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673:Unified Team
599:European Cup
410:, Australia
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76:(2021-09-16)
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45:19 June 1963
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1789:2021 deaths
1784:1963 births
1642:Anna Knoroz
1610:Anna Knoroz
508:Universiade
491:semi-final
305:Competition
1778:Categories
809:References
776:4 × 400 m
757:, Germany
606:, Germany
588:4 × 400 m
534:4 × 400 m
515:, Germany
461:, Germany
366:4 × 400 m
279:in Tokyo.
234:Kazakh SSR
60:Kazakh SSR
49:1963-06-19
1760:2018–19:
1728:2013–14:
1720:2010–12:
1680:2003–05:
1608:1992–94:
1598:champions
755:Stuttgart
707:World Cup
688:Barcelona
650:Barcelona
604:Frankfurt
459:Stuttgart
403:World Cup
111:athletics
1594:women's
877:Records
690:, Spain
652:, Spain
628:, Japan
582:, Spain
513:Duisburg
488:, Italy
408:Canberra
369:3:31.41
311:Position
230:Balkhash
205:, was a
109:Women's
56:Balkhash
780:3:18.38
714:, Cuba
592:3:27.95
580:Seville
538:3:28.60
347:Utrecht
207:hurdler
195:Russian
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435:Moscow
394:54.65
383:Prague
358:57.45
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317:Notes
224:Career
100:Russia
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926:1984
767:53.48
746:1993
724:56.46
700:54.83
679:1992
638:55.27
626:Tokyo
571:1991
565:55.22
553:Split
544:1990
525:57.03
504:1989
498:54.86
477:1987
471:55.56
447:55.08
426:1986
420:56.90
399:1985
374:1984
338:1981
314:Event
308:Venue
106:Sport
83:Sport
1528:2021
1501:2019
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1339:2007
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1177:1995
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1015:1983
988:1981
864:2013
797:4th
773:2nd
760:3rd
717:3rd
693:6th
655:5th
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609:1st
585:2nd
558:5th
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518:1st
486:Rome
464:8th
440:4th
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388:3rd
363:2nd
352:3rd
302:Year
71:Died
42:Born
1546:ITA
1519:ITA
1492:ITA
1465:POL
1438:UKR
1411:UKR
1384:BUL
1357:KAZ
1330:RUS
1303:GER
1276:GBR
1249:CUB
1222:UKR
1195:GER
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