Word: olympicsized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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They succeeded all too well. During the week-long oddball Olympics, contestants in 75 events set eleven new world records. John Parker, 24, made himself a 1975 edition Guinness notable by downing 300 goldfish, 75 more than the previous oldie goldie. Rick Sumner, 14, polished off 20 doughnuts in 9...
Harvard bicyclists took another step Sunday in their drive toward the national team and eventually the Olympics with John Allis placing second in the Olympic Development Race held at Harvard, Mass. The 100-mile race was part of a series of races sponsored by the Amateur Bicycle League of America...
Divorced. Harold Connolly, 42, and Olga Fikotova Connolly, 41, both teachers and veteran Olympic athletes; after 17 years of marriage, four children; in Santa Monica, Calif. The Connollys met as gold medalists (he as a U.S. ham-merthrower, she as a Czechoslovak discus thrower) at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and...
"Boxing is practically the oldest sport; it was played in the Greek Olympics," Bozer said. "There are fewer injuries in boxing than in intramural tackle football. It has been at Harvard for over 30 years."
He was selected as the most valuable player in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference in his sophomore year and was asked to participate in the Winter Olympics at Japan in 1972.