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John Akii-Bua Age: 47
winner of the gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1972 Olympics; set a world record in winning the event with a time of 47.82 seconds; remains the only Ugandan to win Olympic gold in track and field; unable to defend his title in 1976 because Sblack African nations boycotted the Montreal Olympics; at his death Akii-Bua was a senior superintendent with the Ugandan police department; cause of death unknown Died: Kampala, Uganda, June 20, 1997
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- 400-meter Hurdles - 400-meter Hurdles Year Time 1900 Walter Tewksbury, USA 57.6 1904 Harry Hillman, USA 53.0 1908 ...
- 400-Meter Hurdles - 400-Meter Hurdles 1900 John Tewksbury, United States 57.60 1904 Harry Hillman, United States 53.00 ...
- Men - Men Event Time 100m Valery Borzov, USSR 10.14 Robert Taylor, USA 10.24 Lennox Miller, JAM 10.33 ...
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