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American Athletes Riding High In World Track Championships
United States leads the World Track and Field Championships with five golds and 15 total medals after a night of record performances. Carl Lewis anchored a 37.86 world record 4x100 relay, Mary Decker won the women’s 3,000, and a 1-2-3 U.S. sweep led by Lewis in the 100 meters.
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Helsinki
Finland
United States
Olympic Stadium
Carl Lewis
U.S
Mary Decker
Michael Franks
Sander Nix
Lewis
Edwin Moses
Lasse
Lasse Viren
Los Angeles
Decker
Smith
Larry Myricks
Steve Scott
Sydney Maree
Tom Byers
Tom Petranoff
Bob Roggy
Mac Wilkins
John Powell
Art Burns
Billy Olson
Jeff Buckingham
Greg Foster
Gault
Sam Turner
Henry Marsh
Doug Padilla
Dwight Stones
Carol Lewis
Ron Tabb
Benji Durden
Jarmila Kratochvilova
Czechoslovakia
Grete Waitz
Norway
Primo Nebiolo
Italy
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Rome
Seoul
Korea
IAAF
Waitz
American Civil Liberties Union of
Southern California