Only As of the 2008 Games, four athletes have won medals in both the Summer and Winter Games: 1) Eddie Eagen of the United States
Winter Games - gold in four man bobsled in 1932.
Summer Games - gold in light-heavyweight boxing in 1920
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2) Jacob Thams of Norway
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Winter Games - gold in ski jumping in 1924
Summer Games - silver in sailing in 1936.
3) Christa Luding-Rothenburger of East Germany
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Winter Games - gold in speed skating in 1984 and 1988, silver in speed skating in 1988, bronze in speed skating in 1992
Summer Games - silver in cycling in 1988.
She is the only athlete to have won medals at a Winter and Summer Games in the same year.
4) Clara Hughes of Canada
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Winter Games - gold, silver (both in 2006) and bronze (2002) in speed skating.
Summer Games - 2*bronze in cycling in 1996.
The U.S. of A shreds 7,000 tons of used currency each year.
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Galileo became totally blind just before his death.
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