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| | Track and Field News: General |
 | | Despite an international career that was cut short after only six years, the springy Russian was clearly the top high jumper of the 20th century. |
 | | Over the next five seasons, 1961-65, Brumel, standing just 6-3/4 and weighing 176lb (1.85/80) would dominate not only Thomas, but also every other barmeister in the world, racking up five straight No. 1 TandFN World Rankings, a feat no other high jumper has ever matched, before or since. |
 | | After winning Olympic gold at Tokyo in '64, Brumel went undefeated in '65, but on October 3 of that year was cruelly injured in a motorcycle accident. |
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