Word: medalling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Olympics seemed not so much a dream of what could be but a blueprint for what will be. Although the Soviet Union, East Germany and the United States finished one through three, respectively, in the medal hunt, a bevy of other countries--including the host country, South Korea--were not far behind in the medal standings...
Johnson was stripped of his gold medal. He was sent home to wallow in his shame, an example--and a victim--of the Olympic Committee's tough drug stand...
...there is talk of allowing National Basketball Association stars to participate in the Olympics. Larry Bird and Michael Jordan would not have allowed the Soviets to stroll off with the gold medal, say the proponents of this plan...
Sending Bird and Jordan to Barcelona, Spain, for the 1992 Games would probably secure the U.S. a gold medal in a sport it, after all, invented. But it would also send a message of panic: We cannot compete with what we have...
After winning the gold medal in the 100 meter sprint, Canadian Ben Johnson tested positive for steroids. For several days, Johnson became The Story. His picture along with the simple headline "Busted" appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated...