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670:"James Wilkes deserved to compete in Olympics (sic)"
786:"Hayes's Record Falls At South Carolina Track Meet"
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1464:1952 births
1273:Iván García
1227:Floyd Heard
1135:Don Quarrie
1112:John Carlos
1043:Rod Richard
952:Moscow 1980
387:100 meters
301:in Zurich.
271:, Jamaica.
269:Don Quarrie
267:, USA; and
250:Allan Wells
235:Don Quarrie
222:He was the
184:1979 Zurich
1458:Categories
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959:Earl Haley
935:Flagbearer
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599:References
322:200 metres
263:, Panama;
212:200 metres
162:200 metres
134:200 metres
113:200 metres
38:1952-09-21
798:0021-5996
329:Ingelheim
67:Athletics
573:See also
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32:Born
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