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How many years apart were Heike Drechsler's two Olympic gold medals in long jump?

  • 4 years

  • 6 years

  • 8 years

  • 10 years

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Heike Drechsler is a German track and field athlete who won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump. She won her first gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and her second gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The eight years between her two gold medals is the longest gap between any two Olympic gold medals in the long jump.
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