Word: meter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...though he won the three-mile race at the Empire Games in August, most of his fans remember him as the man who always finishes second. Last summer, at the European championships in Bern, Chris managed to nose out the great Czech runner, Emil Zatopek, in the 5,000- meter run-and still he finished second, behind Russia's Vladimir Kuc (rhymes with coots...
When British authorities invited Moscow to send a track and field squad to London for an intercity meet, one night last week, Londoners were mainly interested in the 5,000-meter race and Chris Chataway's chance for revenge. The Soviets, as usual, were interested in anything they could...
...meter race, no one could have doubted Chataway's will to win. As expected, Kuc jumped into an early lead, but Chataway was right on his heels. When the Russian.sprinted, Chataway turned on the power and stayed with him. Lap after lap they rounded the track, close as a pair of vaudeville tap dancers. The Russian could not shake his pursuer...
Moscow won an easy team victory (159-89), but for London, the 5,000-meter race was the meet. Only Chris Chataway had some sober second thoughts. Looking ahead to the next Olympics, he shook his head and mumbled: "I'd still back Zatopek to beat us both...
...entered the stadium for the last lap, and lost out to Finland's Veikko Karvonen, who had no qualms about right-hand turns. In what may be his last appearance on the track, Britain's Roger Bannister loafed to an easy victory in the 1,500-meter run. His time...