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Olympic athlete John Woodruff describes his tactics for winning the 800-meter race

In 1936, John Woodruff was one of 18 African Americans on the US Olympic team competing in Berlin. He won the gold medal for the men's 800-meter race. In this clip he describes the tactics he used to win the race. 

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