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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cheater was turned up?where else??in the modern pentathlon, General Patton's Olympic event, recalling the Soviet pentathlete Boris Onischenko, renamed "Disonischenko" eight years ago when he hot-wired his sword in Montreal. The chicanery of Sweden's Roderick Martin last week was less elaborate, trying to catch up on a neglected target by squeezing off two shots quickly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Glory Halleluiah! | 8/13/1984 | See Source »

...boat mounted a valiant last-minute charge but was unable to catch gold medalist Canada which won by a mere 0.42 seconds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sudduth, on Crew, Wins Silver Medal | 8/7/1984 | See Source »

...1930s the villagers of Manteo had the idea of putting on a play. They did it on the beach on the north side of the island, the better to catch a cooling wind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In North Carolina: The Play Plays On and On | 8/6/1984 | See Source »

...that Mondale was a sluggard. Most mornings by 8, he was out on the lake in a 16-ft. aluminum fishing boat, casting and reeling, casting and reeling. He landed dozens of trout and one fine walleye, 7 lbs. 12 oz., his biggest catch ever (the world record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gone Fishing | 8/6/1984 | See Source »

...milling crowd along Westwood Boulevard was particularly thick last Friday night, the eve of the Olympics' opening ceremony. Passersby hoped to catch a glimpse of a few of the 3,400 athletes housed just four blocks north in the Olympic Village...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He Just Mowed Them Down: driver causes chaos and death in L.A. | 8/6/1984 | See Source »

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