Word: wyomia
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...Merlene Ottey of Jamaica all hit the tape together, with Devers winning by a literal nose. But minutes passed before the result was posted, and then silver medalist Ottey filed a protest that was denied an hour later. Devers, who thus becomes the first man or woman since Wyomia Tyus in '64 and '68 to repeat in the 100, was quick to bank her joy with concern for the loved ones of the people injured and killed in the blast at Olympic Park. "It's hard to enjoy this," said Devers, "knowing that someone is trying to destroy the Olympic...
There was no mistaking the sex of the great Wilma Rudolph, who was a young mother when she won the 100, the first of her three gold medals, at the Rome Olympics in 1960. She in turn passed the baton to another Tennessee State runner, Wyomia Tyus, who won in both '64 and '68 to become the first runner, man or woman, to win an Olympic sprint twice. African-American women have also won the past three 100s: Evelyn Ashford in '84, the flamboyant Florence Griffith-Joyner in '88 and Gail Devers...