stadium on Super Saturday, 4 August, when Team GB picked up three gold medals - Farah in the 10, 000m, Ennis in the heptathlon and Greg Rutherford in the long jump, an achievement that earned him an MBE.

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