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Longest ever discus throw

Longest ever discus throw (74.1 m)

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Longest ever discus throw (74.1 m)

  • is 1/2500 of Length of the M25 Orbital motorway around London (188 km)...more
  • is about as big as Length of the Great Sphinx of Giza (73 m)...more
  • is about as big as Overall length of an Airbus A380 (72.7 m)...more
  • is 2.5 x Length of a blue whale (30 m)...more
  • is 5 x Width of a basketball court (15 m)...more
  • is 10 x Women's Olympic Long Jump record (7.4 m)...more
  • is 10 x Width of a football goal (7.32 m)...more

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