
The Long Hangover of the Roaring Eighties
By TOM DEIGNAN
|This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.

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BEIJING — Tomasz Majewski of Poland won the men’s shot put with a career best 70 feet, 6 1/2 inches, upsetting a strong field to claim the first track and field gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.

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|BEIJING — Tomasz Majewski of Poland won the men’s shot put with a career best 70 feet, 6 1/2 inches, upsetting a strong field to claim the first track and field gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
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