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Triumphant runner: One-legged runner Steve Fonyo waves to a cheering crowd in Vancouver before starting his speech at the conclusion of his cross-Canada Journey For Lives in May
Triumphant runner: One-legged runner Steve Fonyo waves to a cheering crowd in Vancouver before starting his speech at the conclusion of his cross-Canada Journey For Lives in May

Triumphant runner: One-legged runner Steve Fonyo waves to a cheering crowd in Vancouver before starting his speech at the conclusion of his cross-Canada Journey For Lives in May

Date5/27/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Triumphant runner: One-legged runner Steve Fonyo waves to a cheering crowd in Vancouver before starting his speech at the conclusion of his cross-Canada Journey For Lives in May.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0047699F
Great effort! Journey for Lives runner Steve Fonyo, who reader calls an example of courage and willpower, runs down the Danforth en route to Queen's Park yesterday
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with a police escort and passing motorists cheering him on, one-legged runner Stephen Fonyo is entering Metro
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Runner at work
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