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Decker's Olympic epitaph is the saddest one, that she never had the chance to succeed or fail. Without challenge, almost invisibly, formidable Rumanian Maricica Puica finished the ill-starred race with her yellow hair flying. It was the Games' inaugural 3,000-meter run for women, another piece to the creeping acknowledgment of their athletic competence. Puica looked eminently competent, and not being able to see her hooked up with Decker in the stretch was a sore loss. In 1972 Decker was just starting out as little Mary, 14, not yet contrary, who ran so extremely hard...
...class, no one who saw the strain etched on his face would question his Olympian effort. The audience at the Loyola Marymount University arena was a reverent one, quieting to a hush as the athletes approached a barbell, then exploding into tumult following an extraordinary feat. After Rumanian Nicu Vlad, 20, broke an Olympic record in the 198-lb. class with a 485-lb. clean and jerk, the crowd called him back from the dressing room for a bow. Rumania and China took most of the medals, 14 of 30 at stake. The U.S. gathered two, a bronze...
...cheers were just as loud for the Rumanian weight lifters, who won more medals (eight) than any other country in the house. "I have participated in many competitions, and this is the warmest I've seen," said Rumanian Weight-Lifting Coach Stefan Achim. For their part, Rumanians were just as friendly. Some roamed with relish through Disneyland and Hollywood's movie studios. Others accepted invitations to private homes in Los Angeles, where they relaxed around the pool and chatted with neighbors who dropped by to greet them...
Though they expected to profit athletically from the absence of their East bloc colleagues, the Rumanians more than tripled the number of medals they won in Moscow in 1980, a feat that could not wholly be explained by the bloc's absence. "It's not our biggest Olympic team, but it's our best," said Team Spokesman Alex Lazarescu of the 127 athletes dispatched to Los Angeles, down from the 237 at the Moscow Games. "Quality, not quantity this time." Rumanian women blitzed the rowing events, for instance, winning five of six gold and taking the silver...
...land that gave the world Nadia Comaneci in 1976, sports authorities still appear to favor the development of women gymnasts at the expense of men. Only two male gymnasts appeared in Los Angeles, and neither placed in the top 20. Rumanian women have shown sharp improvement in track and field. They finished first and third in the 800 meters and first in the long jump. Most glowing of all, Maricica Puica, 34, won a startling victory in the women's 3,000-meter race followed by a bronze in the 1,500 meters...