Athletics HOP, STEP AND JUMP RECORD
World Title Leap By Puerto Rican
<N.Z Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 9 pan.) CARACAS (Venezuela). Jan. 12.
The world hop step and jump record was beaten yesterday when Pedro Camacho, of Puerto Rico, won the even with a leap of 16.67 metres (54ft Bjin> at the eighth Central American and Caribbean Games in Caracas
The official world record of 16.59 metres (54fi sin» was set by Oleg Ryakhovsky. of Russia, in Moscow July 28 last year. j
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28792, 13 January 1959, Page 14
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