publication date: Thursday, July 23, 2015 (part of Summer 2015)

category: Sports

clue: This athlete is retired, but will no longer compete in the mens Olympic events anyway.

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Mike Eberhart, and Stan Iwanchuk


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