Word: montreal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Appailing" is the word he uses to describe the coverage of the Montreal games. He says ABC had "the emphasis on the wrong kinds of things. It was all surface. You never got to know much about the athletes, you never got to know anything about any of the sports. They missed a great opportunity to get the American public to participate. They weren't encouraging that at all, but rather trying to make bureaus out of people...
Detroit 3, Montreal...
...pounder missed qualifying for the 200-yd. freestyle by a fraction of a second but finished fifth in the country while the top four Britons went on to capture a bronze medal in the 800 relay in Montreal...
...such race was Saturday's opener, the 1650-yd. freestyle. Crimson sophomore Bobby Hackett, who won a silver medal in the metric equivalent of this event (1500 meters) at the Montreal Olympics, motored to the gold in this grueling race despite being so sick that he required smelling salts at the finish. Hackett's winning time reflected his weakened condition--he went 15:30.37 compared to his personal best...
When Olga Korbut dazzled the world in Munich in 1972, and Nadia Comaneci followed with an enchanting performance in Montreal four years later, North Americans took notice...