Walker 3rd
r . '\Z P A neuter —Copyright) [i HELSINKI. ' Mike Boit, of Kenya, won La fast 800 metres race in ! Helsinki, leading from start 'ito finish and easily holding Hoff a determined last-straight ’’ challenge by Rick Wohlhuter, of the United States. Boit’s time was Imin ,■ 45.25ec — three-tenths of a , second ahead of the Amerii can. Third was John Walker, s of New Zealand, in 1:46.5. t The 1500 metres was the ; ■ only other exciting race at a -1 one-day athletics meeting, I held in unusual heat wave H conditions. Rod Dixon, of New Zeail land, won in 3min 37.8 sec, j with two Australians, Ken > Hall and Graham Crouch, I second and third.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33917, 9 August 1975, Page 48
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