| NELLIEKIM | Soviet gymnast, Olympic gold medal winner in 1976 and 1980 (6,3) |
| ASA | 1972-82 Scotland and 1967-74 West Brom midfielder; Manchester City and Norwich League Cup final winner in 1976 and 1985 respectively (3,8) |
| HARTFORD | 1972-82 Scotland and 1967-74 West Brom midfielder; Manchester City and Norwich League Cup final winner in 1976 and 1985 respectively (3,8) |
| BELLOW | Nobel Prize winner in 1976 and author of Herzog (6) |
| NURSE | Night ....., Champion Hurdle winner in 1976 and 1977 (5) |
| DECATHLON | Olympic event won by Bruce Jenner in 1976 and Ashton Eaton in 2012 and 2016 |
| 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) |
| DALEYTHOMPSON | Olympic decathlete, gold medal winner in 1980 and 1984 (5,8) |
| TIANANMEN | Beijing plaza that was the site of large protests in 1976 and 1989, ... Square |
| HENIE | Sonja, Olympic women's figure-skating gold medal-winner in 1928, 1932 and 1936 (5) |
| CARLLEWIS | 1984 gold medal winner matching Jesse Owens in 1936 |
| 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 |
| OLGA | Soviet gymnast Korbut who won Olympic gold medals in 1972 and 1976 |
| BINDRA | India's lone individual Olympic Gold medal winner. (6) |