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Steers achieved the following world records during his athletics career:
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302:"Les Steers, World Champion High-Jumper, to Attend Oregon"
405:"Former World Record High Jumper Les Steers Passes Away"
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166:2.10 m (6 ft
56:Rohnerville, California
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622:New York Athletic Club
1446:USA Track & Field
431:"Lester Leroy Steers"
306:Eugene Register-Guard
113:before attending the
103:Palo Alto High School
505:University of Oregon
380:Track and Field News
362:Track and Field News
308:. September 23, 1940
231:Accolades and awards
115:University of Oregon
72:Richland, Washington
267:USA Track and Field
20:Lester 'Les' Steers
32:Steers, circa 1940
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1250:Gene Johnson
1170:Jack Razzeto
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1635:2003 deaths
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1536:Jamie Nieto
1520:Tora Harris
1504:Jim Dilling
1496:Tora Harris
1480:Jamie Nieto
1462:1995–2000:
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1298:Barry Schur
1242:John Thomas
1226:John Thomas
1122:Lester Howe
970:Robert King
962:Robert King
938:LeRoy Brown
922:John Murphy
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671:C.W. Durand
210:Los Angeles
203:Los Angeles
91:high jumper
1624:Categories
1385:Jim Howard
1369:Milt Ottey
1190:Walt Davis
1182:Lewis Hall
1090:Adam Berry
1074:Les Steers
1062:Mel Walker
990:Anton Burg
569:Walt Davis
545:Mel Walker
390:2015-03-31
246:References
152:Washington
140:Later life
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914:Carl Rice
882:Jo Loomis
822:Con Leahy
798:Sam Jones
782:Sam Jones
756:1892–95:
748:1890–91:
721:1888–1979
701:1885–87:
642:1879–1888
619:1876–1878
612:high jump
515:March 31,
476:March 31,
415:March 29,
339:March 29,
272:March 29,
1274:Ed Hanks
898:Wes Oler
796:1903-4:
630:1876-8:
530:Records
441:April 1,
312:April 1,
149:Richland
196:⁄
182:Seattle
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1534:2012:
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1510:2008:
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968:1928:
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936:1923:
912:1918:
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1578:Notes
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