Word: medalic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Biathlon: The Americans have never won a medal in this event. Who would want to win a medal in a "sport" that combines cross-country skiing with target practice? Except maybe Charles Bronson...
...gold medal that year. Cleary was the team's leading scorer...
...straw to keep from freezing. He stood it well enough to be awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor in 1949, a rare honor for an 18-year-old. The award, his impeccable political credentials -- peasant background, father and grandfather Communist Party members -- and the silver medal he received upon graduation from high school as second in his class all helped him win a place at Moscow State University in the fall...
...superpowers. "Let Central Americans decide the future of Central America," the Costa Rican President told his Oslo audience. "Send our people plowshares instead of swords." Then Arias, who won his prize for formulating last summer's Central American peace plan, beamed happily as he accepted his gold medal...
Costello, another co-holder of the relay record, also captured both breaststroke events. Sophomore Kaari Reierson collected first-place honors in the 200 back. Freshmen Nicole Engh, Kyo Bannai and Anne Hardy all had hold medal performances in the 200 individual medley, 50 free and 500 free respectively...