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176:He made his Olympic debut for
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521:Biography of Kosaku Sumiyoshi
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831:JΔnis LΕ«sis
752:Noboru Ueno
710:Kintaro Ito
489:Los Angeles
472:Pentathlon
338:Competition
1042:Categories
1027:Genki Dean
1003:Genki Dean
509:References
115:Pentathlon
109:1930 Tokyo
88:1930 Tokyo
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475:2838 pts
420:, France
394:Amsterdam
322:SΓ£o Paulo
159:Hiroshima
27:athletics
867:Mr. Onda
758:Not held
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502:61.14 m
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450:, Japan
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407:59.05 m
375:56.90 m
366:, China
364:Shanghai
344:Position
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350:Notes
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153:Career
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448:Tokyo
439:1930
418:Paris
385:1928
355:1927
347:Event
341:Venue
229:Tokyo
208:Paris
178:Japan
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