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Miss by a mile

Date7/28/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Miss by a mile: Line of white-clad judges look on as a pack of 5;000-metre men; led by defending Olympic champion Lasse Viren of Finland; get set to lap Dieudone LaMothe of Haiti in their heat yesterday. The 17-year-old student was lapped three times and was about a mile behind the leaders when they finished the 3.1-mile race; but he finished the heat; running all by himself for last 5 minutes; 6 seconds. The 68;000 in crowd applauded him.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0096668F