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Today In History: John Akii-Bua wins a gold medal

The joy among Ugandans in the stadium in Munich was beyond description as Akii leaped over a couple more hurdles on his victory lap. 

Today In History: John Akii-Bua wins a gold medal
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

 

Today in history (September 02, 1972)

23-year-old Police officer, John Akii-Bua, won a gold medal in a world record time, clocking 47.82 seconds at the finishing

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