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...most notable absentees were distance specialists Jenny Stricker and Kristin Perini, jumper Mimi Sheller, sprinter Carol Kirton, thrower Kathy Durante and hurdler Erin Sugrue...
...nice atmosphere," said Cambridge high-jumper and javelin thrower Margaret Worrall. "Everyone here is really friendly...
...beat them tonight," Oxford's javelin thrower Alison Trianor added gamely, alluding to a contest of alchoholic rather than athletic endurance...
...member of the men's squad who asked to remain anonymous was particularly impressed. "Their female javelin thrower drank us under the table...
Another Grand Prix winner was Yuri Sedikh, the tanklike Soviet hammer thrower. He seemed to expend more effort in getting to Budapest than in tossing the hammer more than 22 ft. farther than the winning mark in Los Angeles, setting a new world record. After his coach forbade him to participate, he appealed to the Soviet Sports Minister, who allowed him to make the trip. After his triumph, he appeared wistful in an interview. A winning statistic is still only a statistic, and to athletes there remains something magical about a gold medal. Sedikh may have been speaking for several...