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Track and field, the quintessential Olympic sport, began with a weekend that saw excellence both extended and ended. The world's best woman athlete, American Jackie Joyner-Kersee, piled up 7,291 points in the heptathlon to break her own world record and win Olympic gold. Ben Johnson of Canada...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magic On the Track | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

In terms of maturity, though, time seemed to tell at last on Edwin Moses, 33, who lost his bid for a third gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles. Moses, who freely admits that he is an old man in a young man's sport, won his first gold medal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magic On the Track | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

On a creaking knee, Jackie Joyner-Kersee won her heptathlon with a world- record demonstration of tossing and turning. "I'm sure I'm tired," she said, "but for some reason . . ." Before moving on to this week's long jump, she paused only to smile. "I'm blessed," she said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winners All! | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

My cousin is nine years old, but looks more like Moses Malone, compared to myself, an eight-year old Mugsy Bogues.

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Nerf Balls and Olympic Dreams | 9/27/1988 | See Source »

Vladimir Salnikov pines the same way for Los Angeles and 1984. "When it looked like only some of us could march here," the Soviet swimmer said, "I was just hoping to be one of them. Eight years ago we were alone. Four years ago we were apart. Just once I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics Special Section: Fantastic Flight of Fancy | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

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