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   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCI23 Game 6, Rounds 9-10 answers:   
   18 Dec 23 20:24:55   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
      
   >   
   >> 7. In 1968, in *what event* did Bob Beamon set a record that still   
   >>    stands as an Olympic record, although no longer as a world   
   >>    record?   
   >   
   > Long jump.  (9.8 m.)  4 for Erland and Dan Tilque.  3 for Joshua.   
   >   
   > Mike Powell jumped 9.85 m in 1991 -- as mentioned on "Jeopardy!" on   
   > 2023-10-27 (3 days before the original game), although not in metric.   
   >   
      
   Ehum, seems to have been a swap around the decimal point here.   
   Beamon jump 8.90 and Powell 8.95.   
      
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