Word: olympicsized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Avilov, now 28 and competing in his third Olympics, seemed nonplused; he had achieved personal bests in three of the first day's five events, but to little avail. At one point while loosening up he threw back his head like a high-spirited trotter and passed Jenner without...
"It takes a decathlon athlete to truly appreciate what Jenner has done," summed up 1968 Decathlon Gold Medalist Bill Toomey. "It was total artistry, a beautiful composition." Citing the controlled intensity of Jenner's performance, Toomey added: "He was like a hand grenade ready to explode. And he held...
A mano a mono struggle between Russia and America for the title of "the world's greatest athlete" would have been an apt climax for many past Olympics. But at Montreal, it seemed almost atavistic. Gone, at least for now, are the days when the superpowers smugly split up...
When Juantorena, a 24-year-old graduate student in economics, followed up his world-record performance in the 800 meters (1:43.5) with a win four days later in the 400 meters, he achieved a double rarely attempted in the Olympics, and never before successfully. The two races have different...
Barefoot Cheek. On Friday afternoon, gaunt, bearded Lasse Viren became the first man ever to win the 5,000-and 10,000-meter races in successive Olympics. After dogging Portugal's Carlos Sousa Lopes for most of the grueling 10,000-meter final on Monday, Viren shot past him...