The New York Times – Sports:
In 1956 in Melbourne, he was dueling with another American when an English runner burst toward the finish line. But Courtney had one last surge in him.
Category: Olympic Games (1956)
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John Devitt, Champion Swimmer With a Tarnished Gold Medal, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Sports:
He won two Olympic gold medals for Australia, but the second was awarded after a disputed finish — one of the more freakish moments in sports history.
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Pat McCormick, Olympic Diving Champion, Is Dead at 92
The New York Times – Sports:
The first diver to sweep the gold medals in two Olympics, she won 26 national championships in a career that ended when she was still in her 20s.
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John Landy Dies at 91; Dueled Roger Bannister in ‘Mile of the Century’
The New York Times – Sports:
The second man to run the mile in less than four minutes, he believed that he and his longtime rival, who was the first, had simply done the inevitable.