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I think it has to be Ilmari Salminen, although I have absolutely zero recollection of him having any role in the organizing committee in '52.

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Bubka is the GOAT, but I don't think even he was as dominant as Warmerdam. Neither is Mondo, at this point.

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I think I know this from a previous thread here, but only because it happened to prompt me to do research on the Waterbury entry; so probably unfair for...

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Akebono was around 6-8/500, listings might vary a bit (and his weight varied over time). There were some even heavier sumo wrestlers, but he was taller...

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Dana Zátopková?

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Robert Taylor?

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Is Johnson's '00 4x4 gold still in the books, though?

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The 1932 Trials were also the AAU championships. My recollection (which could well be faulty) is that both the AAU and the American Olympic Committee...

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Fred Tootell?

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Evelyn Furtsch, Annette Rogers and... it figures that the one I forget is always the right answer....

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Hec Dyer's initials match Heike Drechsler, but I'm pretty sure he was older than that; so would presume it's one of the women, blanking on the right one...

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That and seeing the set slip away; he had 3 break points/set points on Carreno Busta's serve at 4-5, 0-40, and on the first set point Carreno Busta seemed...

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Whoa. Sudden 3-meter PB improvements in the JT are actually pretty common; but I was still definitely not expecting this. Vetter looked good at the Paavo...

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Here's the men's list: http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m1hourok.htm

Still missing Moen's European Record from earlier this year, though...

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Pori, wHT:
1. Kati Ojaloo 71.50 (Estonian NR)

I guess the sudden Finnish HT boom isn't limited to throwers who actually represent Finland...