Article
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Size of lead (in words)
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Largest non-lead section (in words)
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1982 in athletics (track and field)
|
14
|
57
|
European Short Course Swimming Championships 1998
|
40
|
29
|
2006 FIVB Men's World Championship squads
|
36
|
12
|
Swimming at the 2005 Summer Universiade
|
48
|
8
|
1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
|
23
|
29
|
2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship Squads
|
27
|
16
|
FIVB World Grand Prix 2007 Squads
|
29
|
17
|
FIVB World Grand Prix 2006 Squads
|
36
|
16
|
Sparta Rotterdam season 2003–04
|
73
|
6
|
1995 European Aquatics Championships
|
119
|
12
|
2001–02 in Dutch football
|
24
|
129
|
2002–03 in Dutch football
|
34
|
124
|
1991 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
|
29
|
7
|
Athletics at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie
|
17
|
8
|
FIVB World Grand Prix 2004 Squads
|
36
|
16
|
Sparta Rotterdam season 2004–05
|
114
|
6
|
2001 Marathon Year Ranking
|
57
|
15
|
Shooting at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
32
|
26
|
1981 in athletics (track and field)
|
14
|
56
|
Gymnastics at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
27
|
26
|
Sparta Rotterdam season 2002–03
|
89
|
6
|
1995–96 in Dutch football
|
38
|
100
|
1998 FIVB Women's World Championship squads
|
22
|
15
|
Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
|
38
|
140
|
1999 European Aquatics Championships
|
181
|
14
|
Swimming at the 1997 Summer Universiade
|
40
|
5
|
2002 Marathon Year Ranking
|
51
|
19
|
1998 FIVB Women's World Championship Qualification
|
57
|
20
|
FIVB World Grand Prix 2008 Squads
|
30
|
17
|
Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
|
33
|
135
|
2000 European Aquatics Championships
|
68
|
13
|
2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
|
45
|
31
|
European Short Course Swimming Championships 1996
|
63
|
11
|
Hockey at the 1995 Pan American Games
|
68
|
38
|
1987 European Aquatics Championships
|
55
|
7
|
FIVB World Grand Prix 2005 Squads
|
35
|
16
|
Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's volleyball
|
42
|
72
|
European Short Course Swimming Championships 2001
|
27
|
17
|
2007 Women's European Volleyball Championship Squads
|
26
|
16
|
1985 European Aquatics Championships
|
49
|
8
|
European Short Course Swimming Championships 2000
|
34
|
17
|
2002 Women's Hockey World Cup squads
|
25
|
15
|
European Short Course Swimming Championships 1999
|
25
|
10
|
Sparta Rotterdam season 2005–06
|
103
|
6
|
European Short Course Swimming Championships 2002
|
27
|
16
|
1996–97 in Dutch football
|
28
|
96
|
2005 Race Walking Year Ranking
|
44
|
13
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1993 European Aquatics Championships
|
139
|
14
|
1997 European Aquatics Championships
|
107
|
13
|
2000 Men's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
|
89
|
16
|
1993–94 in Dutch football
|
23
|
89
|
Weightlifting at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
|
32
|
25
|
UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 squads
|
20
|
5
|
2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship Squads
|
28
|
14
|
1981 European Aquatics Championships
|
37
|
7
|
1994–95 in Dutch football
|
97
|
101
|
Cycling at the 1999 Pan American Games
|
22
|
26
|
Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
|
41
|
60
|
Bolivia national football team 1993
|
92
|
21
|
Judo at the 2007 Pan American Games
|
53
|
26
|
Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
|
25
|
190
|
National champions Javelin (men)
|
21
|
115
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
|
32
|
34
|
Estonia national football team 1996
|
59
|
12
|
1999–2000 in Dutch football
|
27
|
102
|
2009 Vuelta a Colombia
|
26
|
589
|
1987 Race Walking Year Ranking
|
47
|
15
|
2008 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup Squads
|
27
|
17
|
2004 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
|
36
|
5
|
European Sprint Swimming Championships 1994
|
46
|
11
|
National Marathon champions (men)
|
20
|
103
|
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
|
212
|
55
|
European Sprint Swimming Championships 1992
|
49
|
4
|
Water polo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
|
112
|
83
|
Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
|
34
|
152
|
Hockey at the 1999 Pan American Games
|
57
|
49
|
Squash at the 2007 Pan American Games
|
54
|
26
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
|
32
|
41
|
European Sprint Swimming Championships 1993
|
104
|
13
|
Swimming at the 1995 Pan American Games
|
33
|
13
|
Cycling at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
44
|
26
|
Swimming at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
457
|
19
|
1999 Race Walking Year Ranking
|
64
|
14
|
Swimming at the 1999 Pan American Games
|
93
|
23
|
Chile national football team 2001
|
77
|
6
|
2006 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
|
18
|
12
|
1988 Race Walking Year Ranking
|
44
|
14
|
National champions High Jump (men)
|
22
|
109
|
UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 squads
|
23
|
5
|
2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships
|
48
|
5
|
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
|
38
|
59
|
FIVB World Grand Prix 2004
|
68
|
26
|
2002 Race Walking Year Ranking
|
63
|
13
|
2001 Race Walking Year Ranking
|
45
|
13
|
Water polo at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
|
52
|
28
|
Estonia national football team 1993
|
83
|
11
|
2004 Vuelta a Colombia
|
17
|
336
|
1985 in athletics (track and field)
|
14
|
307
|
Argentina at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
19
|
98
|
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle
|
25
|
17
|
1995 FIVB Men's World Cup
|
96
|
19
|
1999 Vuelta a Venezuela
|
29
|
14
|
Chile national football team 2000
|
35
|
6
|
Cycling at the 2007 Pan American Games
|
134
|
6
|
Australian Championships in Athletics
|
67
|
118
|
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
|
23
|
21
|
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
|
42
|
48
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
|
38
|
19
|
2007 Holland Ladies Tour
|
35
|
11
|
2003 FIVB Men's World Cup Squads
|
27
|
14
|
Athletics at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie
|
16
|
8
|
2006 Holland Ladies Tour
|
35
|
9
|
1984 in athletics (track and field)
|
14
|
54
|
Canoeing at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
36
|
26
|
Karate at the 2007 Pan American Games
|
191
|
26
|
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
|
191
|
35
|
Primera División Chilena 1994
|
56
|
25
|
1973 World Aquatics Championships
|
681
|
11
|
Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's road race
|
64
|
5
|
Football at the 1975 Pan American Games
|
67
|
138
|
National records in the Marathon
|
26
|
378
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre hurdles
|
19
|
34
|
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
|
23
|
21
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
|
44
|
34
|
1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
|
24
|
7
|
Karate at the 1999 Pan American Games
|
34
|
26
|
Volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's volleyball team squads
|
21
|
14
|
European Sprint Swimming Championships 1991
|
61
|
4
|
1980 in athletics (track and field)
|
14
|
100
|
2000 Vuelta a Colombia
|
17
|
408
|
Gil Cordovés
|
17
|
1784
|
1990 Race Walking Year Ranking
|
30
|
14
|
2008 Holland Ladies Tour
|
37
|
11
|
2001 Holland Ladies Tour
|
101
|
9
|
Judo at the 2002 South American Games
|
33
|
17
|
2005 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship squads
|
30
|
4
|
Estonia national football team 1994
|
80
|
13
|
2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
|
78
|
11
|
1982 FIVB Women's World Championship
|
38
|
79
|
Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's volleyball team squads
|
21
|
14
|
1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
|
43
|
41
|
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly
|
27
|
15
|
1994 ITU Triathlon World Cup
|
48
|
9
|
Basketball at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
41
|
246
|
1996 Clásico RCN
|
152
|
56
|
1999 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race
|
45
|
5
|
2007 U.S. Open – Men's Qualifying Singles
|
31
|
67
|
Estonia national football team 1995
|
74
|
11
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 10000 metres
|
28
|
26
|
Chile national football team 1997
|
65
|
6
|
2001 Women's European Volleyball Championship Squads
|
27
|
16
|
European Water Polo Championship
|
95
|
23
|
Primera División Chilena 2002
|
50
|
26
|
1995 Women's European Water Polo Championship
|
52
|
10
|
Sweden national football team 1994
|
41
|
7
|
European Amateur Boxing Championships
|
53
|
21
|
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
|
26
|
21
|
1995 Men's European Water Polo Championship
|
52
|
10
|
Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
|
35
|
165
|
1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
|
77
|
7
|
1997 Vuelta a Colombia
|
29
|
447
|
1998 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
|
53
|
11
|
Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's volleyball team squads
|
21
|
11
|
Bolivia national football team 1997
|
65
|
8
|
2005 in Ecuadorian football
|
12
|
40
|
Athletics at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
|
24
|
23
|
2000 in Ecuadorian football
|
12
|
21
|
2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship Squads
|
26
|
15
|
2004 Vuelta a Venezuela
|
30
|
514
|
Bolivia national football team 1996
|
53
|
4
|
1987 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
|
24
|
7
|
Football at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
62
|
100
|
2006 Vuelta a Venezuela
|
28
|
14
|
2004 in Ecuadorian football
|
12
|
29
|
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 1997
|
19
|
37
|
2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier
|
96
|
79
|
2000 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier
|
75
|
66
|
Football at the 1971 Pan American Games
|
69
|
8
|
2008 FIVB Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament Squads
|
24
|
17
|
Karate at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
247
|
26
|
2000 Holland Ladies Tour
|
35
|
9
|
2007 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship Squads
|
28
|
17
|
Squash at the 1999 Pan American Games
|
46
|
26
|
1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
|
49
|
24
|
2007 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
|
53
|
20
|
Diving at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
|
27
|
20
|
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 x 400 metre relay
|
27
|
19
|
Javier de Jesús Zapata
|
37
|
1496
|
National champions discus throw (men)
|
22
|
118
|
Triathlon at the 2007 Pan American Games
|
63
|
10
|
2007 FIVB Men's World Cup Squads
|
27
|
15
|
Water polo at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
34
|
10
|
1993 ITU Triathlon World Cup
|
48
|
9
|
Primera División Chilena 1996
|
43
|
25
|
2002 FIVB Women's World Championship Qualification
|
48
|
18
|
2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
|
46
|
17
|
1998 FIVB Women's World Championship
|
46
|
64
|
Swiss Sports Personality of the Year
|
128
|
19
|
2004 Hypo-Meeting
|
43
|
27
|
Water polo at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
|
57
|
13
|
Squash at the 1995 Pan American Games
|
58
|
26
|
1997 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifier
|
66
|
72
|
2003 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
|
18
|
360
|
Bowling at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
241
|
26
|
List of Commonwealth Games records in swimming
|
27
|
79
|
1993 in Ecuadorian football
|
12
|
91
|
List of Dutch records in swimming
|
22
|
4
|
Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's volleyball
|
40
|
48
|
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly
|
23
|
64
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 10000 metres
|
25
|
56
|
2005 Women's European Volleyball Championship
|
39
|
37
|
1995 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
|
48
|
40
|
Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Super heavyweight
|
54
|
25
|
Bowling at the 1995 Pan American Games
|
92
|
26
|
Netherlands national football team 2004
|
40
|
12
|
1999 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
|
54
|
36
|
1991 Dutch Open – Singles
|
26
|
59
|
1998 UCI Road World Championships start list
|
29
|
106
|
Gymnastics at the 1999 Pan American Games
|
25
|
26
|
Water polo at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
|
48
|
10
|
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
|
27
|
15
|
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
|
30
|
19
|
Women's hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
|
41
|
19
|
2005 Clásico RCN
|
52
|
393
|
2000–01 in Dutch football
|
27
|
107
|
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
|
46
|
10
|
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
|
16
|
15
|
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
|
204
|
43
|
2007 Vuelta a Venezuela
|
34
|
13
|
2001 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
|
76
|
312
|
1982 Marathon Year Ranking
|
43
|
14
|
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre hurdles
|
27
|
64
|
Chile national football team 1998
|
34
|
6
|
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump
|
154
|
34
|
1991 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres
|
36
|
40
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles
|
19
|
41
|
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles
|
197
|
41
|
Archery at the 1995 Pan American Games
|
32
|
26
|
Swimming at the 2001 Summer Universiade
|
23
|
11
|
2004 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
|
18
|
348
|
2008 Vuelta a Colombia
|
70
|
11
|
Polish Sportspersonality of the Year
|
40
|
21
|
Gymnastics at the 1991 Pan American Games
|
25
|
26
|
1997 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
|
50
|
15
|
2002 Vuelta a Colombia
|
17
|
10
|
Estonia national football team 2004
|
34
|
4
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
|
55
|
28
|
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
|
64
|
35
|
2005 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
|
61
|
15
|
2007 Volleyball America's Cup Squads
|
25
|
15
|
2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
|
71
|
31
|
2006 Clásico RCN
|
53
|
641
|
1999 in Ecuadorian football
|
12
|
48
|
Estonia national football team 1997
|
59
|
11
|
1998 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
|
51
|
21
|
2007 Vuelta a Colombia
|
17
|
481
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
|
32
|
56
|
1989 Race Walking Year Ranking
|
30
|
14
|
Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's volleyball
|
43
|
57
|
1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's Marathon
|
26
|
47
|
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
|
28
|
18
|
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 10000 metres
|
29
|
50
|
Tennis at the 1999 Pan American Games
|
40
|
11
|
2003 Hypo-Meeting
|
43
|
51
|
2007 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
|
77
|
49
|
1997 Women's European Water Polo Championship
|
52
|
10
|
Judo at the 1991 Pan American Games
|
51
|
9
|
National champions Pole Vault (women)
|
24
|
61
|
2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
|
48
|
30
|
2006 Vuelta a Colombia
|
17
|
494
|
Sweden national football team 2004
|
33
|
7
|
2001 Vuelta a Venezuela
|
32
|
14
|
2005 Décastar
|
435
|
33
|
1996 in Ecuadorian football
|
12
|
21
|
1986 in athletics (track and field)
|
14
|
308
|
Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
|
48
|
168
|
1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
|
45
|
38
|
Sparta Rotterdam season 2001–02
|
53
|
17
|
National champions High Jump (women)
|
20
|
272
|
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
|
30
|
19
|
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metre hurdles
|
21
|
48
|
2005 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
|
18
|
330
|
1995 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
|
46
|
15
|
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle
|
25
|
15
|
2006 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
|
65
|
15
|
UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 squads
|
19
|
7
|
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre hurdles
|
125
|
41
|
FIVB World Grand Prix 1999
|
57
|
19
|
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
|
20
|
50
|
Enschede Marathon
|
218
|
12
|
1996 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier
|
86
|
48
|
2005 U.S. Open – Men's Qualifying Singles
|
31
|
67
|
Taekwondo at the 2003 Pan American Games
|
45
|
26
|
Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
|
27
|
19
|
1992 ITU Triathlon World Cup
|
45
|
11
|
Swimming at the 1987 Pan American Games
|
29
|
20
|
Water polo at the 1999 Pan American Games
|
37
|
10
|
National champions Decathlon (men)
|
21
|
113
|
2006 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
|
79
|
53
|
1995 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
|
48
|
12
|
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
|
20
|
15
|
1991 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
|
49
|
28
|
Estonia national football team 2003
|
57
|
4
|
Gymnastics at the 1995 Pan American Games
|
27
|
26
|
Estonia national football team 2008
|
48
|
4
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
|
32
|
29
|
2000 Women's Water Polo Olympic Qualifier
|
170
|
22
|
1992 Baltic Cup
|
60
|
8
|
2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship
|
42
|
13
|
2003 FIVB Women's World Cup
|
127
|
58
|
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
|
28
|
34
|
1998 Vuelta Ciclista de Chile
|
133
|
10
|
1997 Men's European Water Polo Championship
|
52
|
22
|
2002 Vuelta a Venezuela
|
45
|
525
|
1993 ITU Triathlon World Championships
|
19
|
11
|
1997 in Ecuadorian football
|
12
|
29
|
1987 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
|
53
|
5
|
2008 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
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65
|
15
|
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
|
38
|
34
|
Cycling at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
|
32
|
25
|
2006 FINA Women's Water Polo World League
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47
|
20
|
1983 in athletics (track and field)
|
14
|
339
|
2004 Clásico RCN
|
55
|
322
|
1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw
|
69
|
22
|
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley
|
24
|
26
|
2009 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
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61
|
15
|
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle
|
23
|
21
|
Sweden national football team 2001
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31
|
7
|
1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg
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89
|
28
|
National champions 5000 metres (men)
|
23
|
107
|
Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 69 kg
|
100
|
28
|
Bolivia national football team 2000
|
24
|
8
|
1996 Hammer Throw Year Ranking
|
43
|
15
|