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108:Morocco
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1064:
1049:
1037:Ceylon
1034:
1019:
1000:Turkey
997:
967:
937:
922:
907:
892:
877:
864:Debuts
847:
831:
818:Turkey
815:
799:
770:Sweden
767:
751:
735:
719:
703:
687:
674:Israel
671:
655:
639:
623:
610:Greece
607:
591:
570:
557:France
554:
538:
522:
506:
490:
474:
442:Sweden
439:
416:
393:
373:Israel
370:
344:
318:
250:London
210:
194:Winner
185:Turkey
144:Ceylon
96:Debuts
70:London
1704:2020s
1643:2010s
1582:2000s
1523:1990s
1462:1980s
1401:1970s
1354:1960s
1300:1950s
970:Egypt
880:Japan
859:Notes
706:Japan
690:Italy
525:Egypt
396:Japan
175:Egypt
103:Japan
62:Venue
1736:2025
1731:2024
1726:2023
1721:2022
1716:2021
1711:2020
1695:2019
1690:2018
1685:2017
1680:2016
1675:2015
1670:2014
1665:2013
1660:2012
1655:2011
1650:2010
1634:2009
1629:2008
1624:2007
1619:2006
1614:2005
1609:2004
1604:2003
1599:2002
1594:2001
1589:2000
1573:1999
1568:1998
1563:1997
1558:1996
1553:1995
1548:1994
1543:1993
1539:1992
1535:1991
1530:1990
1514:1989
1509:1988
1504:1987
1499:1986
1494:1985
1489:1984
1484:1983
1479:1982
1474:1981
1469:1980
1453:1979
1448:1978
1443:1977
1438:1976
1433:1975
1428:1974
1423:1973
1418:1972
1413:1971
1408:1970
1392:1969
1388:1968
1385:1967
1382:1966
1378:1965
1374:1964
1371:1963
1368:1962
1365:1961
1361:1960
1346:1959
1342:1958
1337:1957
1332:1956
1327:1955
1322:1954
1317:1953
1312:1952
1307:1951
1231:2022
1203:2016
1174:2016
1052:Cuba
954:1954
228:1957
223:1955
149:Cuba
44:Date
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