Word: tanui
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Dates: during 1996-1996
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...Young-cho of South Korea, who won the 1992 gold and collapsed after crossing the finish line, will not defend his title. Hampered by an ankle injury, Hwang finished 29th in an Olympic-trial race last month and a few weeks later retired at age 26. Kenya's Moses Tanui won the Boston Marathon--his first victory in a 26.2-mile race--but said he will focus on the 10,000 meters in Atlanta...
BOSTON: Kenyan Moses Tanui won the 100th Boston Marathon with a time of 2:09:16. His upset of countryman and three-time defending champion Cosmas Ndeti gave Kenya its sixth consecutive victory. Germany's Uta Pippig followed 18 minutes and 12 seconds later with a time of 2:27:12 for her third consecutive win in the women's division. Behind early in the race, Pippig stormed back late in a rally that was the highlight of the race, says TIME's Sam Allis. "People had written off Pippig when she fell behind Kenya's Tegla Loroupe," says Allis...