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People in the News - 1st prize

January 01, 1984

Portraits of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners: Kusuo Kitamura (Japan), 1500m freestyle. At 14-years-old, he was the youngest male in any sport ever to earn a gold medal in an individual event.

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners: Masaji Kiyokawa won gold for Japan in the Men's 100m backstroke.

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners: Italian gymnast Savino Guglielmetti.

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners: American high jumper Jean Shiley won the gold with the world record height of 1.65m.

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners: American gymnast George Roth, won the gold in an event called Club Swinging (a precursor to Rhythmic Gymnastics).

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners: Austrian Ellen Preis foil fencer.

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners: Rudolf Ismayr (Germany), weightlifting.

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners: Chuhei Nambu (Japan), triple jump.

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners. French cyclists, Louis Chaillot and Maurice Perrin.

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners. French sailor Jacques Lebrun.

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners. Finnish javelin thrower, Matti Henrikki Järvinen.

January 01, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners. Hungarian fencer, Aladár Gerevich.

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Sports - 2nd prize

Brian Lanker

Sports Illustrated

1985 Photo Contest - People in the News - 1st prize
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Brian Lanker

Sports Illustrated

01 January, 1984

Portraits of 1932 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal winners. Hungarian fencer, Aladár Gerevich.

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