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Pg… 6 The Challenge of the Games Indelible moments of tradition, anguish. spectacle and reward
Pg… 18 A Primer for Viewers Judges explain those numerical scores for gymnasts and divers
Pg… 24 1904: St. Louis When the Heartland put on a homegrown? and unremembered?Olympics
Pg… 31 Voices The victors and the vanquished
Pg… 32 Olympic Sports Go In & Out Mg–of–war and the standing broad jump have been replaced by boardsailing and synchronized swimming
Pg… 38 The Women Who Won Barred from the Games at first, female athletes have progressed from lawn tennis to their first marathon
Pg… 48 American Excellence A stars–and–stripes portfolio of potential U.S. medal winners by Co Rentmeester 70 For God, for England?for Winnie A stirring talc of love and triumph at the 1932 L.A. Olympics from the diary of star runner Tom Hampson
Pg… 76 Olympic Originals A panoply of Gamesmanship?the patriotism, romance, Hollywood spin–offs
Pg… 86 The Quest for a Perfect 10 The decathlon is the supreme ordeal, and Britain's Daley Thompson is the favorite
Pg… 92 A Colossus of Collectibles A California couple boasts the world's largest collection of Olympic memorabilia
Pg… 100 Arenas of Conflict In the past and again this year, the Games have been marred by disputes over politics, professionalism, drugs and officiating
Pg… 110 Legends 10 unforgettable Olympians : Cover: Mary Decker (by Jerry Wachter) is the 3.000 meter favorite: pole vaulter Bob Richards won gold's in '52 and '56
