Walking Records To Russian
(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) MOSCOW, July 11 Anatoli Yegorov, of the Soviet Union, beat two world walkiai records in Leningrad yesterday, according to “Tass.’’ Yegorov won the 30 kilometra race in 2hr 17min 16.8 sec, beating the official record of 2hr 20mm 40.2 sec held by another Russian. Anatoli Vedjakov. During the race, Yegorov covered 16 miles 743 yards in two hours, beating the previous record of 16 miles 403 yards held by Ted Allsopp (Australia).
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28950, 18 July 1959, Page 6
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79Walking Records To Russian Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28950, 18 July 1959, Page 6
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