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Word: hurdler (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson hurdler Lance Miller, who's been out with an early season injury, was back in the blocks for the 440 intermediate hurdles with a gleaming bald head, shaved except for two small Hs above his ears in honor of the meet. Having not trained for several weeks, Miller came in a respectable fourth, but was somewhat skeptical about the effects of his shave: "I don't think it helped all that much," said Miller...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Thinclads Run Wild to Capture GBCs | 4/28/1980 | See Source »

Assistant coach Frank Haggarty predicts the hurdles events as the squad's strength this spring. Returning junior Lance Miller holds a time of 52.4 seconds in the 440 intermediary hurdles, as fast as anyone currently in the Ivies. Harvard's veteran high hurdler Chuck Johnson joins the ranks of the injured for this weekend's meet but should recover in time to provide crucial depth...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Tracksters to Open Today | 4/12/1980 | See Source »

That same week, top hurdler Karen Gray stumbled while leaving practice and also sprained her ankle. Then high-jumper Hanna Cox, vacationing in Florida, decided to take up wrestling with her sister's boyfriend, Hunt said. Her grappling career shortlived, she wound up with a crushed sternum and some broken ribs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Injuries Plague Women's Track Team | 4/4/1980 | See Source »

...Sports Club in Santa Monica, Calif., decided not to wait for the White House and announced its own boycott. The group, consisting of 32 athletes, agreed to the move after listening to an emotional speech by , Ali. At least half a dozen club members -including Sprinter Houston McTear and Hurdler Greg Foster-were considered top Olympic contenders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Olympics: To Go or Not to Go | 1/28/1980 | See Source »

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