M35 Dragutin Topic tops 7-5 outdoors, but WR is still 7-1?

Serbian high jumper Dragutin Topic cleared 2.27 meters (7-5 1/4) yesterday at a meet in Greece. He’s 37, but don’t look for him in the world age-group records. As I’ve mentioned previously (and incessantly), the M35 world record is listed as 2.16 (7-1) by Russia’s Viktor Bolshov way back in 1974. Dragutin jumped 2.30 (7-6 1/2) indoors this season, but the 2.27 matches his best outdoor mark as an M35. Olympic champion Charles Austin also jumped 2.30 post-35. So the Bolshov record remains an embarrassment for WMA. Geeze, guys, get some sense!

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June 5, 2008

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