Word: sprints
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...state does not hesitate to spend for the long term. Lutz Hesslich, 29, 1987 world champion and Olympic favorite for the 200-meter cycling-match sprint, has worked with Trainer Gerd Muller for 18 years. "The man knows how to motivate me; he knows how to channel my ambition," says Hesslich. Functionaries also steer potential stars to where they will be most effective. Gabriele Reinsch, 24, started as a high jumper in the fourth grade and moved to shot put after an injury. When she proved too light, she was shifted to discus, and now holds the world's record...
...finest athletes I've played with," says halfback Tony Hinz. "He puts incredible pressure on a defense. He can sprint-out, run and to top it all of off, he's a prolific passer...
...been as sorely needed. Major air-travel arteries in Europe, the U.S. and Japan are clogging up so badly so fast that the clean, fast and efficient maglev could prove to be their salvation. Not surprisingly, the race to get the maglev to the market has turned into a sprint. Equally unsurprising are the contestants: West Germany and Japan...
Then he is off again for a sprint to Boston's Logan Airport en route to a final flourish in Atlanta. Bennett seems to revel, too, in these dashes, riding the fast lane in cars, in conversation, in politics. "He's got a big ego, and he knows it," says an associate. At Logan, Press Secretary Loye Miller tells him of an invitation from a TV talk show. "Crossfire wants you Saturday," he says. "Not Saturday," replies Bennett, a homebody who scorns the Potomac syndrome of "working the restaurants at night." He snorts, "A big status thing in Washington...
...Radcliffe lightweights raced on this short--and still very choppy--course. The Black and White finished second behind Princeton. "All you do is start and sprint," Welch said...