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The eighties were a great time of talented athletes, it was a decade of all sports. The popularity of many sports were increased in this decade, mostly because of television. The Olympics were a big part of the 1980’s. The world records, the Olympic records, ....

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.... Eric Heiden won all five speed skating races, setting an Olympic or World record in each race. Eric became the first man to win five individual gold medals in one Olympics. The men’s US hockey team also won an unexpected gold medal by defeating the Soviet Union. In 1984 Los Angeles there was yet another boycott starting with the Soviet Union, but only thirteen other countries joined in which was the cause of the loss of some Olympic sports. China competed in the Olympics for the first time in over thirty years and took home their share of medals. In 1988 the summer games Ben Johnson of Canada defeated Carl Lewis in the 100-meter dash and ....