OTHER BIG OLYMPIC UPSETS
MIRACLE ON ICE
LAKE PLACID, 1980
United States beats the Soviet Union in semifinals and goes on to win gold medal in hockey.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
MUNICH, 1972
Soviet Union beats U.S. in controversial ending, the first time the Americans didn’t win gold medal.
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MENS’S 10,000
TOKYO, 1964
Billy Mills weaved through traffic and outran world record holder Ron Clarke on last lap.
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MEN’S MARATHON
HELSINKI, 1952
Czechoslovakia’s Emil Zatopek, running the event for the first time, sets Olympic record in victory.
Go beyond the scoreboard
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