1972 Olympic Marathon Gold Medal winner Frank Shorter will be addressing members of the Fort Wayne Track Club this evening at the organization's Annual Banquet.
His victory in the 1972 Olympics brought public attention to long distance running and is credited with the explosion of road racing in the United States in the 1970's.
Mr. Shorter was awarded the James E. Sullivan award as America's top amateur athlete in 1972. Tonight, Mr. Shorter will be visiting a region that was the home of 1938 Sullivan Award winner Don Lash.
FWOb will provide additional coverage of Frank Shorter's Fort Wayne visit. His talk is likely to include his battle to review the 1976 Olympic Gold Medal award to East Germany's Waldemar Cierpinski, his recollection of Steve Prefontaine, and his work as chairman from 2000 to 2003 of the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
Mr. Shorter, a lawyer, has been at the forefront of the promotion of running and the promotion of honest athletic standards.
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