Track and Field and War...

[malmo]

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>sorry guys, but i can't help mentioning phidippides knowing what distance
>fanatics you are....


That's because distance fans are also history fans and we don't fall for urban legends.

[Powell]

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Janusz Kusocinski, Olympic 10000 champs from 1932. He had a good comeback just before WWII as well, running a new NR in 1939. Alas, he was stopped short in his 1940 Olympic quest...

[Brutal]

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Charley Paddock was killed in WWII.

[dj]

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Eric Liddell
Znamenskiy brothers

I suspect most of the "Memorial" meets other than van Damme and Prefontaine are named for war victims.

How/when did Jose Barrientos die?

[KDFINE]

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Bill Lawson, a half miler from Missouri was also killed in Viet Nam. Wasn't German long jumper Luz Long killed in WWII? And wasn't one of the Japanese Olympic champs in the TJ also lost - or was it one of their star vaulters? I seem to recall once reading that when he was found his track shoes were in his kit.

[dukehjsteve]

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None of the Japanese 3jr's'lj'ers died in WWII.

[No Name]

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"Wasn't German long jumper Luz Long killed in WWII? "


Yep - he was killed in the Battle of San Pietro.

[lefterisp]

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>>Konstantinos Tsiklitiras died while fighiting in the 1st WW<

isn't that the
>name of the greek GP meet ?

could you give us some info on the guy ?

Yes he is.

OG 1908: 2nd in SHJ (standing high jump)
OG 1908: 2nd in SLJ
OG 1912: 3rd in SHJ
OG 1912: 1st in SLJ

He also participated in the 1906 games where he reportedly studied Ray Ewry's technique. Very tall and handsome guy too.

[einnod23]

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>wrong sport, but Pat Tillman's story is inspirational.

His actual decision to die for his country is, but the false reporting of his death isn't!!!!!!!

[MJD]

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It obviously was but the record has been straightened out. We are in the Dan Rather era.

[pv22']

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yea, i trust dan rather about as much as "w"

[tafnut]

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>>His actual decision>to die for his country is, but the false reporting of his death>isn't!<<

That was just a cheap shot. He had nothing to do with the misreporting of his death. His choice to forego the NFL to do something as selfless as serve in the military, deserves a little more than that snide comment.

[26mi235]

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There was the movie Gallipoli (1980s, I think) that had a supposed great sprinter from Australia, but I suspect this was pure fiction.

[einnod23]

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>>>His actual decision>to die for his country is, but the false reporting of his
>death>isn't!<<

That was just a cheap shot. He had nothing to do with the
>misreporting of his death. His choice to forego the NFL to do something as
>selfless as serve in the military, deserves a little more than that snide
>comment.

Did I say that he reported it?