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Zamperini's record-setting final lap in the 1936 Olympics was known as what?
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The Zamperini Lap was the final lap of the 5,000-meter race at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. It was run by American runner Louis Zamperini, who was in third place at the start of the lap. Zamperini ran a blistering pace, passing the two runners ahead of him to win the race in a time of 14:06.6.
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