This is a sad story from the finals of the 1988 Olympic Trials Men's 1500m. I've seen the video of this race before, does anyone have it to post on here? I know that Deady, Scott and Atkinson made the team and Spivey was fourth, but this story is about the man who was fifth that day...
http://m.rockymountainnews.com/news/2006/may/20/distanced-from-glory/