The Toronto Sun
01 January, 1996
In an athletic display of delight, American Gail Devers leaps into the arms of her coach, Bob Kersee. She had just won the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter sprint—as she did four years ago in Barcelona—renewing her claim to the title of fastest woman in the world.
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