Then, showing left to right: Hall of Records Building, old Courthouse, and new Courthouse.

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When he realized that neither the budget nor the mountain would accommodate that vision, Borglum instead created a plan for a Hall of Records, but he died before it could be completed.

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And so will many other performances in a Games that sired 15 world records and added illustrious new names to an Olympic Hall of Fame that includes such legends as Jesse Owens, Emil Zatopek, Abebe Bikila and Sebas-tian Coe.

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