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How sprinters jump over hurdles
Olympic track-and-field champion Fanny Blankers-Koen Babe Didrikson Edwin Moses Sally Pearson at the London 2012 Olympic Games Australian hurdler Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
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How sprinters jump over hurdles
Hurdling, side view.
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Olympic track-and-field champion Fanny Blankers-Koen
Fanny Blankers-Koen winning the 80-meter hurdles event at the 1948 Olympics in London.
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Babe Didrikson
Babe Didrikson (right) winning the 80-meter hurdles at the 1932 Olympic Games in...
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Edwin Moses
American athlete Edwin Moses competing in the 400-meter hurdle event at the 1984...
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Sally Pearson at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Australian hurdler Sally Pearson competing in the women's 100-meter hurdles at the...
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Australian hurdler Shirley Strickland de la Hunty
Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (foreground) clearing the last hurdle on her way to...
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