Which athlete started training at 23 and won medals at the next Olympics? Detailed answer

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Which athlete started training at 23 and won medals at the next Olympics?

Soviet basketball player Janis Krumins, a native of Latvia, started playing basketball only at the age of 23. Two years later he became the champion of the USSR, and a year later he won the silver of the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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In which country did they try to prevent the development of color television due to fears of social stratification?

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