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    Igor Aramovich Ter-Ovanesyan (Ukrainian: І́гор Ара́мович Тер-Ованеся́н, romanized: Íhor Arámovych Ter-Ovanesián, Russian: Игорь Арамович Тер-Ованесян;...
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    Tokyo Olympics as the world record holder after losing the record to Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, then regaining the record a couple of months before the games, first...
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    Ralph Boston. Boston improved upon it and exchanged records with Igor Ter-Ovanesyan three times over the next seven years. At the 1968 Summer Olympics...
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    and Lynn Davies of Great Britain (1964), and twice bronze medallist Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of the Soviet Union. On October 18, Beamon set a world record for...
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    Boston 1962: Charles Mays 1963:  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS), Ralph Boston (2nd) 1964: Charles Mays 1965:  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS), Ralph Boston (2nd) 1966:...
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    Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of the Soviet Union became the third and fourth men to win a second medal in the long jump (Boston had won gold and Ter-Ovanesyan bronze...
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    medals in the event (gold in 1960, silver in 1964, bronze in 1968); Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of the Soviet Union barely missed doing so as well, finishing fourth...
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    Boston 1962: Charles Mays 1963:  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS), Ralph Boston (2nd) 1964: Charles Mays 1965:  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS), Ralph Boston (2nd) 1966:...
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  •  Moscow, Soviet Union  16 July 1961   8.31 m (27 ft 3 in) A −0.1   Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)  Yerevan, Soviet Union  10 June 1962   8.33 m (27 ft 3+3⁄4 in)...
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    eighth consecutive and 13th overall victory in the men's long jump. Igor Ter-Ovanesyan's bronze was the Soviet Union's first medal in the event. This was...
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