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Olympic Medalist Had "Close Relationship" With N.Y. Governor
Wednesday March 19, 2008

David Pateron and Diane Dixon
David A. Paterson speaks after being sworn-in as governor on March 17, 2008 in Albany, New York; Diane Dixon arrives at the National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame on August 25, 2004 in NYC.
STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images; Brad Barket/Getty Images

Two days after David PatersonEliot Spitzer's replacement – announced he had cheated on his wife, an Olympic gold medalist claims she also got chummy with the new governor of New York.

Track and field runner Diane Dixon of Brooklyn tells the New York Post that Paterson is "mostly responsible" for helping her land a job at the city's Department of Education.

She did not elaborate further on their relationship, but claims to have recorded a series of telephone conversations she had with him.

Paterson, 53, was appointed governor Monday after Spitzer resigned following his sex scandal with call girl Ashley Dupre.

After he was sworn in, Paterson revealed that he had affairs with "a number of women" while working out marital issues with his wife.

His wife revealed she had had an affair as well.

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