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  1.                                  80-meter hurdles, high 
  2.                                  jump, long jump, and 
  3.                                  javelin), and won the 
  4.                                  team competition -- all 
  5.                                  by herself! 
  6.  
  7. That performance qualified Babe for the
  8. 1932 U.S. Olympic Team. But rules at the
  9. time permitted an athlete to compete in no
  10. more than three events. Babe chose the
  11. 80-meter hurdles, the high jump, and the
  12. javelin. She won two gold medals and one
  13. silver at the Games. 
  14.  
  15. After the Olympics, Babe traveled around the 
  16. country, earning money by performing
  17. athletic feats  and by playing basketball 
  18. with barnstorming teams. She took up 
  19. golf, and in 1947, she became the