Wayne wrote:
> Another example of less than sterling scholarship by Mr. Entine. A
cursory
> study of the results from Munich would show that Borzov ran 10.07 in the
> quarterfinals. That was a pretty good sea level time in 1972, in the top
five
> I'm sure. I'm sure he ran the final only hard e
v are not one of them.
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In a message dated Mon, 18 Dec 2000 4:05:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,
"Wayne
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In a message dated Mon, 18 Dec 2000 4:05:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Wayne
T. Armbrust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<< \Another example of less than sterling scholarship by Mr. Entine.>>
Yes, in condemning Valeriy Borzov to the scrap heap of history, Entine once
again shows that he is inca
Jon Entine wrote:
>
> No drug or scientifically-tuned training program can craft an unbeatable
> athlete if the raw talent is not there. Ukrainian sprinter Valeriy Borzov, a
> gold medalist in the 100 meters at the 1972 Olympics, is often cited as the
> prototypical machine-made athlete. He was
Considering the debate about the East German sports machine, I was fortunate
to spend a few weeks in East Germany in the days after the Berlin Wall came
down. I did a documentary on it and also included what I learned in my book,
Taboo. Below are a few excerpts that might put some of these issues
