Word: toivonen
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...waiting in the stadium, where the Olympic torch flared enormously against a dark sky, heard a trumpet blast as the first runner came into the chute for the finish. They recognized Zabala, tired but still running strongly. A hundred yards behind him was Samuel Ferris of England. Armas Toivonen of Finland and Wright were in the stadium also by the time Zabala, a small solemn figure jogging steadily through an uproar of cheers and trumpets, reached the finish. It was the closest marathon in Olympic history and the fastest?...