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2475:
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2441:
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2436:
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2431:
2429:
2424:
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2297:
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2279:
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2240:
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2195:
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2168:
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2150:
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2130:
2125:
2121:
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2110:
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2099:
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2087:
2084:
2073:
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2058:
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2055:
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1467:
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1450:
1449:
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974:
968:
962:
956:
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943:
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929:
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639:
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605:
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594:
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579:
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269:
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193:
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185:
179:
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155:
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143:
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127:
125:
115:
114:
99:
97:
83:
82:
78:
77:
69:
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61:
57:
56:
51:
47:
46:
41:
37:
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33:
25:
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21:
13:
10:
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6:
4:
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2:
3860:
3849:
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3815:
3809:
3799:
3796:
3792:
3786:
3776:
3773:
3769:
3763:
3753:
3750:
3746:
3740:
3730:
3727:
3723:
3717:
3707:
3704:
3700:
3694:
3684:
3681:
3677:
3671:
3661:
3658:
3654:
3648:
3647:Jean Galfione
3638:
3635:
3631:
3625:
3615:
3612:
3608:
3602:
3592:
3589:
3585:
3579:
3578:Pierre Quinon
3569:
3566:
3562:
3556:
3546:
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3497:
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3464:
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3431:
3428:
3424:
3418:
3408:
3405:
3401:
3395:
3385:
3382:
3378:
3372:
3362:
3359:
3355:
3349:
3348:Earle Meadows
3339:
3336:
3332:
3326:
3316:
3313:
3309:
3303:
3293:
3290:
3286:
3280:
3270:
3267:
3263:
3257:
3247:
3244:
3240:
3234:
3233:Harry Babcock
3224:
3221:
3217:
3211:
3196:
3190:
3180:
3177:
3173:
3167:
3157:
3154:
3150:
3144:
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3134:
3131:
3127:
3121:
3111:
3108:
3107:
3103:
3099:
3092:
3087:
3085:
3080:
3078:
3073:
3072:
3069:
3057:
3054:
3052:
3049:
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3037:
3034:
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3024:
3019:
3014:
3009:
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2994:
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2863:
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2756:
2753:
2751:
2748:
2747:
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2741:
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2736:
2730:
2726:
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2722:
2715:
2710:
2708:
2703:
2701:
2696:
2695:
2692:
2686:
2683:
2681:
2678:
2677:
2673:
2663:
2660:
2647:
2643:
2639:
2633:
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2618:
2614:
2608:
2606:
2604:
2600:
2593:
2587:
2584:
2578:
2576:
2565:
2564:Matti Sutinen
2559:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2544:
2542:
2539:
2537:
2526:
2520:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2505:
2503:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2483:
2477:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2468:
2462:
2460:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2440:
2434:
2433:
2430:
2428:
2425:
2419:
2417:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2398:
2397:Giulio Chiesa
2394:
2391:
2389:
2386:
2380:
2378:
2375:
2372:
2370:
2359:
2352:
2349:
2347:
2344:
2338:
2336:
2332:
2329:
2326:
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2313:
2307:
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2301:
2298:
2292:
2290:
2286:
2283:
2280:
2278:
2267:
2261:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2246:
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2238:
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2222:
2216:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2201:
2199:
2196:
2193:
2190:
2188:
2177:
2171:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2156:
2154:
2151:
2148:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2139:United States
2129:
2128:George Mattos
2123:
2122:
2119:
2117:
2114:
2108:
2106:
2103:
2100:
2097:
2094:
2091:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2072:
2060:
2059:
2056:
2054:
2051:
2048:
2045:
2043:
2040:
2037:
2034:
2031:
2028:
2025:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2016:United States
2006:
1994:
1993:
1990:
1989:
1985:
1983:
1980:
1977:
1975:
1971:
1968:
1965:
1962:
1959:
1956:
1953:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1944:United States
1934:
1922:
1921:
1917:
1914:
1911:
1908:
1905:
1902:
1899:
1896:
1893:
1890:
1887:
1884:
1881:
1878:
1875:
1874:
1871:
1865:
1859:
1856:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1834:
1833:Victor Sillon
1828:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1816:
1813:
1811:
1808:
1805:
1803:
1792:
1786:
1785:
1782:
1780:
1777:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1750:
1744:
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1740:
1738:
1735:
1732:
1730:
1726:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1707:
1701:
1700:
1697:
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1692:
1689:
1687:
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1677:
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1664:
1658:
1657:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1643:
1640:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1621:
1620:Matti Sutinen
1611:
1609:
1606:
1603:
1600:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1581:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1554:
1552:
1541:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1508:United States
1498:
1492:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1477:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1455:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1415:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1375:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1354:
1351:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1342:United States
1332:
1326:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1289:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1249:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1206:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1166:
1165:Giulio Chiesa
1156:
1154:
1151:
1148:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1126:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1093:United States
1083:
1082:George Mattos
1077:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1044:
1038:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1005:
1002:
1000:
996:
993:
991:= Area record
990:
987:
984:
981:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
963:
960:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
944:
942:
941:
934:
928:
925:
923:
920:
917:
916:
913:
910:
908:
905:
902:
901:
897:
894:
891:
890:
887:
884:
880:
871:
869:
867:
859:22 July 1952
858:
856:
852:
849:
847:
844:
840:
834:
825:
823:
820:
819:
815:
813:
812:United States
809:
806:
804:
801:
791:
780:
778:
775:
774:
771:
765:
763:
760:
757:
750:
748:
744:
742:
738:
733:
732:George Mattos
729:
725:
717:
715:
713:
709:
705:
701:
697:
678:
674:
670:
666:
665:George Mattos
648:
644:
637:
635:
633:
629:
624:
620:
616:
612:
600:
595:
593:
588:
586:
581:
580:
577:
574:
572:
569:
565:
560:
557:
555:
552:
548:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:Javelin throw
533:
530:
527:
525:
522:
518:
515:
512:
510:
507:
503:
500:
498:
495:
491:
488:
485:
483:
480:
476:
473:
471:
468:
464:
461:
458:
456:
453:
449:
444:
441:
439:
436:
432:
429:
427:
424:
420:
417:
415:
412:
408:
403:
400:
398:
395:
391:
388:
385:
383:
380:
376:
373:
371:
368:
362:
359:
357:
354:
352:400 m hurdles
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:110 m hurdles
338:
335:
332:
330:
326:
323:
321:
318:
314:
311:
309:
306:
302:
299:
297:
294:
290:
287:
285:
282:
278:
275:
273:
270:
266:
263:
260:
258:
255:
251:
248:
245:
243:
240:
236:
231:
227:
222:
219:
214:
210:
205:
204:
199:
189: →
188:
183:
180:←
176:
169:
159:
156:
154:
144:
141:
140:United States
131:
128:
126:
116:
113:
112:United States
103:
100:
98:
88:
84:
79:
76:
75:
70:
66:
62:
58:
52:
48:
45:
42:
38:
31:
26:
17:
3716:Steve Hooker
3693:Timothy Mack
3601:Sergey Bubka
3417:Bob Richards
3406:
3394:Bob Richards
3120:William Hoyt
2809:
2733:
2662:
2650:. Retrieved
2646:the original
2641:
2632:
2622:18 September
2620:. Retrieved
2616:
2551:
2540:
2536:Soviet Union
2512:
2501:
2469:
2458:
2450:Soviet Union
2426:
2415:
2387:
2376:
2369:Soviet Union
2345:
2334:
2299:
2288:
2253:
2242:
2208:
2197:
2163:
2152:
2115:
2104:
2052:
2041:
2005:Bob Gutowski
1986:
1981:
1973:
1933:Bob Richards
1869:
1820:
1809:
1791:Peter Denton
1778:
1767:
1749:Bruce Peever
1736:
1728:
1706:Rolando Cruz
1693:
1685:
1647:
1607:
1567:
1524:
1497:Bob Richards
1481:
1465:Soviet Union
1441:
1401:
1385:Soviet Union
1358:
1331:Bob Gutowski
1315:
1275:
1232:
1192:
1152:
1136:Soviet Union
1109:
1042:
1030:
1024:
1018:
1015:= World lead
1012:
1008:World record
1003:
994:
988:
982:
976:
970:
964:
958:
952:
946:
939:
938:
926:
921:
911:
906:
875:
866:Bob Richards
864:
845:
833:Bob Richards
821:
816:23 May 1942
802:
777:World record
776:
769:
761:
758:
754:
745:
737:Bob Gutowski
724:Bob Richards
721:
704:Bruce Jenner
669:Bob Gutowski
643:Bob Richards
641:
628:Bob Gutowski
623:Bob Richards
608:
550:Hammer throw
520:Discus throw
496:
446:Field events
366:steeplechase
328:80 m hurdles
233:Track events
201:
130:Bob Gutowski
102:Bob Richards
72:
3670:Nick Hysong
3486:Bob Seagren
3463:Fred Hansen
3371:Guinn Smith
3325:Bill Miller
3189:Edward Cook
2221:Zenon WaΕΌny
1717:Puerto Rico
1663:Allah Ditta
1414:Zenon WaΕΌny
466:Triple jump
405:Road events
60:Competitors
3832:Categories
3302:Sabin Carr
3279:Lee Barnes
3256:Frank Foss
2721:Pole vault
2594:References
1039:Qualifying
912:Qualifying
718:Background
712:Jim Graham
611:pole vault
609:The men's
493:Pole vault
434:50 km walk
422:20 km walk
3440:Don Bragg
2652:4 January
2617:Olympedia
1802:Australia
1760:Australia
1021:= No mark
567:Decathlon
478:High jump
451:Long jump
213:Athletics
81:Medalists
1674:Pakistan
872:Schedule
851:Helsinki
700:Wheaties
505:Shot put
410:Marathon
316:10,000 m
2735:Summary
2723:at the
2685:Results
2585:No mark
2575:Finland
2277:Finland
1879:Athlete
1857:No mark
1631:Finland
1551:Finland
1052:Athlete
935:Results
855:Finland
808:Modesto
766:Records
689:⁄
658:⁄
638:Summary
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2493:Poland
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2232:Poland
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2187:Sweden
2185:
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2082:Greece
2080:
2014:
1982:4.56 m
1942:
1918:Notes
1915:Height
1882:Nation
1844:France
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1073:Notes
1070:Height
1055:Nation
898:Round
883:UTC+10
835:
831:
792:
787:
364:3000 m
304:5000 m
292:1500 m
215:at the
168:Greece
166:
138:
110:
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2904:Women
2408:Italy
1866:Final
1176:Italy
927:Final
922:13:30
907:10:00
895:Time
892:Date
846:4.55
803:4.77
544:women
529:women
514:women
487:women
460:women
387:women
334:women
280:800 m
268:400 m
262:women
253:200 m
247:women
238:100 m
71:4.56
50:Dates
40:Venue
3798:2024
3775:2020
3752:2016
3729:2012
3706:2008
3683:2004
3660:2000
3637:1996
3614:1992
3591:1988
3568:1984
3545:1980
3522:1976
3499:1972
3476:1968
3453:1964
3430:1960
3407:1956
3384:1952
3361:1948
3338:1936
3315:1932
3292:1928
3269:1924
3246:1920
3223:1912
3179:1908
3156:1904
3133:1900
3110:1896
3056:2024
3051:2020
3046:2016
3041:2012
3036:2008
3031:2004
3026:2000
3021:1996
3016:1992
3011:1988
3006:1984
3001:1980
2996:1976
2991:1972
2986:1968
2981:1964
2976:1960
2971:1956
2966:1952
2961:1948
2956:1936
2951:1932
2946:1928
2941:1924
2936:1920
2931:1912
2926:1908
2921:1904
2916:1900
2911:1896
2895:2024
2890:2020
2885:2016
2880:2012
2875:2008
2870:2004
2865:2000
2860:1996
2855:1992
2850:1988
2845:1984
2840:1980
2835:1976
2830:1972
2825:1968
2820:1964
2815:1960
2810:1956
2805:1952
2800:1948
2795:1936
2790:1932
2785:1928
2780:1924
2775:1920
2770:1912
2765:1908
2760:1904
2755:1900
2750:1896
2654:2018
2624:2020
2552:4.00
2513:4.15
2470:4.15
2427:4.15
2388:4.15
2346:4.25
2300:4.25
2254:4.25
2209:4.25
2164:4.35
2116:4.50
2053:4.53
1912:4.59
1909:4.56
1906:4.53
1903:4.50
1900:4.45
1897:4.40
1894:4.35
1891:4.25
1888:4.15
1885:4.00
1876:Rank
1821:3.85
1779:3.85
1737:4.00
1694:4.00
1648:4.15
1608:4.15
1568:4.15
1525:4.15
1482:4.15
1442:4.15
1402:4.15
1359:4.15
1316:4.15
1276:4.15
1233:4.15
1193:4.15
1153:4.15
1110:4.15
1067:4.15
1064:4.00
1061:3.85
1058:3.70
1049:Rank
673:UCLA
187:1960
182:1952
3814:SWE
3791:SWE
3768:BRA
3745:FRA
3722:AUS
3699:USA
3676:USA
3653:FRA
3630:EUN
3607:URS
3584:FRA
3561:POL
3538:POL
3515:GDR
3492:USA
3469:USA
3446:USA
3423:USA
3400:USA
3377:USA
3354:USA
3331:USA
3308:USA
3285:USA
3262:USA
3239:USA
3216:USA
3195:USA
3172:USA
3149:USA
3126:USA
2743:Men
2579:xxx
2545:xxx
2521:13
2506:xxx
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2035:xxo
1978:xxx
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1690:xxx
1681:xxo
1659:15
1536:12
1518:xxo
1493:11
1025:DNS
940:Key
839:USA
796:USA
617:in
571:men
554:men
539:men
524:men
509:men
497:men
482:men
470:men
455:men
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995:OR
989:AR
983:NR
977:PB
971:SB
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