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Boston, April 1980, a holiday Monday, 4:00 pm. At 2:32 pm, an unknown woman from New York crossed the marathon finish line first among the women, with a course record.

Mireille Doucette, 27, a Canadian who had led since km 20, came in at 2:34 pm just in time to watch the laurel wreathlaurel wreath Ring of laurel leaves worn on the head as a prize for a winner. go onto another head. No one remembers seeing the winner on the course.

The federation suspended the awards and called the police. If there was fraud, someone stole Mireille's victory.

Three people stood between the road and the finish tape this afternoon. One of them knows where the winner really ran.

Marathon finish tent in 1980, with stopwatches, foil blanketsfoil blanket Thin, shiny sheet that holds body heat, handed to runners after a race. and a laurel wreathlaurel wreath Ring of laurel leaves worn on the head as a prize for a winner..