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...women's 100 m took both 10.94 sec. and an eternity. Gail Devers and Gwen Torrence of the U.S. and Merlene Ottey of Jamaica all hit the tape together, with Devers winning by a literal nose. But minutes passed before the result was posted, and then silver medalist Ottey filed a protest that was denied an hour later. Devers, who thus becomes the first man or woman since Wyomia Tyus in '64 and '68 to repeat in the 100, was quick to bank her joy with concern for the loved ones of the people injured and killed in the blast...
...ranked among the world's top-20 swimmers in any of the three races she won. Moreover, her extraordinary surge comes at an age when most swimmers are ready to retire. So while Ireland's pubs were staying open all night to celebrate their first female gold medalist in Olympic history, the green-eyed blond with the pixie smile was fending off a barrage of questions as to whether her dramatically improved performances were drug enhanced. Smith flatly denied it and credited her wins to new training techniques, a low-fat diet and more rest. But the fact that Smith...
...because he was unqualified. He was the 1992 gold medalist. He ran just 0.02 seconds short of the world record in 1993. And recently, he even beat this year's champion, Bailey...
ATLANTA: Mark Lenzi, the defending springboard diving gold medalist, heads into Monday night's finals in second place. Lenzi stood in 26th place on Sunday halfway through the preliminary session. He then rallied into ninth place entering the semifinals. Only the semifinal scores carry over to the final. "I knew from the first dive I had to get it going because I didn't expect this kind of a contest," Lenzi said Sunday. "After I missed two dives, I thought, well, I'm probably out because this is probably the greatest 3-meter field of divers you'll ever...
Less than a month before competition begins, 1992 high-jump gold medalist Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, the only man to clear 8 ft., has yet to find his form. At a recent meet in Havana, he failed to make 7 ft. 1 in. on his first jump and passed on his next two. The 6-ft. 6-in. Sotomayor has been slow to recover from an inflamed left knee. He predicted that it will take a leap of at least 7 ft. 9 in. to win in Atlanta. "I'm not going for the record," he said. "I only intend...