Jozef Schmidt

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Jozef Schmidt

Polish athlete

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…and set five world records; Jozef Schmidt (Poland), also a two-time Olympic champion, set a record in 1960 of 17.03 meters (55 feet 10.5 inches) and was the first to go over the 17-meter barrier; and Viktor Saneyev (U.S.S.R.) had three world records and three Olympic wins and one second…
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…and set five world records; Jozef Schmidt (Poland), also a two-time Olympic champion, set a record in 1960 of 17.03 meters (55 feet 10.5 inches) and was the first to go over the 17-meter barrier; and Viktor Saneyev (U.S.S.R.) had three world records and three Olympic wins and one second…
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