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631:Algiers
598:Hungary
550:Fukuoka
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368:Dublin
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280:Notes
167:Career
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1157:(NZL)
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918:1 May
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799:1 May
673:2010
649:2009
622:2007
615:Team
602:10th
578:48th
571:Team
558:12th
554:Japan
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534:Team
521:15th
517:India
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480:Team
450:2004
423:Team
410:21st
396:2003
389:Team
376:10th
359:2002
352:Team
339:20th
325:2001
315:38th
301:1999
277:Event
271:Venue
1588:List
1568:List
1548:List
1528:List
1508:List
1488:List
962:2016
920:2016
897:2010
870:2016
847:2016
801:2016
779:IAAF
707:1st
686:1st
662:1st
639:5th
612:2nd
568:1st
531:1st
497:1st
487:3rd
477:1st
467:5th
440:1st
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386:1st
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265:Year
113:and
103:Arsi
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