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Just call it the Love Track. Since 1960, three husband-and-wife teams have competed for the U.S. in Olympic track and field, and this year two more couples will try to snare the gold ring at Barcelona. Sandra Farmer-Patrick, 29, and David Patrick, 32 HER EVENT: 400-meter hurdles HIS EVENT: 400-meter hurdles RESIDENCE: Pflugerville, Tex. FAMILY HISTORY: As newlyweds in '88, these two experienced a nightmare Olympic trials. David finished a frustrating fourth, .03 seconds away from a trip to Seoul, and Sandra was disqualified in her semifinal for running in the wrong lane.
Shelly Steely, 29, and Aaron Ramirez, 27 HER EVENT: 3,000 meters HIS EVENT: 10,000 meters RESIDENCE: Albuquerque, N.M. FAMILY HISTORY: They met at the 1989 World Cross Country Championships in Norway, when a flush Shelly ended up buying beers for a financially strapped contingent from the U.S. men's team, including Aaron. They exchanged vows in September of '91. It's the first Olympics for both.
