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Dallas Long, who won 2 Olympic medals while dominating the shot put in the 1960s, has died at 84
No further details were provided. Long’s gold-medal performance in Tokyo included a then-Olympic record throw of 66 feet, 8.50 inches. He earned a bronze medal at the 1960 Rome Games when the U ...
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Dallas Long, who won 2 Olympic medals while dominating the shot put in the 1960s, has died at 84
No further details were provided. Long ruled the shot put in the 1960s, winning three consecutive NCAA titles from 1960-62. His gold-medal performance in Tokyo included a then-Olympic record throw ...
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Ted Williams' Medal of Freedom among items up for auction
BOSTON -- Ted Williams' Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was presented to him by fellow World War II naval aviator George H.W. Bush, is among the items up for auction from the memorabilia ...
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WWI soldier’s family receives medals on his behalf over century after service
“I was originally just looking to get replacements, but I discovered that he had no medals on his record,” Reeves said. “He had been issued nothing, and I just felt like this needed to be ...
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WWI soldier’s family receives medals on his behalf over century after service
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — A Kansas City family is honoring the legacy of their relative who served in World War I. Thomas Francis Keaton was never issued his earned medals after he was ...
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Jordan Chiles was stripped of her medal at the 2024 Olympics — the controversy, explained
Jordan Chiles being stripped of her bronze medal was one of the most controversial ... took to X on Aug. 10 to comment about the event that "no athlete should ever go through." ...