OLYMPICS The American athlete Raymond Clarence Ewry in the race. He was nicknamed the 'frog man'; for its specialia in standing jumps. Among the games of 1900 and those of 1908; he won eight gold medals. As a child he suffered from polio; remained paralyzed for up to 12 years. At 17 years to heal underwent very hard but effective exercises that irrobustirono leg muscles. High jump; long and triple in (all from standstill); these specialties.