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Steve Prefontaine won the 1972 5k Olympics!

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Men: Alberto Juantorena. Cuba - 44.26 seconds.
Women: Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein. Poland - 49.28 seconds which set a world record.

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Renate Stecher of East Germany.

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Lasse Viren won the 1972 5k olympics.

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