About the Author
Janet Slingerland was an engineer
before she started writing books.
She lives in New Jersey with her
husband, three children, and a
dog. Her family tree includes many
immigrants and a few athletes.
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Andretti, Mario, 16-17
archery, 24
baseball, 4-5
basketball, 6-7, 12, 28,
31
Biney, Maame, 26-27
Comaneci, Nadia, 18-19
Dutton, Phillip, 20-21
eventing, 20
football, 14-15, 29
Gretzky, Wayne, 10-11,
31
gymnastics, 18-19
hockey, 8, 10-11
Jun, Gao, 22-23
Lorig, Khatuna, 24-25
Navratilova, Martina,
12-13
Newby-Fraser, Paula, 8-9
Olajuwon, Hakeem 6-7
Olympics, 18-19, 20, 22-
23, 24-25, 26, 29
racing, 16-17
Rivera, Mariano (Mo),
4-5, 31
speed skating, 26-27
Stenerud, Jan, 14-15
table tennis, 6, 22-23
tennis, 12-13
Triathlon, 8-9, 20
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