Italian first, American surprising second in bizarre marathon
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Stafano Baldini of Italy took the lead two miles from the finish to win the gold medal and American Meb Keflezighi took a stunning silver Sunday in an Olympic marathon disrupted by a costumed intruder who grabbed the race leader with about three miles to
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Among the things that have occurred frequently at the 2004 Olympics: Weird happenings, and success by American athletes. In the final event of the Games last night, both were in evidence.
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Alan Webb, who was supposed to end America&#39;s streak of mediocrity in middle-distance races, got outmaneuvered and outrun as he failed to make it out of the preliminary round in the 1,500 meters.
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Britain&#39;s world record holder Paula Radcliffe won the women&#39;s New York marathon in two hours 23 minutes 10 seconds on Sunday in the race&#39;s closest finish and redeem herself
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United States failed to reach the men's  basketball final for the first time in 16 years and Italy  shocked previously unbeaten Lithuania Friday to set up an  Olympic gold medal game that nobody expected.
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ATHENS, Greece - Stymied by a sloppy handoff in the middle of the race, the United States lost to Great Britain by a hundredth of a second Saturday night in the 400-meter relay - a race the American men usually dominate.    U.S...
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Ryan Hall, who won the United States menâs Olympic marathon trial in November, and Dan Browne, a 2004 Olympian in the marathon, joined the field for Saturdayâs United States cross-country championships in San Diego. The first nine finishers in the menâs 12-kilometer race will qualify for the world championships March 30 in Scotland. But if the 25-year-old Hall qualifies, he said he was unlikely to go.In a telephone call from his training base in Big Bear Lake, Calif., to the New York Track Writers Association, he said, âI donât think I would go because I donât think it would fit into my buildup.âThe buildup is for the London Marathon on April 13. Last April, Hall ran London in 2 hours 8 minutes 24 seconds, the fastest marathon debut ever by an American. In November, he ran 2:09:02 over a more difficult course in the Olympic trials in Central Park. He said he was pleased to become one of the worldâs elite runners. âThe Olympic trials were the highlight of my career so far, and Iâm happy to be able to enjoy it,â he said. âIt really opened up my mind to what I could do.â.
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The durable San Diego High graduate turned in a personal best time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 53 seconds to finish second in the New York City Marathon yesterday, just 70 days after capturing
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ATHENS : Stefano Baldini of Italy won a dramatic men&#39;s marathon at the Olympic Gamesafter long-time race leader Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil was attacked by a spectator in the latter stages of the race.
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Italian Stefano Baldini won the Olympic  men's marathon Sunday after an intruder dashed on to the course  late in the race and bundled the then leader Vanderlei de Lima  into the crowd.
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How something so elephantine can be so simultaneously light on its feet is a mystery. But maybe the New York City Marathon can be explained a bit by Paula Radcliffe&#39;s presence yesterday.
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Stefano Baldini of Italy overtook Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima two kilometers from the finish to win the Olympic men&#39;s marathon on August 29.. The former European champion clocked two hours, 10 minutes and
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Italian Stefano Baldini won the Olympic men&#39;s marathon overnight after a spectator dashed on to the course late in the race and bundled the then leader Vanderlei de Lima into the crowd.
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NEW YORK -- Meb Keflezighi and Deena Kastor rescued American distance running at the 2004 Olympic Games. On Sunday, they have a chance to put their country back on the map as a marathon force.
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Two years ago, questions swirled about whether US long-distance running could be saved, and how? Coming into today&#39;s New York City Marathon, the answer is a resounding yes.
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He&#39;ll scan through the results of the New York City Marathon and grimace. He&#39;ll search desperately for the first American finisher -- geez, where is the first American finisher?
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Italy&#39;s Stefano Baldini won the men&#39;s marathon after a spectator attacked the leader, and a record third gold medalist was stripped of the award because of drugs as the Athens Olympics came to a close.