Olympic medalists to be honored with ticker tape parade
New York prepares a ticker tape parade for 1984 Olympic medalists after a dinner in their honor. About 206 athletes arrived by 13 buses, escorted by a large police contingent from Kennedy Airport to Manhattan. Medal winners speak of the surprise and pride as crowds gather along the route.
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Charles Linbergh
John Glenn
America
Steve Lundquist
Jonesboro, Ga
Glenn
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Lindbergh
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Lundquist
Broadway
Battery Park
City Hall
Kennedy Airport
Borough of
Queens
Midtown
Manhattan
Vincent Abbene
Plaza Hotel
Nelson Vails
New Yorker
Edward Koch
Mary Lou Retton
Fairmont
W. Va
Rick Carey
Mount Kisco
N.Y
Carey
New York City
Ed Thomas
Mykkanen Sets American 800 Free Record at Nationals
John Mykkanen, silver medalist from Los Angeles, swam 7:58.24 to win the opening 800-meter freestyle at the U S Nationals in Fort Lauderdale, eclipsing Jeff Kostoff's 7:58.31 mark from 1983. Kostoff finished third as Dan Jorgensen led with 8:04.38. Tami Bruce won the women's 800 in 8:34.77.
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Fla
John Mykkanen
Mykkanen
United States
Jeff Kostoff
Upland
Calif
Los Angeles
Kostoff
Dan Jorgensen
Mission Viejo
International Swimming Hall of Fame
Placentia
University of California At Berkeley
Tami Bruce
Juliane Brossman
Fair Lawn
N.J
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