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New decathlon mark by Yang at Walnut claims world record
UCLA athlete C. K. Yang shattered the 9,000-point barrier to set a world decathlon record with 9,121 points at Mt. SAC. The performance erased Rafer Johnson's 1960 mark and featured a late surge after seven events and a pole vault of 15 feet 10 inches worth 1,515 points.
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