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The 1936 competition used a three-round format, quite different from previous iterations. For the qualifying round, each jumper had three attempts to reach the required distance of 7.15 metres. Every jumper who achieved that result in qualifying advanced to the semifinal round. There, each jumper had
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The competition between Owens and Long resulted in a story of friendship, possibly embellished into mythology. Both men were accomplished long jumpers going into the Games, with Owens holding the world record and Long holding the
European record. Owens, however, fouled in his first two jumps in the
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Olympic record of 7.765 metres multiple times in the semifinal and final rounds. Owens finished with a best jump of 8.06 metres to Long's 7.87 metres. Now, if not
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three jumps. The six men with the best jumps in the semifinal advanced to the final, where they received an additional three jumps; any of the six jumps from the semifinal or final would count for the final score, but not the qualifying round jumps.
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Republic of China, Peru, the Philippines, Romania, and Yugoslavia each made their first appearance in the event. The United States appeared for the 10th time, the only nation to have long jumpers at each of the Games thus far.
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matched that with his fifth, penultimate jump (after also breaking the older record at 7.84 metres on his third), but Owens finished with 7.94 metres and 8.06 metres in his fifth and sixth jumps. However, all of these jumps were wind-aided.
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before, the two met and became friends: Long was the first to congratulate Owens, embracing the
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put Japan on the podium for the second Games in a row with bronze.
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Jesse Owens and Luz Long walk arm-in-arm after their competition
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2865:"Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Long Jump"
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A. Augello, "Uccidi Gli
Italiani", Milano, Mursia, p.174
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Germany's first medal in the event with silver;
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2896:"Was Jesse Owens' 1936 Long-Jump Story A Myth?"
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671:Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin
2928:Official Report, pp. 668–69.
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4067:Long jump at the Olympics
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669:In the 1964 documentary
653:Jesse Owens and Luz Long
832:1924 pentathlon contest
866:Tuesday, 4 August 1936
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3365:Ellery Harding Clark
2869:sports-reference.com
635:1936 Summer Olympics
208:1936 Summer Olympics
4032:Miltiadis Tentoglou
4009:Miltiadis Tentoglou
2058:Semifinal and Final
1549:Grigorios Lambrakis
1434:Carlos de la Guerra
1411:Bondoc Ionescu-Crum
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1290:Márcio de Oliveira
713:Competition format
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2875:on 17 April 2020
2871:. Archived from
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2840:"Long Jump, Men"
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1899:
1876:
1853:
1830:
1807:
1784:
1761:
1738:
1715:
1692:
1669:
1646:
1623:
1600:
1577:
1554:
1531:
1508:
1503:François Mersch
1485:
1462:
1439:
1416:
1393:
1388:Willy Rasmussen
1370:
1347:
1321:
1295:
1269:
1243:
1238:Josef Vosolsobě
1217:
1191:
1165:
1139:
1113:
1087:
1061:
1035:
1009:
1004:Wilhelm Leichum
983:
957:
931:
906:
901:
889:
885:
876:
872:
850:
828:Robert LeGendre
792:
789:Robert LeGendre
783:
749:
739:
737:
724:
715:
695:
655:
616:
573:Combined events
401:4 × 400 m relay
384:4 × 100 m relay
206:
193:
192:
186:
164:
162:
150:
136:
134:
122:
108:
106:
94:
48:Berlin, Germany
35:
23:
20:
19:Men's long jump
12:
11:
5:
4085:
4075:
4074:
4069:
4064:
4047:
4046:
4043:
4042:
4019:
3996:
3986:Jeff Henderson
3973:
3950:
3927:
3904:
3881:
3858:
3835:
3812:
3789:
3766:
3756:Arnie Robinson
3743:
3733:Randy Williams
3720:
3697:
3674:
3651:
3628:
3605:
3582:
3559:
3536:
3513:
3503:DeHart Hubbard
3490:
3467:
3444:
3421:
3411:Myer Prinstein
3398:
3375:
3351:
3350:
3347:
3346:
3339:
3338:
3331:
3324:
3316:
3307:
3306:
3304:
3303:
3298:
3293:
3288:
3283:
3278:
3273:
3268:
3263:
3258:
3253:
3248:
3243:
3238:
3233:
3228:
3223:
3218:
3213:
3208:
3203:
3198:
3193:
3188:
3183:
3178:
3173:
3168:
3163:
3158:
3152:
3150:
3146:
3145:
3143:
3142:
3137:
3132:
3127:
3122:
3117:
3112:
3107:
3102:
3097:
3092:
3087:
3082:
3077:
3072:
3067:
3062:
3057:
3052:
3047:
3042:
3037:
3032:
3027:
3022:
3017:
3012:
3007:
3002:
2997:
2991:
2989:
2985:
2984:
2977:
2974:
2973:
2962:
2961:
2954:
2947:
2939:
2931:
2930:
2921:
2912:
2886:
2856:
2823:
2822:
2820:
2817:
2814:
2813:
2810:
2805:
2802:
2799:
2796:
2785:
2780:
2776:
2775:
2772:
2767:
2764:
2761:
2758:
2747:
2742:
2738:
2737:
2734:
2729:
2726:
2723:
2720:
2709:
2707:Sam Richardson
2704:
2700:
2699:
2696:
2691:
2688:
2685:
2682:
2680:Czechoslovakia
2671:
2666:
2662:
2661:
2658:
2653:
2650:
2647:
2644:
2633:
2631:Gianni Caldana
2628:
2624:
2623:
2620:
2615:
2612:
2609:
2606:
2595:
2590:
2586:
2585:
2582:
2577:
2574:
2571:
2568:
2557:
2552:
2548:
2547:
2544:
2539:
2536:
2533:
2530:
2519:
2514:
2510:
2509:
2506:
2501:
2498:
2495:
2492:
2481:
2476:
2472:
2471:
2468:
2463:
2460:
2457:
2454:
2443:
2438:
2434:
2433:
2428:
2425:
2422:
2419:
2414:
2411:
2408:
2405:
2394:
2389:
2385:
2384:
2379:
2376:
2373:
2370:
2365:
2362:
2359:
2356:
2345:
2339:
2338:
2333:
2330:
2327:
2324:
2319:
2316:
2313:
2310:
2299:
2294:
2290:
2289:
2284:
2281:
2278:
2275:
2270:
2267:
2264:
2261:
2250:
2245:
2235:
2234:
2229:
2226:
2218:
2215:
2210:
2207:
2204:
2201:
2190:
2185:
2175:
2174:
2169:
2161:
2153:
2150:
2145:
2142:
2134:
2131:
2120:
2115:
2105:
2104:
2101:
2098:
2095:
2092:
2089:
2086:
2083:
2079:
2078:
2075:
2072:
2069:
2066:
2059:
2056:
2053:
2052:
2050:
2045:
2034:
2028:
2027:
2025:
2020:
2009:
2005:
2004:
2002:
1997:
1986:
1982:
1981:
1979:
1974:
1963:
1959:
1958:
1956:
1953:
1942:
1936:
1935:
1933:
1930:
1919:
1913:
1912:
1910:
1907:
1896:
1890:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1873:
1871:Ruudi Toomsalu
1867:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:Czechoslovakia
1850:
1844:
1843:
1841:
1838:
1827:
1821:
1820:
1818:
1815:
1804:
1802:Onni Rajasaari
1798:
1797:
1795:
1792:
1781:
1775:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1758:
1752:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1735:
1729:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1712:
1706:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1689:
1687:Marten Klasema
1683:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1666:
1660:
1659:
1657:
1654:
1652:Czechoslovakia
1643:
1637:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1620:
1614:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1597:
1591:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1574:
1572:Chang Chia-gwe
1568:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1551:
1545:
1544:
1542:
1539:
1528:
1526:George Traynor
1522:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1505:
1499:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1482:
1476:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1459:
1453:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1436:
1430:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1413:
1407:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1390:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1367:
1365:André Prébolin
1361:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1344:
1338:
1337:
1332:
1329:
1318:
1312:
1311:
1306:
1303:
1292:
1286:
1285:
1280:
1277:
1266:
1264:Sam Richardson
1260:
1259:
1254:
1251:
1249:Czechoslovakia
1240:
1234:
1233:
1228:
1225:
1214:
1212:Gianni Caldana
1208:
1207:
1202:
1199:
1188:
1182:
1181:
1176:
1173:
1162:
1156:
1155:
1150:
1147:
1136:
1130:
1129:
1124:
1121:
1110:
1104:
1103:
1098:
1095:
1084:
1078:
1077:
1072:
1069:
1058:
1052:
1051:
1046:
1043:
1032:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1017:
1006:
1000:
999:
994:
991:
980:
974:
973:
968:
965:
954:
948:
947:
942:
939:
928:
922:
921:
918:
915:
912:
905:
902:
900:
897:
894:
893:
880:
867:
863:
862:
859:
856:
849:
846:
820:
819:
816:
807:
799:
780:
778:Olympic record
774:
773:
770:
761:
756:
735:
723:
720:
714:
711:
694:
691:
675:Grantland Rice
654:
651:
618:
617:
615:
614:
607:
600:
592:
589:
588:
586:
581:
575:
574:
570:
569:
567:
562:
556:
555:
550:
545:
539:
538:
533:
528:
522:
521:
519:
514:
508:
507:
505:
500:
494:
493:
488:
483:
477:
476:
474:
469:
463:
462:
460:
455:
449:
448:
444:
443:
441:
436:
430:
429:
427:
422:
416:
415:
411:
410:
408:
403:
397:
396:
391:
386:
380:
379:
377:
372:
370:3000 m steeple
366:
365:
363:
358:
352:
351:
349:
344:
338:
337:
332:
330:
326:
325:
323:
318:
312:
311:
309:
304:
298:
297:
295:
290:
284:
283:
281:
276:
270:
269:
267:
262:
256:
255:
253:
248:
242:
241:
236:
231:
225:
224:
220:
219:
211:
210:
195:
194:
187:
181:
180:
177:
176:
173:
172:
157:
155:
145:
144:
129:
127:
117:
116:
101:
99:
85:
84:
80:
79:
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
44:Olympiastadion
41:
37:
36:
33:
25:
24:
21:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4084:
4073:
4070:
4068:
4065:
4063:
4060:
4059:
4057:
4039:
4033:
4023:
4020:
4016:
4010:
4000:
3997:
3993:
3987:
3977:
3974:
3970:
3964:
3954:
3951:
3947:
3941:
3931:
3928:
3924:
3918:
3908:
3905:
3901:
3895:
3885:
3882:
3878:
3872:
3862:
3859:
3855:
3849:
3839:
3836:
3832:
3826:
3816:
3813:
3809:
3803:
3793:
3790:
3786:
3780:
3770:
3767:
3763:
3757:
3747:
3744:
3740:
3734:
3724:
3721:
3717:
3711:
3701:
3698:
3694:
3688:
3678:
3675:
3671:
3665:
3655:
3652:
3648:
3642:
3632:
3629:
3625:
3619:
3618:Jerome Biffle
3609:
3606:
3602:
3596:
3595:Willie Steele
3586:
3583:
3579:
3573:
3563:
3560:
3556:
3550:
3540:
3537:
3533:
3527:
3517:
3514:
3510:
3504:
3494:
3491:
3487:
3481:
3471:
3468:
3464:
3458:
3448:
3445:
3441:
3435:
3425:
3422:
3418:
3412:
3402:
3399:
3395:
3389:
3379:
3376:
3372:
3366:
3356:
3353:
3352:
3348:
3344:
3337:
3332:
3330:
3325:
3323:
3318:
3317:
3314:
3302:
3299:
3297:
3294:
3292:
3289:
3287:
3284:
3282:
3279:
3277:
3274:
3272:
3269:
3267:
3264:
3262:
3259:
3257:
3254:
3252:
3249:
3247:
3244:
3242:
3239:
3237:
3234:
3232:
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3219:
3217:
3214:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3199:
3194:
3189:
3184:
3179:
3174:
3169:
3164:
3159:
3154:
3153:
3151:
3147:
3141:
3138:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3128:
3126:
3123:
3121:
3118:
3116:
3113:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3093:
3091:
3088:
3086:
3083:
3081:
3078:
3076:
3073:
3071:
3068:
3066:
3063:
3061:
3058:
3056:
3053:
3051:
3048:
3046:
3043:
3041:
3038:
3036:
3033:
3031:
3028:
3026:
3023:
3021:
3018:
3016:
3013:
3011:
3008:
3006:
3003:
3001:
2998:
2996:
2993:
2992:
2990:
2986:
2982:
2981:
2975:
2971:
2970:Olympic Games
2967:
2960:
2955:
2953:
2948:
2946:
2941:
2940:
2937:
2925:
2916:
2901:
2897:
2890:
2874:
2870:
2866:
2860:
2845:
2841:
2835:
2833:
2831:
2829:
2824:
2809:
2806:
2797:
2795:
2784:
2783:Kenshi Togami
2778:
2777:
2771:
2768:
2765:
2762:
2757:
2746:
2740:
2739:
2733:
2730:
2721:
2719:
2708:
2702:
2701:
2695:
2692:
2689:
2686:
2681:
2670:
2664:
2663:
2657:
2654:
2651:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2632:
2626:
2625:
2619:
2616:
2613:
2607:
2605:
2594:
2588:
2587:
2581:
2578:
2575:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2556:
2555:Åke Stenqvist
2550:
2549:
2543:
2540:
2537:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2518:
2517:Arthur Bäumle
2512:
2511:
2505:
2502:
2499:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2480:
2474:
2473:
2467:
2464:
2461:
2458:
2455:
2453:
2452:United States
2442:
2436:
2435:
2432:
2429:
2426:
2423:
2420:
2418:
2415:
2412:
2409:
2404:
2403:United States
2393:
2387:
2386:
2383:
2380:
2377:
2374:
2371:
2369:
2366:
2363:
2360:
2357:
2355:
2344:
2343:Arturo Maffei
2340:
2337:
2334:
2331:
2328:
2325:
2323:
2320:
2317:
2311:
2309:
2298:
2291:
2288:
2285:
2279:
2276:
2274:
2271:
2268:
2262:
2260:
2249:
2237:
2236:
2233:
2230:
2225:
2224:
2219:
2216:
2214:
2211:
2208:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2189:
2177:
2176:
2173:
2170:
2168:
2167:
2162:
2160:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2146:
2143:
2141:
2140:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2129:United States
2119:
2107:
2106:
2102:
2099:
2096:
2093:
2090:
2087:
2084:
2081:
2080:
2063:
2051:
2044:
2033:
2029:
2026:
2019:
2006:
2003:
1996:
1983:
1980:
1973:
1960:
1957:
1952:
1941:
1937:
1934:
1929:
1918:
1914:
1911:
1906:
1895:
1891:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1872:
1868:
1865:
1860:
1849:
1848:Rudolf Polame
1845:
1842:
1837:
1826:
1822:
1819:
1814:
1803:
1799:
1796:
1791:
1780:
1776:
1773:
1768:
1757:
1756:Mohammad Khan
1753:
1750:
1745:
1734:
1730:
1727:
1722:
1711:
1710:Martti Tolamo
1707:
1704:
1699:
1688:
1684:
1681:
1676:
1665:
1664:Max Berendson
1661:
1658:
1653:
1642:
1641:Jiří Hoffmann
1638:
1635:
1630:
1619:
1618:Ivo Buratović
1615:
1612:
1607:
1596:
1595:Henrik Koltai
1592:
1589:
1584:
1573:
1569:
1566:
1561:
1550:
1546:
1543:
1538:
1537:Great Britain
1527:
1523:
1520:
1515:
1504:
1500:
1497:
1492:
1481:
1477:
1474:
1469:
1468:Great Britain
1458:
1454:
1451:
1446:
1435:
1431:
1428:
1423:
1412:
1408:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1389:
1385:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1366:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1343:
1339:
1333:
1328:
1317:
1316:Kenshi Togami
1307:
1302:
1291:
1281:
1276:
1265:
1255:
1250:
1239:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1213:
1203:
1198:
1187:
1177:
1172:
1161:
1160:Åke Stenqvist
1151:
1146:
1135:
1125:
1120:
1109:
1099:
1094:
1093:United States
1083:
1073:
1068:
1067:United States
1057:
1047:
1042:
1031:
1030:Arturo Maffei
1021:
1016:
1005:
995:
990:
979:
969:
964:
953:
943:
940:
938:
937:United States
927:
919:
916:
913:
910:
909:
892:
888:
884:
881:
879:
875:
871:
868:
865:
864:
860:
857:
854:
853:
845:
842:
838:
834:
833:
829:
826:
817:
815:
811:
808:
806:
805:
800:
796:
790:
781:
779:
776:
775:
771:
769:
768:United States
765:
762:
760:
757:
747:
736:
734:
731:
730:
727:
719:
710:
706:
704:
700:
690:
688:
682:
680:
676:
672:
667:
659:
650:
648:
644:
640:
636:
632:
628:
627:
613:
608:
606:
601:
599:
594:
593:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
576:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
557:
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
543:Javelin throw
541:
540:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
509:
506:
504:
501:
499:
496:
495:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
450:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
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1985:Walter Mäder
1779:Niño Ramírez
1733:Masao Harada
1457:Edward Boyce
1134:Artur Bäumle
978:Naoto Tajima
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699:Naoto Tajima
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687:Adolf Hitler
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647:Naoto Tajima
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560:Hammer throw
526:Discus throw
457:
447:Field events
329:80 m hurdles
223:Track events
160:Naoto Tajima
74:
3687:Lynn Davies
3572:Jesse Owens
3434:Frank Irons
2879:12 December
2849:1 September
2479:Robert Paul
2441:John Brooks
2118:Jesse Owens
1995:Switzerland
1951:Switzerland
1940:Jean Studer
1790:Philippines
1767:Afghanistan
1698:Netherlands
1480:Émile Binet
1342:Claude Heim
1108:Robert Paul
1082:John Brooks
926:Jesse Owens
837:Jesse Owens
746:Jesse Owens
703:Jesse Owens
639:Jesse Owens
467:Triple jump
414:Road events
104:Jesse Owens
62:Competitors
34:Jesse Owens
4056:Categories
3871:Carl Lewis
3848:Carl Lewis
3825:Carl Lewis
3802:Carl Lewis
3710:Bob Beamon
2819:References
1917:Situ Guong
1894:Hoh Chunde
1629:Yugoslavia
1514:Luxembourg
904:Qualifying
883:Qualifying
701:of Japan.
693:Background
498:Pole vault
434:50 km walk
3641:Greg Bell
3549:Ed Gordon
2966:Long jump
2844:Olympedia
2593:Otto Berg
2392:Bob Clark
2074:Semifinal
1331:>=7.15
1305:>=7.15
1279:>=7.15
1253:>=7.15
1201:>=7.15
1186:Otto Berg
1175:>=7.15
1149:>=7.15
1123:>=7.15
1097:>=7.15
1071:>=7.15
1056:Bob Clark
1045:>=7.15
1019:>=7.15
993:>=7.15
967:>=7.15
887:Semifinal
764:Ann Arbor
679:Tom Ecker
626:long jump
579:Decathlon
481:High jump
453:Long jump
203:Athletics
83:Medalists
2188:Luz Long
2043:Colombia
1932:<7.15
1909:<7.15
1863:<7.15
1840:<7.15
1817:<7.15
1794:<7.15
1771:<7.15
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1725:<7.15
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1495:<7.15
1472:<7.15
1449:<7.15
1426:<7.15
952:Luz Long
917:Distance
848:Schedule
841:Luz Long
643:Luz Long
512:Shot put
420:Marathon
316:10,000 m
132:Luz Long
57:August 4
3526:Ed Hamm
2980:Summary
2968:at the
2900:NPR.org
2528:Germany
2308:Germany
2199:Germany
2103:Result
2068:Athlete
1972:Denmark
1955:No mark
1882:Estonia
1813:Finland
1721:Finland
1606:Hungary
1491:Belgium
1422:Romania
1399:Denmark
1145:Germany
1015:Germany
963:Germany
911:Athlete
899:Results
722:Records
633:at the
142:Germany
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861:Round
814:France
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624:men's
302:5000 m
288:1500 m
205:at the
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3149:Women
2905:7 May
2794:Japan
2642:Italy
2354:Italy
2259:Japan
2220:7.87
2163:8.06
2155:7.94
2136:7.87
2018:Spain
1744:Japan
1327:Japan
1223:Italy
1041:Italy
989:Japan
891:Final
878:17:45
874:16:30
870:10:30
858:Time
855:Date
810:Paris
802:7.765
759:8.13
553:women
536:women
491:women
394:women
335:women
274:800 m
260:400 m
246:200 m
239:women
229:100 m
170:Japan
73:8.06
40:Venue
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3493:1924
3470:1920
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3424:1908
3401:1904
3378:1900
3355:1896
3301:2024
3296:2020
3291:2016
3286:2012
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3271:2000
3266:1996
3261:1992
3256:1988
3251:1984
3246:1980
3241:1976
3236:1972
3231:1968
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3186:1924
3181:1920
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3171:1908
3166:1904
3161:1900
3156:1896
3140:2024
3135:2020
3130:2016
3125:2012
3120:2008
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3110:2000
3105:1996
3100:1992
3095:1988
3090:1984
3085:1980
3080:1976
3075:1972
3070:1968
3065:1964
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3055:1956
3050:1952
3045:1948
3040:1936
3035:1932
3030:1928
3025:1924
3020:1920
3015:1912
3010:1908
3005:1904
3000:1900
2995:1896
2907:2019
2881:2017
2851:2020
2808:6.18
2798:6.18
2770:7.05
2766:7.05
2763:6.81
2732:7.13
2722:7.13
2694:7.18
2690:7.18
2687:7.03
2656:7.26
2652:7.26
2649:7.16
2646:7.26
2618:7.30
2614:6.95
2608:7.30
2580:7.30
2576:6.68
2573:7.13
2570:7.30
2542:7.32
2538:7.13
2535:7.21
2532:7.32
2504:7.34
2500:7.08
2497:6.93
2494:7.34
2466:7.41
2462:7.19
2459:7.41
2456:7.34
2431:7.67
2427:7.57
2424:7.67
2421:7.60
2417:7.60
2413:7.54
2410:7.60
2382:7.73
2378:7.39
2375:7.42
2372:7.22
2368:7.73
2364:7.73
2361:7.47
2358:7.50
2336:7.73
2332:7.73
2329:7.25
2326:7.38
2322:7.52
2318:7.52
2287:7.74
2280:7.60
2277:7.52
2273:7.74
2269:7.74
2263:7.65
2232:7.87
2217:7.73
2213:7.84
2209:7.84
2206:7.74
2203:7.54
2172:8.06
2148:7.87
2144:7.75
2133:7.74
2065:Rank
1886:7.00
1675:Peru
1445:Peru
1403:6.92
1380:7.07
1357:7.10
1227:7.26
941:7.64
622:The
189:1948
184:1932
54:Date
4038:GRE
4015:GRE
3992:USA
3969:GBR
3946:PAN
3923:USA
3900:CUB
3877:USA
3854:USA
3831:USA
3808:USA
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3762:USA
3739:USA
3716:USA
3693:GBR
3670:USA
3647:USA
3624:USA
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3555:USA
3532:USA
3509:USA
3486:SWE
3463:USA
3440:USA
3417:USA
3394:USA
3371:USA
2988:Men
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2000:DNS
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752:USA
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