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AchievementAugust 5, 1984· sport

Evelyn Ashford Wins 100m Gold at 1984 Los Angeles Olympics

Evelyn Ashford wins the 100m at the Los Angeles Olympics in a world-record time of 10.97 seconds, the culmination of a career disrupted by the 1980 US Olympic boycott. She also anchors the US 4x100m relay to gold.