Finland's Viren Recalls a Legendary Career

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On Sept. 3, 1972, Lasse Viren began his trek toward legendary status in track and field.

Twelve laps into the 25-lap, 10,000-meter finals of the Munich Olympics, Viren got entangled with American Frank Shorter and Tunisian Mohamed Gammoudi, and Viren and Gammoudi tumbled into the infield.

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Finland's Viren Recalls a Legendary Career

Viren got up; Gammoudi did not. Viren quickly caught the lead pack and hung on. The pack was down to five with 600 meters to go when Viren started his sprint, running away to win the gold me...

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