Russians Claim Two Athletes Have Broken 70-Kilometre Record.
LONDON. Nov 4 (Recd 6 pm).— The British United Press Moscow correspondent says Russia today claimed that tw'O of her athletes broke the world’s records for the 30 kilometres. The runner w r ho won the race, Fedosy Vamin, clocked 99 minutes, 14.6 and the runner-up, Vassili Gordienko, took 13.2 seconds longer. The present world record, established by a Finn last June, is 100 minutes, 46.4 seconds.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 5 November 1949, Page 5
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