Golden Moments  The Other History of the Olympics  Montreal
1976Diuedone Lamothe of Haiti finishes last in his heat in the
5000-meter run, with a time of 18:50:07—the slowest in Olympic
history. He earned his slot at the Games by being a political
ally of Haitian president Baby Doc Duvalier. Of course, the
dictator threatened to kill him if he didn't finish.  Montreal
1976Soviet fencer Boris Onyschenko is caught using an illegal
épée, which includes a hidden circuit breaker that allows him to
score points even when he doesn't touch his opponent. After his
disqualification, he is immediately spirited back to Russia as
some observers suggest he was using an illegal weapon for six
years.  Moscow 1980 Vladimir Lipitsky of Russia is stabbed
through the chest in the team foil competition, his opponent's
blade nicking a blood vessel but missing his heart. Two years
later, his teammate Vladimir Smirnov dies when the tip of West
German Matthias Behr's foil snaps off and pierces Smirnov's
mask, eyeball, and brain.  Los