Word: pullout
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...request one, Kane announced later, the U.S.O.C. would poll prospective team members before making a decision. Many champion athletes in the U.S. oppose a boycott. Said Al Feuerbach, 32, of San Jose, Calif., a shot putter who finished fourth in the 1976 Olympics: "I am 100% opposed to any pullout, for any reason. We make the sacrifice, we pay our own way, we're not connected to the Government. It's not their life dream that's being tampered with." Added Mark Belger, 23, who specializes in the 800-meter run: "We are being exploited...