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Tribute to Champions

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Tribute to Champions

Date5/6/1986

Names

Johnson, Ben, 1961- (subject)

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Tribute to Champions: That's the name of the May 22 dinner at which the federal government will honor such top athletes as the pair above-world class sprinter Ben Johnson and Carolyn Waldo, whose forte is synchronized in which Canada is the world leader.

Subject

Olympic athletes

Runners (Sports)

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0057841F

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