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Which of these will be in centimetres and which will be in metres?
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Centimetres
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| High Jump (Men) | Javier S. (2m 45 cm) | Chandra Pal (2m 17 cm) |
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| High Jump (Women) | Stefka K. (2m 9 cm) | Bobby A. (1m 91 cm) |
| Long Jump (Women) | Galina C. (7m 52 cm) | Anju G. (6m 83 cm) |
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