[net.sport] Carl Lewis breaks Jesse Owens' record, but...

haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) (08/20/84)

...but Paavo Nurmi, the Flying Finn, stil holds the record for most
track & field medals in a single Olympics.  Carl is behind by one.

	Tom Haapanen
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haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) (08/22/84)

For the record, here are the events Nurmi won golds in (Paris 1924):
	- 1500 metres
	- 5000 metres
	- 3000 metres team
	- Cross-country
	- Cross-country team

He also ran in the 10,000 and marathon...  No mean feat.

	Tom Haapanen
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