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Cramping his style
Cramping his style

Cramping his style

Date8/25/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cramping his style: Allistair Wood of Scotland; hit by cramp in left leg muscle just crossing finish line at CNE Stadium in marathon in second place; gets help from St. John's Ambulance Corps member and a track official.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0098752F
Reward: Ross McLeod, tired and sweat-bedecked, gets kissed for his efforts from his four-year-old daughter, Melanie, at the finishing area in Varsity Stadium
Reward: Ross McLeod, tired and sweat-bedecked, gets kissed for his efforts from his four-year-old daughter, Melanie, at the finishing area in Varsity Stadium
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Brazil's Joao De Oliveira flies through the air with his tongue out during his triple jump
Brazil's Joao De Oliveira flies through the air with his tongue out during his triple jump
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Debbie Bill of Haney, B.C., hopes to win Olympic high jump title in 1972 at Munich. She demonstrates her style of going over bar backwards. Debbie's b(...)
2/9/1971
Successfully flying over the bar is Debbie Brill, demonstrating her famous Brill bend style of high jumping at Etobicoke Guardian track meet Saturday (...)
Successfully flying over the bar is Debbie Brill, demonstrating her famous Brill bend style of high jumping at Etobicoke Guardian track meet Saturday (...)
7/11/1976
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Run for the money. Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit marathon runner, is in the final laps of his 100-mile run at CNE Stadium to raise cash for medical supplies for Bangladesh children
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Runner quits after 71 miles. Exhaustion and the long-distance runner-Bryan Beckstead, 19, Port Credit Marathoner, collapsed after 71 miles in his 100-(...)
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Record holder for 400 metres in his age group, 68-year-old Roy Barrand runs about 8 miles every second day to keep in trim. He started running 9 years ago
Record holder for 400 metres in his age group, 68-year-old Roy Barrand runs about 8 miles every second day to keep in trim. He started running 9 years ago
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Dirk Leers of Richview (below) was putting everything into his shot put
Dirk Leers of Richview (below) was putting everything into his shot put
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Making a splash at track. Martingrove's Ken Thorarinson is up to his knees in a pool of water during the steepchase event yesterday at the Etobicoke o(...)
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Mike O'Brian finished the course in his racing wheelchair
Mike O'Brian finished the course in his racing wheelchair
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Up and over: American Dan O'Brien soars over the pole vault bar on his way to winning the heptathlon competition
Up and over: American Dan O'Brien soars over the pole vault bar on his way to winning the heptathlon competition
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