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Height of a high-diving platform

Height of a high-diving platform (10 m)

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Height of a high-diving platform (10 m)

  • is 1/2 of Height of the Great Sphinx of Giza (20.21 m)...more
  • is 2 x Women's World Pole Vault record (5.06 m)...more
  • is 2 x Women's Olympic Pole Vault record (2008) (5.05 m)...more
  • is 2 x Typical height of a giraffe (5 m)...more

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