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Narrow Victories in 1972
Event
Margin of Victory
swimming
Gunnar Larsson (Sweden): 0.002 seconds
shot-put
Wladyslaw Komar (Poland): 1 cm
Javelin
Klaus Wolfermann (West Germany): 2 cm
Triple Jump
Victor Saneyev: 4 cm
Long Jump
Heidemarie Rosendal (West Germany): 1 cm
Name the runner to achieve the 100-200 m sprint double victory in 1928.
Answer: Percy Williams of Canada achieved the sprint double victory.