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Simone Biles
Simon Biles.Alex Livesey/Getty
02of 26Usain BoltPatrick Smith/Gettyis an eight-time gold medalist, so youcouldsay that medals are his favorite snack.
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Usain Bolt
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is an eight-time gold medalist, so youcouldsay that medals are his favorite snack.
03of 26Kevin DurantChristian Petersen/Gettydidn’t look too sure watching his teammate LeBron James taking a bite out of his medal in 2012.
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Kevin Durant
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didn’t look too sure watching his teammate LeBron James taking a bite out of his medal in 2012.
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Kevin C. Cox/Getty
05of 26Jeff HendersonDAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Gettymust have thought that when they said his medal was “24-carat gold,” they meant “carrot.”
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Jeff Henderson
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must have thought that when they said his medal was “24-carat gold,” they meant “carrot.”
06of 26The Fierce FiveCameron Spencer/Gettydecided to nibble on their gold medals at the 2012 Olympics — though teammate Kyla Ross (left) looks a little unsure of their choice of snack.
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The Fierce Five
Cameron Spencer/Getty
decided to nibble on their gold medals at the 2012 Olympics — though teammate Kyla Ross (left) looks a little unsure of their choice of snack.
07of 26Diana Taurasi & Sue Birdeach took a bite after winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Diana Taurasi & Sue Bird
each took a bite after winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
08of 26Xander SchauffeleXander Schauffele.Zheng Huansong/Xinhua via Gettyexperienced sweet, sweet victory when he won gold in the the men’s individual stroke play competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Xander Schauffele
Xander Schauffele.Zheng Huansong/Xinhua via Getty
experienced sweet, sweet victory when he won gold in the the men’s individual stroke play competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
09of 26Shaunae Miller-UiboINA FASSBENDER/AFP/Gettyneeded a little snack after winning gold in the women’s 400m event in 2020.
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Shaunae Miller-Uibo
INA FASSBENDER/AFP/Getty
needed a little snack after winning gold in the women’s 400m event in 2020.
10of 26Aksel Lund SvindalDIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Gettyof Norway must have been so excited to win gold for alpine skiing that he forgot his medal wasn’t a convenient, protein-filled snack.
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Aksel Lund Svindal
DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty
of Norway must have been so excited to win gold for alpine skiing that he forgot his medal wasn’t a convenient, protein-filled snack.
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Danny aus den Birken
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty
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Han Xiaopeng
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13of 26Gianni Romme, Rintje Ritsma & Bart VeldkampERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Gettyall tasted their medals while accepting the top prizes for men’s 5,000m speedskating in 2006.
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Gianni Romme, Rintje Ritsma & Bart Veldkamp
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all tasted their medals while accepting the top prizes for men’s 5,000m speedskating in 2006.
14of 26Serena WilliamsLUIS ACOSTA/AFP/GettyIclearly likes the taste of gold — she has four Olympic gold medals to her name.
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Serena Williams
LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/GettyI
clearly likes the taste of gold — she has four Olympic gold medals to her name.
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Shani Davis
16of 26Naoko TakahashiMike Powell/Allsportof Team Japan took a particularly dainty bite of her gold medal after winning the women’s marathon in 2000.
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Naoko Takahashi
Mike Powell/Allsport
of Team Japan took a particularly dainty bite of her gold medal after winning the women’s marathon in 2000.
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Kobe Bryant & Dwyane Wade
FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty
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Rafael Nadal
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19of 26Elizabeth ManleyDavid Madison/Gettylooked determined to make a dent in her silver medal, which she earned at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
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Elizabeth Manley
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looked determined to make a dent in her silver medal, which she earned at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
20of 26James CracknellSean Dempsey - PA Images/PA Images/Gettylet his son, Croyde, take a taste of one of his two gold medals — looks like he’s ready for solid (like, rock solid) foods!
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James Cracknell
Sean Dempsey - PA Images/PA Images/Getty
let his son, Croyde, take a taste of one of his two gold medals — looks like he’s ready for solid (like, rock solid) foods!
21of 26Tom DaleyClive Rose/Gettywon his first gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and swiftly made sure that it tasted the way he dreamed it would.
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Tom Daley
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won his first gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and swiftly made sure that it tasted the way he dreamed it would.
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Kelsey Plum, Allisha Gray, Jacquelyn Young & Stefanie Dolson
23of 26A’ja WilsonKevin C. Cox/Gettycelebrated her team’s gold medal win in women’s basketball with a quick chomp of her trophy.
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A’ja Wilson
celebrated her team’s gold medal win in women’s basketball with a quick chomp of her trophy.
24of 26Tessa Virtue & Scott MoirFABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Gettytook different approaches to showing off their gold medals for figuring skating ice dance, which they won for Team Canada in 2018.
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Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty
took different approaches to showing off their gold medals for figuring skating ice dance, which they won for Team Canada in 2018.
25of 26Shaun WhiteIan MacNicol/Gettyalready knows the drill when it comes to everyone’s favorite shiny, post-competition snack: he has three golds.
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Shaun White
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already knows the drill when it comes to everyone’s favorite shiny, post-competition snack: he has three golds.
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Olga Nikitina & Sofya Pozdnyakova
of the ROC know that sharing is caring!
source: people.com
