| ABEBE | Ethiopian Olympian who famously ran the marathon barefoot, ... Bikila |
| ROADRUNNER | Bird able to run the marathon? (10) |
| ELIUDKIPCHOGE | First man to run the marathon distance in less than two hours |
| GRETE | ..... Waitz, first woman to run the marathon in under two and a half hours (5) |
| RUNNINGBAREFOOT | At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila won gold in the marathon in this unusual way |
| SHOES | Ethiopian Abebe Bikila won the 1960 marathon, running without ___ |
| KRISTIYAMAGUCHI | Olympian who won the sixth season of "Dancing With the Stars" (2 wds.) |
| EDERLE | Gertrude ___ (b.1905 d.2003 ...American Olympian who made headlines in 1926 by swimming across the English Channel, the first woman to do so) |
| OWENS | Olympian who received the 1976 Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| APOLO | Mr. Anton Ohno (Olympian who won "Dancing with the Stars" in 2007) |
| ATHENS | In legend, a messenger ran about 40km from the town of Marathon to where, the feat said to be the origin of the marathon running event? (6) |
| FRASER | Great Olympian who trained in the oldest baths in sydney, now named for her (4,6) |
| DAWN | Great Olympian who trained in the oldest baths in sydney, now named for her (4,6) |
| ERIC | American Olympian who won five gold medals in speed skating at the 1980 Games in Lake Placid |
| HEIDEN | American Olympian who won five gold medals in speed skating at the 1980 Games in Lake Placid |
| SKIJUMPER | Winter Olympian who goes downhill and then travels a long way through the air: 2 wds. |
| MEDALIST | Olympian who wins gold, silver, or bronze |
| CANOEIST | Olympian who might weave through gates |
| BOBSLEDDER | Winter Olympian who may go 90 m.p.h. |
| HERA | Olympian who married her brother |
