| DALEYTHOMPSON | Olympic decathlete, gold medal winner in 1980 and 1984 (5,8) |
| DECATHLON | Event in which Daley Thompson was Olympic champion in 1980 and 1984 (9) |
| SEBASTIANCOE | 1500m gold medallist at the Olympics in 1980 and 1984 (9,3) |
| PETERMCNAMARA | Late tennis player who partnered Paul McNamee to Wimbledon Men's Doubles titles in 1980 and 1982 (5,8) |
| ANGELADAVIS | Communist Party V.P. candidate in 1980 and 1984 |
| NELLIEKIM | Soviet gymnast, Olympic gold medal winner in 1976 and 1980 (6,3) |
| HENIE | Sonja, Olympic women's figureskating gold medal-winner in 1928, 1932 and 1936 (5) |
| SHOOTING | Sport in which Britain's Peter Wilson won an Olympic gold medal winner in 2012 (8) |
| LUKIN | Former Australian Olympic gold medal winner in weightlifting; Dean ___ (5) |
| ONEAL | Olympic gold-medal winner in basketball, Shaquille ... (1'4) |
| BRUCEGENEROUS | Decathlete famous for his kindness? |
| USA | Gold medal winner in baseball at the 2000 Olympics |
| ALOERTER | Gold medal winner in four consecutive Summer Olympics |
| MARIANNE | Gold medal winner in the 2012 Olympics women's road race (8,3) |
| VOS | Gold medal winner in the 2012 Olympics women's road race (8,3) |
| USC | Only sch. to have a gold medal winner in every Summer Olympics since 1912 |
| JENNER | Caitlyn ___, former Olympic decathlete and star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians (6) |
| MACEY | Dean ___, fishing guru, ex-Olympic decathlete (5) |
| MODERNGIRL | Title shared by singles by Sheena Easton in 1980 and Meat Loaf in 1984 |
| EATON | Olympic decathlete Ashton |