2023-08-14 14:00:00
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THE FORGOTTEN HEROES OF OLYMPISM. Between 1956 and 1964, the Australian won everything: the 100, 200 and 400 meters, making her the greatest sprinter of the 20th century.
By Julien Rebucci Betty Cuthbert is the only athlete to have won gold in all sprint disciplines. © /AP/SIPA / SIPA / /AP/SIPA Published on 08/14/2023 at 2:00 p.m.
In newsroom slang, this type of character has a specific name. They are called “good customers”. Whether he’s doing push-ups, miming a lightning bolt or putting his finger to his lips as if to say “shh”, Usain Bolt knows how to play with the cameras as much as he runs fast on the track. This November 24, 2012, he does not however lead wide at the Centenary Gala of the IAAF (the International Federation of Athletics Federations), when he meets the Australian Betty Cuthbert. Because the superstar of the sprint (five gold medals on the clock at that time, eight in total) has simply just found stronger than him, in the hall of the National Palace of Barcelona.
That evening, the world pantheon of athletics, the famous “Hall of Fame”, was inaugurated. We find there…
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