Word: metering
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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LOSING in basketball tweaked the United States' nationalistic conscience. But when American Matt Biondi, owner of the most famous chest in the world, lost the 100 meter butterfly, even Americans could not help but shelve their loyalty and rejoice in the triumph of the man who defeated him--Anthony Nesty of Suriname...
Nesty was the most unlikely gold medalist at the Olympics. He grew up in a country with only one 50-meter pool. His improbable victory showed that hard work, even against great odds, does pay off, a maxim Americans cherish...
...touched Janet Evans. She went out fast in her last race, the 800- meter free, and hung on for a new Olympic record, finishing the meet with three golds in three tries. That accomplished, she planned a shop-till-you- drop expedition in Seoul's Itaewon market district. One old hero, the great Michael Gross of West Germany, seemed to have come to earth. Until the meet's last days, the lanky "Albatross," who dominated the '84 games, had managed only a bronze in the 4 X 200 relay. Now, one more time, he set out to dominate the field...
...world' s expectations are routinely exceeded: in the 100- meter race, the world' s fastest man, Ben Johnson, runs faster still, while Jackie Joyner- Kersee sets a new heptathlon mark. -- Greg Louganis shows that divinity can withstand a bump on the head, and swimming records fall like raindrops. -- In gymnastics, the Soviets present a breathtaking display of amazing grace...
...little nicer, a little faster, Lewis finished the first of his four encores, the 100-meter dash, in his best time ever -- but second to the Canadian who dusts the world. "I've been working twelve years for this moment," said Johnson, the fastest human by a considerable whoosh. "I sailed right through." The Games found an early kind of king in the Jamaican-born sprinter who churns insides in every country. And he was not the only excitement...