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  1. No Olympic Boycotts In '76,'80 and 1984.

    I seem to remember the Soviets wanted to base their team on a ship off the LA coast rather than let them mix in the village, but either the IOC or the US authorities wouldn't allow this. I think the Soviets were worried about a mass defection, so I think this may have had something to do with...

  2. No Olympic Boycotts In '76,'80 and 1984.

    Wells was one of the top sprinters in the world from around 1978 to 1982. At that time the Americans had not won the Olympic mens 100m and 200m since 1968. The best sprinters of the day were from the Caribbean - Crawford and Quarrie winning in 1976. Allan Wells won 3 individual golds and 1...
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