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Revision as of 06:20, 20 December 2011
Dedy Cooper (born May 22, 1956)[1] is a retired American track and field athlete, known for specializing in the hurdles. He held the world indoor record in the 60 meter high hurdles at 7.54, set in 1977. [2] He was ranked in the top 10 in the world in the 110 metres hurdles six years in a row starting in 1976, rising to number 3 in the world in 1981.[3] He qualified for the ill fated United States Olympic team in 1980, but did not get to run in the Olympics due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.[4]
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- ^ http://dayinathletics.drtrack.com/personAthleteReport1.php?personID=11120
- ^ http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5600&ATCLID=1549971
- ^ http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/men/09-m110HRank.pdf
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf
