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Strelnikov_

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13. Beat the system

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 02:19 PM

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He received bonus funds by the Soviet government every time he set a world record (Soviet athletics were funded by the state), so he made it a point to gradually increase his world records by 1.1 pounds or 0.5 kg.

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