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Heading the list of wheelchair athletes is Rick Hansen, 26, of Vancouver, who last year set a world's best time of 1
Heading the list of wheelchair athletes is Rick Hansen, 26, of Vancouver, who last year set a world's best time of 1

Heading the list of wheelchair athletes is Rick Hansen, 26, of Vancouver, who last year set a world's best time of 1

Date6/26/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Heading the list of wheelchair athletes is Rick Hansen, 26, of Vancouver, who last year set a world's best time of 1:58.17 in the Orange Bowl Marathon in Miami. Hansen averaged 4 1/2 minutes per mile for the 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometres). Alberto Salazar of the United States holds the runners' marathon record of 2:08.13.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0052965F