Word: medals
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...crown, but it meant brutal pressure for a woman named Cathy Freeman, who opened the Games by ceremonially lighting the cauldron and then, with the weight of her country upon her, came through sensationally in her footrace to become the first Aboriginal Australian ever to win an individual gold medal...
...before the male version of the 100 m. While not quite equal to his wish, the world-record holder ran a dramatic race, coming from third to catch the leaders at 60 m and then to pull away. The world's fastest man, usually brazen, cried openly during the medal ceremony...
...Olympic gold-medal winner and symbol of her people's pride...
Cleary's performance as athletic director was consistent with his national reputation as one of the foremost advocates for amateur athletics. In 1956, he was part of the silver medal-winning U.S. Olympic hockey team. He won a gold medal four years later. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1989, and he received the Lester Patrick Award in 1997 for contributions to hockey...
...after Bush's lavish introduction - the next president does owe us a little exposure, now that he's won, and Bush made sure his part was big enough to pace the newscasts - a nattily suited Powell strode to the mike and pinned on the medal...