East Germans

by Archive Team

14 November 1998, 07:00pm

Courtesy www.usswim.org
Bill Hybl, president of the U.S. Olympic Committee, met with International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch and requested “appropriate medal recognition” for the 1976 U.S. Olympic medley relay team of Linda Jezek, Lauri Siering, Camile Wright and Shirley Babashoff, who finished second to the East Germans by 6.6 seconds. Samaranch said the IOC’s executive committee will consider the matter in early December.

Subscribe

Login

Notify of

new follow-up comments new replies to my comments

Label

{} [+]

Name*

Email*

Welcome to our community. We invite you to join our discussion. Our community guidelines are simple: be respectful and constructive, keep on topic, and support your fellow commenters. Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use

Label

{} [+]

Name*

Email*

Welcome to our community. We invite you to join our discussion. Our community guidelines are simple: be respectful and constructive, keep on topic, and support your fellow commenters. Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use

0 Comments

Oldest

Newest Most Voted

Inline Feedbacks

View all comments