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Jesse Owen’s Record Broken
NEW YORK, June 4. Lloyd La Beach, of Panama, ran 200 metres in 20.2 seconds at Compton, California, to-night, bettering the world record of 20.3 seconds, held by Jesse Owens. Beach also ran 100 metres in 10.2 seconds, equalling the world record.
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Grey River Argus, 7 June 1948, Page 5
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