Word: meters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fastest woman in the world and win three gold medals at the 1960 Olympics. At the opening in Washington last week of the National Portrait Gallery's new summer show, "Champions of American Sport," Rudolph, 41, stopped by a photograph of her Olympic victory in the 400-meter relay. When she is not working on her third book (on how to be a successful working mother), she is heading up the Olympic Experience Program for youngsters, and heading off challenges from the children to race. "I absolutely refuse. I keep telling them, 'Once a champion retires, she stays...
...race, but someone got hurt so I was put in the varsity race. I ran out of absolute fear of the cold and the coach--I got first in the race and a stadium record that still stands to this day (21.6 in the 200 meter dash)." Chapus never played football again...
...biggest surprise as a runner came at last year's Greater Boston Championships at Boston College. Boston University was expected to win the 400 meter relay race with Harvard seeded somewhere back in the pack. "We beat them by a couple of feet, I don't know why, but we got first (and a University and GBC record along with Joe Salvo, Kim Stephens, and Peter Nsiah). It was great, that race set the tone for the meet. It said, 'Hey, Harvard is here to run and win.' We won the GBC's that day--I'll never forget...
Other moments in his career weren't so bright. "I remember in the Heps last year in the final heat of the 200 meter my shoulder dislocated at the start. My arm just rolled out of the socket and hung there--what an ugly sight. About halfway in the race it popped back in. I came in fifth, but the looks on the spectators faces--consternation--I'll never forget...
Harvard stroked smoothly at the start. caught the lead and held it until about the 1800 meter mark. Princeton and Yale then pulled sprints which the Crimson couldn't match that late in the race...