Lee Evans hopes to sell Gold Medals (DONE)
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"Evans, the San Jose State runner who won gold medals in the 400 meters and the 1,600 relay in Mexico City, said he hopes to raise $250,000 from the sale of both medals to help build a school in Liberia.
'I don’t need the medals,” he said by telephone from Nigeria. 'I need money to build the school.' "
Actions Against Athletics Federation of Nigeria
Elliott Almond | The Mercury News
World Harmony Run - 100 Countries, 6 Continents, 70,000 km, Billions of Hearts...
One of our noted guests was Dr Phil Shinnick, founder of Athletes United for Peace, and a UNESCO Good Will Ambassador. As a long-jump champion in 1963, Dr Shinnick jumped 8.33, which bettered the then world record of 8.31.