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| | TIME.com: Olympics: Citius, Altius, Fortius -- Feb. 21, 1972 -- Page 1 |
 | | Indeed, when the competition ended after ten days and 35 events, the Swiss had skied swifter, the Japanese had jumped higher, the Americans had come back strongerand the Russians and East Germans had walked off with the lion's share of medals. |
 | | The brightest of all the Olympic stars was a Dutchman: Speed Skater Ard Schenk. |
 | | Ard Schenk!" he covered the 10,000-meter marathon in 15 min., 1.35 sec., an astonishing 22 seconds better than the old Olympic record. |
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