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...Seagren soared to another new Olympic mark by clearing 17 ft. 8½ in. in the pole vault. In the short dashes, California's Jim Hines clocked 9.9 sec. in the men's 100 meters to tie his own pending world record, and Georgia's Wyomia Tyus won the women's 100 in 11 sec. flat. Then, in the field events, there was Al Oerter's fourth straight discus victory and Bob Beamon's incredible long jump...
...American qualified for the 400-meter hurdles final, with Billy Hardin of LSU missing out in an upset. In another qualifying heat, Wyomia Tyus tied the world record of 11.2 in the women's 100-meter dash. Three pole vaulters, two half-milers, and steeplechaser George Young also made the finals in their events...