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Tamara and Irina Press: Sisters
Although their accomplishments may forever be coloured by the context of the times in which they competed, the U.S.S.R.’s Press sisters—Tamara and Irina—dominated their Olympic events, combining for five gold medals and one silver. The 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo marked the height of their success. Both sisters possessed imposing physical characteristics, making them the subject of suspicion further fueled by the mistrust between East and West that characterized the Cold War years. Some speculated that drugs or hormones were involved; others began to think that the women were really men. With a build rivaling that of a male weightlifter, ...(100 of 279 words)
