ATHLETIC RECORDS
(Received July 22, 2.30 p.m.) HELSINGFORS, July 21. Isohollc- has created a new world rO'
cord for four miles, his timo being lOmin lsee. Jarvinen has also made a world record by throwing a javelin 247 feet 1 1-8 inches.
The previous world record for four miles stood at 19min 2 3-ssec, and was held by J. Kusocinski, of Poland. The javelin throw record was held by M. Jarvinen, of Finland, and stood at 242 feet 10 1-8 inches, but some weeks ago ho was reported to have improved on that by throwing the javelin 249 feet 8 1-8 inches.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 19, 22 July 1933, Page 14
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