
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, March 3, 1992                   TAG: 9203030169
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: INDIANAPOLIS                                LENGTH: Short

POWELL WINS SULLIVAN AWARD

Mike Powell, who broke Bob Beamon's storied 23-year-old world record in the long jump, was presented the Sullivan Award on Monday night as the nation's top amateur athlete for 1991.

Powell, 28, finished first among 10 finalists in national voting for the award by some 2,500 people. The voting included the media, past winners and representatives of the nation's amateur athletic programs. It was presented by the Amateur Athletic Union, which does not announce vote totals.

Three of the finalists attending - swimmer Mike Barrowman, boxer Eric Griffin and synchronized swimmer Sarah Josephson - were at the Sullivan dinner for the second time as finalists.

Powell became the 36th track and field athlete to receive the Sullivan in its 62nd year.

Finalist Christian Laettner, a Duke basketball standout, did not attend because of a schedule conflict. - Associated Press

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