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TORONTO — Olympian and 1977 Boston Marathon champion Jerome Drayton has died at the age of 80. The German-born Drayton held the Canadian men's marathon record for 43 years and finished sixth in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Runners World magazine said Drayton died during knee surgery on Monday. On his fifth try in Boston, he pulled ahead when soon-to-be four-time winner Bill Rodgers began to tire in the 77-degree heat and gave Canada its first victory in the race in three decades.
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