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...halfway into both meets, there was very little question as to their outcome and thoughts began turning to future events. Both the men and women will enter the B.C. relays this week. Dolf Berle will enter the decathalon, while Patterson and co-captain Karen Gray will enter the pentathlon...

Author: By Becky Hartman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Thinclads Dominate Tri-Meets; Slay Hapless Columbia, 9-0 | 4/18/1983 | See Source »

...contrast to Randall's obscure vaulting origins. Berle began vaulting this year because he wanted to compete in the decathalon and the pole vault is one of the events. Sophomore Spanos took the utilitarian rouse his freshman year of high school...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Up, Up And Away | 2/11/1982 | See Source »

...graduate school members are from diverse athletic backgrounds. Peter Devilliers is a former South African Decathalon champion. Bill Franman played center on the Ohio State basketball team before coming to Harvard Law School...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rugby Team Kicks Off Tour of England | 3/31/1971 | See Source »

...Mathias, Olympic decathalon champion, yesterday received the Associated Press award for male "Athlete of the Year," but said that he felt Horace Ashenfelter's victory in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at Helsinki made the Penn State athlete more deserving of the honor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mathias Modest | 1/9/1953 | See Source »

These performances won him a position on the 1952 Olympic swimming team. It took him a month and a half to get from Sydney to Heisinki, Finland, site of the games. With him went his coach, who happened to be one of Australia's contrimutions to the Olympic Decathalon meet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '56 Swimmer Tells About Olympics | 11/12/1952 | See Source »

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