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Old Olympians / Coverage #57

ABC Evening News for Friday, Oct 11, 1968
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(Studio) Report on old Olympians.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

(Culver City, California) School teacher Harold Connolly's hobby is "hammer throwing". He's repd. United States in Olympics since 1956. His wife, Olga, is best female discus thrower in US. She and husband are oldest on Olympic teams. They met at 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia; she repd. Czechoslovakia. She quit medical studies and turned to writing and being housewife and mother. Hal enjoys being Mississippi English teacher. This is last yr. for Hal in Olympic competition.
REPORTER: John Davenport

(Studio) ABC to cover summer Olympics starting at 1 p.m. EST Saturday Daily coverage to come.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

Reporter(s):
Davenport, John;
Reynolds, Frank
Duration:
00:02:50

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