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Rod Milburn Age: 47
won a gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1972 Munich Olympics; a track star at Southern University, Milburn went unbeaten in 27 consecutive finals the year before his Olympic victory; went pro in 1974 and later coached at Southern; carried the Olympic torch in 1996; was found dead in a rail car at the paper plant where he worked; cause of death unknown, but reportedly chlorine gas was found in the car Milburn had been working Died: Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 11, 1997
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- 110-meter Hurdles - 110-meter Hurdles Year Time 1896 Tom Curtis, USA 17.6 1900 Alvin Kraenzlein, USA 15.4 OR 1904 ...
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