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Finally. Silvester overcame a disqualifying tendency to step out of the circle, began to find his form. In Helsinki, he hit 194 ft. 6 in., just 2 ft. ½ in. off the world record set in 1959 by Poland's Edmund Piatkowski. Fortnight ago in Frankfurt, he broke the record convincingly with a heave of 198 ft. 7 in. Not content with last week's record toss in Brussels.Silvester intends to stay in the throwing ring until he has flung the discus past that magic barrier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Modern Discobolus | 9/1/1961 | See Source »

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