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Bucky

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9. We should also remember Julissa Gomez... who pushed too hard in the 88 Olympics and paid dearly

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Thu Jul 29, 2021, 05:30 AM

Jul 2021

Julissa was first paralyzed in fall made by pressing too hard for a gold medal, then later died of her injuries.

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