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...days after announcing that an unheralded Soviet discus thrower had set a new world record of 202 ft. 2| in., Moscow trumpeted still more exultant news: Broad Jumper Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, 24, who placed third in the 1960 Olympics, had sailed 27 ft. 3 in. during a meet in Armenia, thus smashing the 27-ft. 1¼-in. world record set by U.S. Olympic Champion Ralph Boston in last year's U.S.Soviet track meet in Moscow. Preparing for the fourth U.S.-Soviet track meet in Palo Alto, Calif, next month the Russians had two other new records to announce...
Said Guest: "I feel quite sick." >-Two weeks after New York's Al Oerter became the first man to fling a discus over 200 ft. (his mark: 200 ft. 5½ in.), Russia's Vladimir Trusenev smashed Oerter's record with a heave of 202 ft. 2¾ in. during a track meet in Leningrad. Sighed Oerter: "You just can't throw them far enough these days...
...front. Also at the Coliseum: a new world's record in the shotput by University of Southern California's Dallas Long with a throw of 65 ft. 10½ in.; a new world's record in the discus by two-time Olympic Champion Al Oerter with a throw of 200 ft. 5½ in., first time the 200-ft. mark has been reached...
Other Crimson heroes were Rick DeLone and Sarge Nichols, one-two in the shot put and vice-versa in the discus; Ted Bailey, first in the hammer at 191 ft., in.; and Don Kirkland and Dave Nawi, second and third in the 440 and half of the victorious mile relay team...
Hobie Armstong leaped 47 ft., 6 1/4 in. in his third competitive try at the hop, step, and jump to take second, and Zeke Azikiwe followed him in fourth. In the discus, Sarge Nichols finished second with a fine 154 ft., 10 1/4 in. effort, and Clyman took third. Sid Marland's 22 ft., 3 3/4 in. leap put him in a tie for second in the broad jump...