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The first world record in the men's pole vault was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912.[1]
As of April 20, 2024, 80 world records have been ratified by the IAAF (now World Athletics) in the event. Since 2000, World Athletics makes no distinction between indoor and outdoor settings when establishing pole vault world records. This new rule was not applied retroactively. The introduction in the early 1950s of flexible vaulting poles made from composites such as fiberglass or carbon fiber allowed vaulters to achieve greater height.[1][2][3] The present record of Template:T&Fcalc was set by Armand Duplantis, competing at the 2025 Diamond League in Stockholm.[4]
Record progression
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Ratified but later rescinded
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Pending ratification
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Athlete
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Nation
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Venue
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Date
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Francis Temple
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Woolwich
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October 6, 1849[5]
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1
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Robert Mitchell
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London
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June 19, 1868[5]
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1
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Edwin Woodburn
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Newton
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August 31, 1872[5]
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1
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| Lancaster
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June 2, 1873[5]
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2
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| William Kelsey
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Sheffield
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July 7, 1873[5]
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1
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| John Wigfull
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1
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| Edwin Woodburn
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London
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March 30, 1874[5]
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3
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| John Wigfull
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Sheffield
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July 5, 1875[5]
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2
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A. Hammond
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Bury St.Edmunds
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March 30, 1876[5]
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1
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| Edwin Woodburn
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Ulverston
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July 21, 1876[5]
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4
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Thomas Ray
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September 19, 1879[5]
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1
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Birmingham
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July 16, 1881[5]
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2
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Bradford
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August 12, 1882[5]
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3
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| Nottingham
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June 16, 1883[5]
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4
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Preston
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August 18, 1883[5]
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5
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Grasmere
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August 20, 1885[5]
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6
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Whitehaven
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August 13, 1886[5]
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7
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Grasmere
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August 18, 1887[5]
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8
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Whitehaven
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August 19, 1887[5]
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9
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Ernest Stones
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Southport
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June 2, 1888[5]
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1
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Thomas Ray
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Barrow
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September 22, 1888[5]
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10
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Ernest Stones
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Grasmere
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August 23, 1889[5]
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2
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Richard Dickenson
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Kidderminster
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July 4, 1891[5]
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1
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Raymond Clapp
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Chicago
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June 16, 1898[5]
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1
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Norman Dole
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Berkeley
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April 23, 1904[5]
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1
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Fernand Gonder
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Paris
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June 26, 1904[5]
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1
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Gradignan
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June 4, 1905[5]
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2
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Leroy Samse
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Chicago
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June 2, 1906[5]
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1
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Walter Dray
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New Haven
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May 18, 1907[5]
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1
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Philadelphia
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April 25, 1908[5]
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2
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Alfred Gilbert
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June 6, 1908[5]
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1
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New Haven
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June 12, 1908[5]
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2
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Walter Dray
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Danbury
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June 13, 1908[5]
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3
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Leland Scott
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Berkeley
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April 30, 1910[5]
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1
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Boulder
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May 27, 1910[5]
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2
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Robert Gardner
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Philadelphia
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June 1, 1912[5]
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1
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Marc Wright
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Cambridge, U.S.
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June 8, 1912[1]
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1
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Frank Foss
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Antwerp, Belgium
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August 20, 1920[1]
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1
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Charles Hoff
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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September 22, 1922[1]
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1
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July 22, 1923[1]
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2
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Oslo, Norway
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August 13, 1925[1]
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3
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Turku, Finland
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September 27, 1925[1]
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4
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Sabin Carr
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Philadelphia, U.S.
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May 28, 1927[1]
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1
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Lee Barnes
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Fresno, U.S.
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April 28, 1928[1]
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1
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William Graber
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Palo Alto, U.S.
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July 16, 1932[1]
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1
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Keith Brown
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Boston, U.S.
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June 1, 1935[1]
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1
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George Varoff
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Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
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July 4, 1936[1]
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1
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Bill Sefton
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Los Angeles, U.S.
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May 29, 1937[1]
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1
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| Earle Meadows
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1
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Cornelius Warmerdam
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Fresno, U.S.
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June 29, 1940[1]
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1
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Compton, U.S.
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June 26, 1941[1]
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2
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Modesto, U.S.
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May 23, 1942[1]
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3
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Robert Gutowski
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Palo Alto, U.S.
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April 27, 1957[1]
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1
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Don Bragg
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July 2, 1960[1]
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1
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George Davies
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Boulder, U.S.
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May 20, 1961[1]
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1
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John Uelses
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Santa Barbara, U.S.
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March 31, 1962[1]
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1
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Dave Tork
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Walnut, U.S.
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April 28, 1962[1]
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1
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Pentti Nikula
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Kauhava, Finland
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June 22, 1962[1]
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1
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Brian Sternberg
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Philadelphia, U.S.
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April 27, 1963[1]
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1
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Compton, U.S.
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June 7, 1963[1]
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2
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John Pennel
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London, England
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August 5, 1963[1]
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1
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Coral Gables, U.S.
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August 24, 1963[1]
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2
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Fred Hansen
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San Diego, U.S.
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June 13, 1964[1]
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1
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Los Angeles, U.S.
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July 25, 1964[1]
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2
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Bob Seagren
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Fresno, U.S.
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May 14, 1966[1]
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1
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John Pennel
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Los Angeles, U.S.
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July 23, 1966[1]
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3
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Bob Seagren
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San Diego, U.S.
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June 10, 1967[1]
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2
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Paul Wilson
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Bakersfield, U.S.
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June 23, 1967[1]
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1
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Bob Seagren
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Echo Summit, U.S.
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September 12, 1968[1]
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3
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John Pennel
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Sacramento, U.S.
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June 21, 1969[1]
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4
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Wolfgang Nordwig
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Berlin, Germany
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June 17, 1970[1]
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1
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Turin, Italy
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September 3, 1970[1]
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2
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Christos Papanikolaou
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Athens, Greece
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October 24, 1970[1]
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1
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Kjell Isaksson
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Austin, U.S.
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April 8, 1972[1]
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1
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Los Angeles, U.S.
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April 15, 1972[1]
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2
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Helsingborg, Sweden
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June 12, 1972[1]
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3
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Bob Seagren
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Eugene, U.S.
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July 2, 1972[1]
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4
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David Roberts
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Gainesville, U.S.
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March 28, 1975[1]
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1
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Earl Bell
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Wichita, U.S.
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May 29, 1976[1]
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1
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David Roberts
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Eugene, U.S.
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June 22, 1976[1]
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2
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Władysław Kozakiewicz
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Milan, Italy
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May 11, 1980[1]
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1
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Thierry Vigneron
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Paris, France
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June 1, 1980[1]
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1
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Lille, France
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June 29, 1980[1]
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2
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Philippe Houvion
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Paris, France
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July 17, 1980[1]
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1
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Władysław Kozakiewicz
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Moscow, Soviet Union
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July 30, 1980[1]
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2
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Thierry Vigneron
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Mâcon, France
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June 20, 1981[1]
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3
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Vladimir Polyakov
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Script error: No such module "flag".
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Tbilisi, Soviet Union
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June 26, 1981[1]
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1
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Pierre Quinon
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Cologne, Germany
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August 28, 1983[1]
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1
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Thierry Vigneron
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Rome, Italy
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September 1, 1983[1]
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4
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Sergey Bubka
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Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
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May 26, 1984[1]
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1
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Paris, France
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June 2, 1984[1]
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2
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London, England
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July 13, 1984[1]
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3
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Thierry Vigneron
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Rome, Italy
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August 31, 1984[1]
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5
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Sergey Bubka
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4
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Paris, France
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July 13, 1985[1]
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5
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Moscow, Soviet Union
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July 8, 1986[1]
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6
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Prague, Czechoslovakia
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June 23, 1987[1]
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7
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Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
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June 9, 1988[1]
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8
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Nice, France
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July 10, 1988[1]
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9
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Shizuoka, Japan
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May 6, 1991[1]
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10
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Moscow, Soviet Union
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June 9, 1991[1]
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11
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Formia, Italy
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July 8, 1991[1]
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12
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Malmö, Sweden
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August 5, 1991[1]
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13
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Dijon, France
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June 13, 1992[1]
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14
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Padua, Italy
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August 30, 1992[1]
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15
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Tokyo, Japan
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September 19, 1992[1]
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16
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Sestriere, Italy
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July 31, 1994[1]
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17
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Renaud Lavillenie
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Donetsk, Ukraine
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February 15, 2014
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1
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Armand Duplantis
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Toruń, Poland
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February 8, 2020
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1
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Glasgow, UK
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February 15, 2020
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2
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Belgrade, Serbia
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March 7, 2022
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3
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March 20, 2022
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4
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Eugene, U.S.
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July 24, 2022
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5
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Clermont-Ferrand, France
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February 25, 2023
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6
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Eugene, U.S.
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September 17, 2023
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7
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Xiamen, China
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April 20, 2024
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8
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Paris, France
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August 5, 2024
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9
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Chorzów, Poland
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August 25, 2024
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10
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Clermont-Ferrand, France
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February 28, 2025
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11
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Stockholm, Sweden
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June 15, 2025[7]
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12
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See also
References
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External links
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