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 | | But even as she became distraught with her failures, she further disarmed a global audience. |
 | | The Americans were shut out of the 100m and 200m sprint titles: Valery Borzov of the Soviet Union won both men's events and Renate Stecher of East Germany swept the women's events. |
 | | Lasse Viren revived the Finnish tradition of excellence in the distance events, winning both the 5,000m and 10,000m, despite tripping and falling around the halfway point in the race in the 10,000m, in which he broke the world record. |
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