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David Albritton, 71, cheered the Americans as he watched on television in Dayton, where he no longer coaches high school track-not officially. A silver medalist in the Hitler Games of 1936, a high jumper, Albritton was Jesse Owens' best friend. They roomed together both at college and in Berlin. On the subject of people rooting for one another, Albritton might have some knowledge of what Jesse would have thought of Lewis' equaling his four gold medals. "Different times, different circumstances," he said, "different places, different people. Nobody will ever be Jesse. If Carl is fortunate, he will...
...thinking that what they saw was more like a gloved version of the dismal science instead. Economics, not fisticuffs, was on everybody's mind. "After I get that gold medal, I'm turning pro," declared Lightweight Winner Pernell Whitaker, 20, before the tournament began. Boasted Flyweight Gold Medalist Steve McCrory, 20, younger brother of World Boxing Council Welterweight Champ Milton, after the semifinals: "I'm going to make this the richest division in boxing -$10 million in two years, and that's on commercials only." As for Welterweight Mark Breland, 21, the media star...
...rustic reputation for being handy with a slingshot. Throughout the week, the Chinese dominated the weight lifting, a Bulgarian and Soviet preserve, occasionally spicing the entertainment with wonderful backflips. From the top stand, Gold Medal Featherweight Chen WeiQuiang reached down and vigorously pumped the hand of Bronze Medalist Tsai Wen-Yee of Chinese Taipei, or Taiwan. "We are all Chinese" was the translation for both...
Americans winning bicycle races? That's a little like saying "movie deal" and "sincerity" in the same sentence. Not only did Carpenter-Phinney (she married ten months ago) and Silver Medalist Twigg, 21, triumph in their 79.2-km (49.2-mile) road race, but an iconoclastic team of 20 U.S. men coasted off with three golds, two silvers and a bronze in other events. Along the way, some of the favorites had trouble, and a handful of brash newcomers gained prominence. Said Carpenter-Phinney: "It will take a while to put it all into perspective...
...most urgent, coverage has tended to be a little more balanced. Boxing Reporter Howard Cosell spoke enthusiastically about athletes from a variety of nations and led the way in pointing up U.S. Welterweight Mark Breland's first-bout unsteadiness. Equestrian Commentator Tad Coffin, a former U.S. gold medalist, described the multinational contenders in his sport with impressive authority and fairness. (Soviet coverage has been more one-sided than ABC's: its state-run TV has carried no footage at all of the Games...