Aug. 1 Olympics 1992: Barely 18 months after her feet were almost amputated as a result of radiation treatment for Graves' disease, Gail Devers wins the 100-meter dash at the Olympics in Barcelona in a five-woman photo finish. In an incredibly tight race, the five runners are within .06 seconds of Devers' winning time of 10.82. At the press conference following her victory, the 25-year-old Devers tells how radiation had destroyed her thyroid gland and began affecting her extremities, partic ...

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