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368:References
259:100 metres
1261:John Moon
1121:Amy Acuff
898:Jud Logan
295:. At the
251:55 metres
206:in 2000.
154:sprinting
32:athletics
384:Archived
221:Born in
156:events.
30:Women's
1230:Coaches
1112:Women's
333:staff.
202:at the
217:Career
173:doping
45:
809:Men's
451:USATF
307:and
227:Ohio
1089:(r)
953:(r)
801:(r)
790:(r)
744:(r)
733:(r)
682:(r)
601:(r)
508:at
1339::
458:^
449:.
439:^
422:^
407:^
303:,
233:,
543:e
536:t
529:v
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