奥运风云：二十世纪的伟大运动员(五)

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　　Dawn Fraser - Unbeatable at 100 Meters

　　Dawn Fraser, an Australian, is the first of only three female swimmers to win a total of eight Olympic medals. In 1956, 18-year-old Fraser broke a 20-year-old world record for the 100m freestyle. At the Melbourne Olympics, she won her first Olympic gold medal. Four years later, at the 1960 Rome Olympics, Fraser repeated her victory at 100m to become the first woman to defend an Olympic swimming title. On 27 October 1962, Fraser, became the first woman to break the one-minute barrier for 100m when she covered the longer distance of 110 yards in 59.9 seconds. At the 1964 Tokyo Games, Fraser won the 100m again, becoming the first Olympic swimmer of either sex to win the same event three times. While in Tokyo, Fraser was arrested for stealing a flag from the cntrance to the Emperor's Palace, but after she apologized, the charges were dropped and the emperor gave her the flag as a gift.

　　唐-弗雷泽：

　　唐-弗雷泽，澳大利亚人，她是第一个获得8枚奥运会金牌的女游泳运动员。

　　1956年，18岁的弗雷泽打破了保持了20年之久的100米自由泳世界纪录。在墨尔本奥运会上，她获得了自己的第一枚奥运金牌。四年后的罗马奥运会，弗雷泽又一次夺冠，成为第一个卫冕奥运会游泳比赛的女性。1962年10月27日，弗雷泽以59.9秒成绩游过110码，成为打破100米1分钟大关的第一位女选手。1964年东京奥运会上，弗雷泽再一次在100米比赛中折桂，成为第一位三次连续夺得同一项目奥运金牌的游泳选手。但在东京，弗雷泽由于从皇宫入口处偷取国旗被捕。但在她认错之后，日本天皇不仅撤消了对她的指控，还把国旗当作礼物送给了她。