Early in the 1988 Olympic 5000m final, Kenyan John ____ broke away with a 2:01 800m spell and was never overtaken Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NGUGI Early in the 1988 Olympic 5000m final, Kenyan John ____ broke away with a 2:01 800m spell and was never overtaken (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 16, 2022
3% HOWLEDAT Broke up loudly (8) Wall Street Journal Jan 29, 2026
3% AGON Game introduced to an early Olympic Games? (4) The Times Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
3% ENDS Finales (4) Premier Sunday Jan 25, 2026
3% BOUT Spell (4) LA Times Daily Jan 24, 2026
3% END Finale (3) Commuter Jan 24, 2026
3% STINT Spell (5) LA Times Daily Jan 21, 2026
3% ATE Broke bread (3) LA Times Daily Jan 20, 2026
3% NOW "It's ___ or never!" (3)
3% BETH Actress Behrs from "2 Broke Girls" (4)

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