The Sports Time Traveler™

The Sports Time Traveler™

The FBI Agent Who Chased a KGB Officer for Gold

70 years ago, Horace Ashenfelter, an FBI agent from New Jersey, competed in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

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Len Ferman
Jul 28, 2022
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HELSINKI, FINLAND July 26, 1952 -

A most interesting occurrence took place on the track in Helsinki at the 1952 Olympics yesterday. Coming down the stretch in the 3,000 meter steeplechase final, there were just two runners left in contention for the gold. A Russian K.G.B. officer, Vladimir Kazantsev, holder of the world’s best time in the event last y…

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