Masters men high jump world record progression
This is the progression of world record improvements of the high jump of Masters athletics.
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IAAF includes indoor marks in the record list since 2000, but WMA does not follow that practice.
Men 35[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.98 i | Harold Osborn | United States | 13.04.1899 | New York City | 16.03.1935 |
2.035 | Dave Albritton | United States | 13.04.1913 | Berea | 26.06.1948 |
2.16 | Viktor Bolshov | Soviet Union | 23.05.1939 | Moscow | 21.06.1974 |
2.16 | Viktor Bolshov | Soviet Union | 23.05.1939 | Moscow | 24.07.1974 |
2.17 | Dimitrios Kattis | Greece | 07.02.1956 | Athens | 06.09.1991 |
2.20 | Brian Stanton | United States | 19.02.1961 | Long Beach | 16.03.1996 |
Doug Nordquist | United States | 20.12.1958 | Long Beach | 08.06.1996 | |
2.26 i | Carlo Thränhardt | Germany | 05.07.1957 | Otterberg | 13.02.1993 |
2.25 | Carlo Thränhardt | Germany | 05.07.1957 | Rehlingen | 31.05.1993 |
2.26 i | Carlo Thränhardt | Germany | 05.07.1957 | Otterberg | 19.02.1994 |
2.27 i | Cristian Popescu | Romania | 12.08.1962 | Pireas | 22.02.1998 |
2.25 | Igor Paklin | Kyrgyzstan | 15.06.1963 | Bishkek | 10.07.1999 |
2.26 | Dalton Grant | United Kingdom | 08.04.1966 | Bangor | 21.07.2002 |
2.27 i | Charles Austin | United States | 19.12.1967 | New York City | 07.02.2003 |
2.30 i | Charles Austin | United States | 19.12.1967 | Boston | 02.03.2003 |
2.27 | Charles Austin | United States | 19.12.1967 | Austin | 05.04.2003 |
2.27 | Dragutin Topić | Serbia | 12.03.1971 | Sofia | 07.07.2007 |
2.30 i | Dragutin Topić | Serbia | 12.03.1971 | Novi Sad | 07.02.2008 |
2.31 | Dragutin Topić | Serbia | 12.03.1971 | Kragujevac | 28.07.2009 |
2.31 | James Nieto | United States | 02.11.1976 | New York | 09.06.2012 |
Men 40[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date | Video |
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1.87 | Wolfgang Boneder | Germany | 20.10.1894 | Regensburg | 13.07.1935 | |
2.05 | Egon Nilsson | Sweden | 07.08.1926 | Ljungby | 25.09.1966 | |
2.06A | John Hartfield | United States | 01.11.1944 | Fort Collins | 01.09.1985 | |
2.07 | Istvan Major | Hungary | 20.05.1949 | Budapest | 02.07.1990 | |
2.10 i | Dwight Stones | United States | 06.12.1953 | Fairfax | 06.02.1994 | |
2.10 i | Dwight Stones | United States | 06.12.1953 | Indianapolis | 25.03.1994 | |
2.08 | Dwight Stones | United States | 19.07.1995 | Buffalo | 19.07.1995 | |
2.11 | Jim Barrineau | United States | 25.06.1955 | Buffalo | 19.07.1995 | |
2.15 | Glen Conley | United States | 09.01.1957 | Albany | 02.08.1997 | |
2.15 | Dalton Grant | United Kingdom | 08.04.1966 | Albertville | 10.07.2008 | |
2.21[1] | Dragutin Topić | Serbia | 12.03.1971 | Kragujevac | 25.06.2011 | |
2.22 | Dragutin Topić | Serbia | 12.03.1971 | Kragujevac | 14.07.2011 | |
2.23 | Dragutin Topić | Serbia | 12.03.1971 | Belgrade | 02.08.2011 | |
2.24 | Dragutin Topić | Serbia | 12.03.1971 | Kragujevac | 06.08.2011 | |
2.25 | Dragutin Topić | Serbia | 12.03.1971 | Bar | 01.05.2012 | |
2.28 | Dragutin Topić | Serbia | 12.03.1971 | Belgrade | 20.05.2012 | [1] |
Men 45[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.70 | Wolfgang Boneder | Germany | 20.10.1894 | . .1940 | |
1.76 | Wolfgang Boneder | Germany | 20.10.1894 | Poznan | 04.07.1943 |
1.80 | Wolfgang Boneder | Germany | 20.10.1894 | Poznan | . .1944 |
1.57 | Jonathan Sharp | United States | 25.01.1921 | Randall's Island | 09.08.1969 |
1.625 | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | United States | 01.05.1921 | Los Angeles | 20.06.1970 |
1.625 | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | United States | 01.05.1921 | San Diego | 04.07.1970 |
1.625 | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | United States | 01.05.1921 | Raleigh | 03.04.1971 |
1.67 | Salvator Martinez | Spain | 06.05.1926 | Bilbao | 27.06.1971 |
1.68i | Ed Austin | United States | 22.10.1929 | Anaheim | 25.01.1975 |
1.68 | Ed Austin | United States | 22.10.1929 | Orange | 04.05.1975 |
1.78[2] | Ed Austin | United States | 22.10.1929 | Fullerton | 07.06.1975 |
1.78 | Herm Wyatt | United States | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 17.06.1978 |
1.83 | Richard "Dick" Richardson | United States | 15.05.1933 | Atlanta, Georgia | 07.08.1978 |
1.83 | Herm Wyatt | United States | 13.09.1931 | Santa Ana | 23.06.1979 |
1.83 | Richard "Dick" Richardson | United States | 15.05.1933 | Gresham | 06.07.1979 |
1.90 | Herm Wyatt | United States | 13.09.1931 | Los Angeles | 19.04.1980 |
2.00 | Asko Pesonen | Finland | 15.04.1943 | Iisalmi | 03.09.1988 |
2.04 i | Dennis Lewis | United States | 20.03.1959 | Ypsilanti | 11.02.2006 |
2.00 | Bruce McBarnette | United States | 07.10.1957 | Durham | 06.05.2006 |
2.01 | Marco Segatel | Italy | 23.03.1962 | Novara | 21.04.2007 |
2.02 | Marco Segatel | Italy | 23.03.1962 | Bovisio Masciago | 28.04.2007 |
2.04 | Marco Segatel | Italy | 23.03.1962 | Cernusco sul Naviglio | 19.07.2007 |
2.05 | Charles Austin | United States | 19.12.1967 | San Marcos | 21.06.2013 |
Men 50[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.76 | Wolfgang Boneder | Germany | 20.10.1894 | Neustadt | 20.07.1947 |
1.675 | Orvald Gillett | United States | 02.06.1919 | San Diego | 04.07.1969 |
1.73 | Orvald Gillett | United States | 02.06.1919 | Glendale | 11.12.1971 |
1.73 | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | United States | 01.05.1921 | Randall's Island | 22.07.1972 |
1.75 | John C. Brown | United States | 04.12.1929 | Philadelphia | 05.07.1980 |
1.75 | John C. Brown | United States | 04.12.1929 | Christchurch | 12.01.1981 |
1.78 i | John C. Brown | United States | 04.12.1929 | Liberty | 15.02.1981 |
1.79 | John C. Brown | United States | 04.12.1929 | Dallas, Texas | 25.07.1981 |
1.79 | Herm Wyatt | United States | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 12.06.1982 |
1.81 | Herm Wyatt | United States | 13.09.1931 | Eugene | 27.06.1982 |
1.85 | Herm Wyatt | United States | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 21.05.1983 |
1.87 | Herm Wyatt | United States | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 03.07.1983 |
1.88 | Herm Wyatt | United States | 13.09.1931 | Los Gatos | 20.08.1983 |
1.88 | Horst Mandl | Austria | 08.01.1936 | Verona | 27.06.1988 |
1.88 | Dieter Wille | Germany | 06.07.1943 | Miyazaki | 10.10.1993 |
1.89 | Mark Chelnov | Ukraine | 15.03.1944 | Athens | 11.06.1994 |
1.90 | Asko Pesonen | Finland | 15.04.1943 | Leppavirta | 24.09.1995 |
2.00 i | Thomas Zacharias | Germany | 02.01.1947 | Birmingham | 02.03.1997 |
1.98 | Thomas Zacharias | Germany | 02.01.1947 | Baunatal | 17.05.1997 |
Men 55[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.56 | Wolfgang Boneder | Germany | 20.10.1894 | Regensburg | 06.05.1950 |
1.47 | Bill Morales | United States | 16.10.1916 | Van Nuys | 08.04.1972 |
1.57 | Robert Ogle | United States | 20.08.1918 | 01.06.1974 | |
1.575 | Orvald Gillett | United States | 02.06.1919 | Vancouver | 30.06.1974 |
1.68 | Burl Gist | United States | 01.02.1920 | Fullerton | 07.06.1975 |
1.69 | Richmond "Boo" Morcom | United States | 01.05.1921 | Brockton | 27.07.1976 |
1.69 i | John C. Brown | United States | 04.12.1929 | Lincoln | 10.03.1985 |
1.71 i | John C. Brown | United States | 04.12.1929 | Lincoln | 11.01.1986 |
1.71 | John C. Brown | United States | 04.12.1929 | Palm Beach | 26.04.1986 |
1.73 | John C. Brown | United States | 04.12.1929 | Lincoln | 13.07.1986 |
1.74 | John C. Brown | United States | 04.12.1929 | Uniondale | 18.07.1986 |
1.75 | Herm Wyatt | United States | 13.09.1931 | Goleta | 04.10.1986 |
1.79 | Herm Wyatt | United States | 13.09.1931 | Eugene | 23.05.1987 |
1.80 | Asko Pesonen | Finland | 15.04.1943 | Kiuruvesi | 11.06.1998 |
1.81 | Asko Pesonen | Finland | 15.04.1943 | Leppävirta | 03.08.1998 |
1.82 | Asko Pesonen | Finland | 15.04.1943 | Viitasaari | 25.08.1998 |
1.83 | Jaroslav Hanuš | Czech Republic | 16.04.1943 | Cesenatico | 13.09.1998 |
1.84 | Thomas Zacharias | Germany | 02.01.1947 | Arrecife | 25.01.2006 |
1.85 i | Vladimir Kuntsevich | Russia | 06.08.1952 | Moscow | 05.04.2008 |
1.85 | Jaroslav Lorenç | Czech Republic | 22.09.1953 | Humpolec | 27.09.2008 |
1.87 | Carlo Thränhardt | Germany | 05.07.1957 | Eberstadt | 17.08.2012 |
1.88 i | Bruce McBarnette | United States | 07.10.1957 | Landover | 22.03.2013 |
1.89 | Carlo Thränhardt | Germany | 05.07.1957 | Bühll | 21.06.2013 |
1.90 | Carlo Thränhardt | Germany | 05.07.1957 | Eberstadt | 23.08.2013 |
1.91 | Marco Segatel | Italy | 23.03.1962 | Orvieto | 08.07.2017 |
Men 60[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.60 | Wolfgang Boneder | Germany | 20.10.1894 | Fürth | 01.06.1956 |
1.445 | Virgil McIntyre | United States | 20.01.1911 | Orange, California | 02.05.1971 |
1.445 | Stan Thompson | United States | 09.10.1910 | Honolulu | 08.07.1972 |
1.46 | Stan Thompson | United States | 09.10.1910 | Hawaii | 26.10.1972 |
1.48 | Ian Hume | Canada | 20.08.1914 | White Plains | 09.08.1975 |
1.49 | Ian Hume | Canada | 20.08.1914 | 20.09.1975 | |
1.52 | Cornelius Warnerdam | United States | 22.06.1915 | Glendale | 06.12.1975 |
1.53 | Ian Hume | Canada | 20.08.1914 | Manchester | 07.08.1976 |
1.54 | Ian Hume | Canada | 20.08.1914 | Gothenburg | 08.08.1977 |
1.57 | Erik Stai | Norway | 01.02.1920 | Gothenburg | 08.08.1977 |
1.59 | Burl Gist | United States | 01.02.1920 | Philadelphia | 05.07.1980 |
1.59 | Burl Gist | United States | 01.02.1920 | Los Angeles | 28.04.1984 |
1.60 | Hans Overland | Norway | 03.08.1924 | Brighton | 22.08.1984 |
1.61 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | Sarasota, Florida | 21.05.1989 |
1.62 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | Miami | 11.06.1989 |
1.64 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | San Diego | 21.07.1989 |
1.66 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | Eugene | 05.08.1989 |
1.66 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | Lake Worth | 21.04.1990 |
1.67 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | Orlando | 18.05.1991 |
1.68 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | unk.1991 | |
1.68 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | 19.09.1992 | |
1.68 | Milton Newton | United States | 06.11.1933 | unk | unk.1994 |
1.69 | Milton Newton | United States | 06.11.1933 | unk | 20.07.1994 |
1.69 | Milton Newton | United States | 06.11.1933 | Los Angeles | 10.06.1995 |
1.70 | Horst Mandl | Austria | 08.01.1936 | Malmö | 21.07.1996 |
1.72 | Phil Fehlen | United States | 03.07.1935 | Saskatoon | 04.07.1998 |
1.74 | Asko Pesonen | Finland | 15.04.1943 | Pyhäntä | 03.06.2003 |
1.76 | Asko Pesonen | Finland | 15.04.1943 | Leppavirta | 14.09.2003 |
1.77 | Thomas Zacharias | Germany | 02.01.1947 | Arrecife | 24.03.2007 |
1.78 | Thomas Zacharias | Germany | 02.01.1947 | Arrecife | 02.04.2007 |
1.79 | Thomas Zacharias | Germany | 02.01.1947 | Arrecife | 15.04.2007 |
1.80 | Thomas Zacharias | Germany | 02.01.1947 | Arrecife | 27.04.2007 |
1.81 | Vladimir Kuntsevich | Russia | 06.08.1952 | Zittau | 16.08.2012 |
Men 65[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.50 | Wolfgang Boneder | Germany | 20.10.1894 | . .1963 | |
1.36 | Virgil McIntyre | United States | 20.01.1911 | Gresham | 03.07.1976 |
1.37 | Stan Thompson | United States | 09.10.1910 | Honolulu | 03.07.1976 |
1.37 | Stan Thompson | United States | 09.10.1910 | Honolulu | 27.03.1977 |
1.37 | Bud Deacon | United States | 28.04.1911 | Gresham | 19.06.1977 |
1.46 | Ivar Sand | Norway | 17.07.1912 | Gothenburg | 08.08.1977 |
1.47 | Richard O'Rafferty | Ireland | 10.11.1913 | Hannover | 28.07.1979 |
1.49 i | Ian Hume | Canada | 20.08.1914 | Syracuse | 29.03.1980 |
1.50 | Ian Hume | Canada | 20.08.1914 | Philadelphia | 05.07.1980 |
1.50 | Erik Stai | Norway | 29.01.1915 | Larvik | 08.08.1981 |
1.51 | Ian Hume | Canada | 20.08.1914 | Richmond | 22.08.1981 |
1.52 i | Burl Gist | United States | 01.02.1920 | Sterling | 31.03.1985 |
1.52 | Burl Gist | United States | 01.02.1920 | Visalia | 04.05.1985 |
1.55 | Hans Bittner | Germany | 22.02.1920 | Rome | 23.06.1985 |
1.55 | Burl Gist | United States | 01.02.1920 | San Diego | 29.08.1987 |
1.56 | Nils-Bertil Nevrup | Sweden | 29.11.1926 | Kristiansand | 28.06.1992 |
1.62 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | 31.10.1992 | |
1.62 i | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | Providence | 16.01.1993 |
1.62 i | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | Bozeman | 19.03.1993 |
1.63 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | Naples | 17.04.1993 |
1.64 | James Gillcrist | United States | 28.10.1927 | Gainesville | 25.09.1993 |
1.65 | Phil Fehlen | United States | 03.07.1935 | Norwalk | 08.07.2000 |
1.66 | Phil Fehlen | United States | 03.07.1935 | Eugene | 12.08.2000 |
1.67 | Dušan Prezelj | Slovenia | 25.01.1949 | Izmir | 26.08.2014 |
1.68 i | Dušan Prezelj | Slovenia | 25.01.1949 | Istanbul | 22.02.2015 |
1.70 i | Oleg Fedorko | Ukraine | 31.10.1954 | Kiev | 22.12.2019 |
1.73 i | Oleg Fedorko | Ukraine | 31.10.1954 | Kiev | 09.02.2020 |
Men 70[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.60 | Dušan Prezelj | Slovenia | 25 January 1949 | Ptuj | 22 July 2020 |
1.59 | Carl-Erik Särndal | Sweden | 17 July 1937 | Värnamo | 7 August 2007 |
1.51 | Gordon Seifert | United States | 18 July 1928 | Murfreesboro | 24 June 2000 |
1.52 | Bud Held | United States | 25 October 1927 | Phoenix | 8 November 1997 |
1.50 | Nils-Bertil Nevrup | Sweden | 29 November 1926 | Olofström | 11 June 1997 |
1.49 i | Nils-Bertil Nevrup | Sweden | 29 November 1926 | Malmö | 12 January 1997 |
1.48 | Ian Hume | Canada | 20 August 1914 | Etobicoke | 8 September 1984 |
1.47 | Winfield McFadden | United States | 12 March 1905 | Santa Ana | 18 June 1977 |
Men 75[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.40 | Kizo Kimura | Japan | 11.07.1911 | Akita | 30.07.1988 |
1.40 i | Esko Kolhonen | Finland | 03.03.1914 | Turku | 01.04.1989 |
1.44 | Esko Kolhonen | Finland | 03.03.1914 | Eugene | 04.08.1989 |
1.45 [3] | Richard Lowery | United States | 06.04.1931 | Clermont, Florida | 08.04.2006 |
1.47 | Carl Erik Särndal | Sweden | 17.07.1937 | Zittau | 16.08.2012 |
1.49 | Carl Erik Särndal | Sweden | 17.07.1937 | Lund | 17.09.2013 |
1.51 i | Carl Erik Särndal | Sweden | 17.07.1937 | Jönköping | 13.01.2013 |
1.52 i | Carl Erik Särndal | Sweden | 17.07.1937 | Malmö | 20.01.2013 |
Men 80[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.20 | Herbert Anderson | United States | 15.07.1902 | San Diego | 29.08.1982 |
1.21 | Gulab Singh | India | 13.10.1905 | Eugene | 04.08.1989 |
1.22 | Virgil McIntyre | United States | 20.01.1911 | Syracuse | 28.06.1991 |
1.22 i | Wesley Ward | United States | 08.02.1910 | West Lafayette | 15.02.1992 |
1.22 | Virgil McIntyre | United States | 20.01.1911 | 20.06.1992 | |
1.26 i | Esko Kolhonen | Finland | 03.03.1914 | Turku | 19.03.1994 |
1.27 | Esko Kolhonen | Finland | 03.03.1914 | Athens | 11.06.1994 |
1.31 | Esko Kolhonen | Finland | 03.03.1914 | Kuusankoski | 16.07.1994 |
1.34 | Emmerich Zensch | Austria | 20.12.1919 | Traun | 20.05.2000 |
1.35 | Samuli Korpi | Finland | 19.08.1929 | Tampere | 02.07.2010 |
1.35 | Richard Lowery | United States | 06.04.1931 | Clermont, Florida | 21.05.2011 |
1.37 | Richard Lowery | United States | 06.04.1931 | Houston | 17.06.2011 |
1.38 | Carl Erik Särndal | Sweden | 17.07.1937 | Karlskrona | 20.08.2017 |
1.40 i | Carl Erik Särndal | Sweden | 17.07.1937 | Malmoe | 02.03.2019 |
Men 85[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
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1.13 | Buell Crane | United States | 18.03.1900 | Gresham | 26.07.1985 |
1.15 | Kizo Kimura | Japan | 11.07.1911 | Wakayama | 18.08.1996 |
1.18 | Kizo Kimura | Japan | 11.07.1911 | Toyama | 14.09.1996 |
1.20 | Kizo Kimura | Japan | 11.07.1911 | Kofu | 22.06.1997 |
1.20 | Esko Kolhonen | Finland | 03.03.1914 | Gateshead | 08.08.1998 |
1.21 | Donald Pellmann | United States | 12.08.1915 | Hot Springs | 21.09.2002 |
1.22 | Emmerich Zensch | Austria | 20.12.1919 | Edmonton | 26.07.2005 |
1.25 | Samuli Korpi | Finland | 19.08.1929 | Inkeroinen | 17.05.2015 |
Men 90[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.04 | Buell Crane | United States | 18.03.1900 | Gresham | 27.07.1990 |
1.05 | Kizo Kimura | Japan | 11.07.1911 | Maebashi | 26.10.2001 |
1.10 | Kizo Kimura | Japan | 11.07.1911 | Matsue | 19.05.2002 |
1.10 | Vic Younger | Australia | 05.01.1912 | Melbourne | 08.10.2002 |
1.15 | Donald Pellmann | United States | 12.08.1915 | Fort Collins | 04.09.2005 |
Men 95[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.86 i | Everett Hosack | United States | 28.02.1902 | Birmingham | 02.03.1997 |
0.96 i | Leland McPhie | United States | 31.03.1914 | Landover | 22.03.2009 |
0.98 | Leland McPhie | United States | 31.03.1914 | Oshkosh | 11.07.2009 |
0.99 | Donald Pellmann | United States | 12.08.1915 | Palo Alto | 27.03.2011 |
1.00 | Emmerich Zensch | Austria | 20.12.1919 | Lyon France | 14.08.2015 |
Men 100[]
Height | Athlete | Nationality | Birthdate | Location | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.90 | Donald Pellmann | United States | 12.08.1915 | San Diego | 20.09.2015 |
References[]
- ^ "Herculis Monaco: Bolt vs. Lemaitre, by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder - RunBlogRun".
- ^ http://www.mastershistory.org/Outdoor-Program/Program-1978-07.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ unofficial meeting (Clermont NTC Spring Fling #2)
External links[]
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