Word: discusion
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...expected Yale to bring more athletes," sophomore Lanny Tron, winner of the shot put and the discus, said. The strong-armed Canadian notched a personal best of 49-ft., 1-in. in the shot...
...Louis highlighted the Crimson effort in the field events with a third-place toss in the discus...
Johnson's presence did not go unnoticed this year either, as she handily won the shot put with a toss of 41 ft. 10 1/2 in., and placed third in the discus with a hurl...
...Louis tossed in second place efforts in both the discus and the javelin...
...against a boycott, but the debate was spirited. Protested Steve Lundquist, 19, a swimmer from Southern Methodist University: "You look forward to this all your life. Suddenly they just pull it out from under you." At first Al Oerter, 43, a four-time gold medal winner in the discus, complained that U.S. withdrawal from the Games was "passive, isolationist, weak." But like many other athletes he had changed his mind by last week. Said he: "I feel we should stop bellyaching and get behind the President. It is time to put personal considerations aside...