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Q: Olympac Race ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   0 Comments )
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Subject: Olympac Race
Category: Sports and Recreation
Asked by: joe722-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 08 Feb 2004 14:44 PST
Expires: 09 Mar 2004 14:44 PST
Question ID: 304797
Who was the Olympac runner who fell and his father came out of the
stands to help him finish the race?
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Subject: Re: Olympac Race
Answered By: juggler-ga on 08 Feb 2004 14:52 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hello.

It was Derek Redmond of Great Britain in the 1992 Olympics at Barcelona.

Sources:

Olympic.org: A WEAK LEG. A STRONG FATHER
http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/humanity/redmond_uk.asp

Sports Photography by Jerry Lodriguss
http://www.astropix.com/SPORTSPIX/92_OLYMP/REDMOND.HTM

Finish the Race
http://gci.gospelcom.net/dw/1995/06/19/
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search strategy:
"father came out of the stands"
"derek redmond" barcelona father 1992

I hope this helps.
joe722-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Very quick and accurate...Thanks

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