Memories of a Gold-Medal Marathon Run The concluding event at this year's Olympics will be the men's marathon on Sunday. The last American to win it was commentator Frank Shorter, who captured gold at the Munich games in 1972.

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Memories of a Gold-Medal Marathon Run

August 27, 200412:00 AM ET

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The concluding event at this year's Olympics will be the men's marathon on Sunday. The last American to win it was commentator Frank Shorter, who captured gold at the Munich games in 1972.