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1008:Nassau 2024
993:Nassau 2017
988:Nassau 2015
983:Nassau 2014
896:Paul Pokana
851:Jonas Plass
650:Kyle Merber
442:Alfred Yego
363:Kyle Merber
352:Penn Relays
80:Kyle Merber
46:Competitors
1597:Categories
917:References
542:3 May 2015
1388:4 Γ 400 m
1336:4 Γ 800 m
1295:4 Γ 400 m
1254:4 Γ 200 m
1213:4 Γ 100 m
1161:4 Γ 800 m
1120:4 Γ 400 m
1079:4 Γ 200 m
1038:4 Γ 100 m
752:Australia
182:Australia
62:Medalists
976:Editions
908:10:50.63
613:Athletes
524:Schedule
1582:Belgium
1572:Jamaica
864:9:24.37
842:Germany
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774:9:21.62
723:9:17.20
667:9:15.50
566:Results
509:Nairobi
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453:9:15.56
402:Records
340:at the
1515:Others
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619:Notes
610:Nation
537:Round
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223:Events
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1577:Italy
1560:Teams
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1530:women
1381:Mixed
1206:Women
1024:Races
701:Kenya
594:Final
552:Final
546:20:43
534:Time
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513:Kenya
492:Kenya
297:women
282:women
267:women
252:women
237:women
143:Kenya
38:Dates
28:Venue
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616:Time
607:Lane
604:Rank
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