Americans Rally To Save 1896 Olympic Trip
The 1896 U S team faced a last minute funding crisis after Ames died in 1895. The remaining athletes battled rising costs and organizers appealed to Ivy League schools and Harvard fans to cover $3500 in boat fares and five coaches. Connolly won the first U S Olympic gold in Athens and Garrett, Burke, Clarke, Curtis and Hoyt claimed multiple medals as Americans topped nine of eleven field events.
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Ames
New York
Connolly
Oakes Ames
Harvard
Princeton
Athens
Garrett
Burke
Clarke
Curtis
Hoyt
F. Don Miller
U.S. Olympic Committee
Soviet Union
Moscow
Fairmont Girl Mary Lou Retton Rising Star of Olympics
A profile of Mary Lou Retton from Fairmont West Virginia, detailing her coal town roots, gymnastics start in childhood with family support, and early fame. It notes her family background, early training, and a light moment at a press conference where she admitted admiration for Matt Dillon, signaling public romance interest.
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McNamara
Retton
Fairmont
W.va
Ronnie
Lois
West Virginia
Mary Lou
Lous
WVU
America
New York Times
Mary Lou Retton
Beal Eyes Olympic Volleyball Medal After Two Decades
Doug Beal leads the United States men’s volleyball team toward a hopeful medal in Los Angeles. He notes past setbacks since 1964, cites wins over Russia Japan and China, and outlines a rigorous four-year build at Olympic Training Centers. The squad, featuring Aldis Berzins Dusty Dvorak and Rich Duwelius, opens July 29 against Argentina in a group with Korea Tunisia Argentina and Brazil.
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Dave Lewandowski
C-T
San Diego
Calif
Doug Beal
United States
Mexico City
Beal
Los Angeles
Aldis Berzins
Dusty Dvorak
Rich Duwelius
Korea
Japan
Italy
U.S
Tunisia
Argentina
Brazil
Olympic dream lives on in Los Angeles Games
The piece surveys the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics prospects with star names like Carl Lewis Edwin Moses Mary Decker and Michael Jordan listed among top contenders. It notes a Soviet and Eastern Bloc boycott reducing competition, while forecasting a record medal haul for the United States and highlighting the enduring appeal of human achievement despite political barriers.
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Peter Ueberroth
Los Angeles
Greg Louganis
Bruce Kimball
Kelly McCormick
Patrick Ewing
Michael Jordan
Wayman Tisdale
Chris Mullin
Mark Breland
Pernell Whitaker
Tyrell Briggs
Peter Vidmar
Mitch Gaylord
Mary Lou Retton
Daley Thompson
Britain
Jurgen Hingsen
West Germany
Soviet Union
United States
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Boston Athletic Club
Bill Hoyt
Samuel Paine
John Graham
Join Paine
Arthur Blake
Tom Burke
Tom Curtis
Ellery Clark
Mary Louw
Sherri
Matt Dillon
Shaker Heights
Russia
China
Parma Heights
Dusty
Cleveland
Ohio State
OSU
Buckeyes
Bowling Green State University
Arie Selinger
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lake Placid
California
South Korea
International Olympic Committee
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Ollan Cassell
Athletics Congress
Don Gambrill
Bobby Knight
St. Louis
Cuba
Don Hull
International Association of Amateur Boxing
Murray Levin
USA
Great Botan
France
Germany
Ata Sweden
Aly
East Germany
Hungary
Finland
Australia
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Norway
Cis
Poland
Netherlands
Belgium
Denmark
Rumania
Lisa
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