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We dug up this fun bit of fun Olympics trivia: At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Ann Packer was thisclose to missing out on her gold medal for the 800-meter race. The reason? She was going shopping.
Ann, then a PE teacher, was a favorite going into the 400 a few days earlier, but nabbed the silver. Disheartened, she planned to skip the 800 in favor of some retail therapy. But when her fiancĂ©, Robbie Brightwell, placed fourth in his own races, she felt motivated to compete…and win.
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