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...half the race, there was Clarke striding rhythmically, effortlessly around the track, burning out his challengers. With a badly twisted ankle, Gerry Lindgren was struggling just to finish, and the crowd in National Stadium waited patiently for Clarke to shake the other also-rans: Tunisia's little Mohamed Gamoudi, Ethiopia's Mamo Wolde-and Billy Mills. But on and on they went, matching stride for stride, lapping stragglers, jockeying for position. Clarke was in front going into the final lap. Incredibly, Mills was right behind, and so were the other two unknowns...
Suddenly, as an astonished roar erupted from 75,000 throats, Mills turned on his finishing kick, tried to pass-and got a dig in the ribs that knocked him off stride. Once more, he came on, and now Tunisia's Gamoudi blasted past, stiff-arming the American to one side in a tangle of flailing arms and legs. Mills stumbled, recovered, and dashed forward again. Arms pumping, legs churning, his face an agony of effort, he raced past Clarke, past Gamoudi, past the finish line-to win by four yards, set a new Olympic record...
Mills sped by Mohamed Gamoudi of Tunisia and Ron Clarke of Australia on the last lap to win in the Olympicrecord time...
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