50 years ago - Dave Wottle came from WAY behind to win Olympic 800 gold

From the CNN article earlier in this thread.

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Remembering Dave Wottle's thrilling victory at the Munich Olympics, a race that still inspires and entertains 50 years on | CNN

George Ramsay

The race may have happened half a century ago, but Dave Wottle can still feel every emotion he experienced that day in Munich -- from the dejection of the first 100 meters to the charge of adrenaline when he saw his name flas...

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“Shortly after the trials, he married his wife, Jan, and the pair embarked on a short honeymoon in Ohio -- a decision that would enrage US team coach Bill Bowerman.
"He was really very public about his disgust and my getting married," says Wottle. "He had a great quote: 'Wottle gave up a gold medal to take a wife,' something like that."

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”He was congratulated by Roger Bannister -- one of his running heroes and the first man to run a four-minute mile -- but struggled to gain approval from Bowerman, who said nothing to Wottle afterwards.”