Marathon winner: 1972 Olympics Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Marathon winner: 1972 Olympics . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHORTER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHORTER Marathon winner: 1972 Olympics (7)
7% FRANKSHORTER 1972 Olympic marathon winner (5,7) (12)
6% RAN Participated in a marathon (3)
6% RACE Marathon, e.g. (4) USA Today Sep 9, 2025
6% ASIA Winter Olympics setting in 1972, 1998, 2018 and 2022 (4) New York Times Aug 24, 2025
6% SOLING 1972-2000 Olympic yachting class (6) (6)
6% BRAGINA Lyudmila, 1972 Olympic 1500m champion (7) (7)
6% JOANBENOIT Olympic marathon winner in '84 (10)
5% EMIL ____ Zátopek, the only person to win the 5,000m, 10,000m and marathon at the same Olympic Games (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 17, 2025
5% CARBS Things to "load" before a marathon (5) New York Times Mini Oct 14, 2025
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