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High-jumping slam-dunker, Milt Ottey, who holds the Commonwealth high jump record of 2
High-jumping slam-dunker, Milt Ottey, who holds the Commonwealth high jump record of 2

High-jumping slam-dunker, Milt Ottey, who holds the Commonwealth high jump record of 2

Date11/25/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: High-jumping slam-dunker, Milt Ottey, who holds the Commonwealth high jump record of 2.33 metres, can dunk a basketball with ease although he is only 5-foot-10. University of Toronto track and field coaches will be looking for potential high jumpers in the slam-dunk contest in January.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0072145F
Heading for the top, Milt Ottey, who attends Timothy Eaton Secondary School in Scarborough, has a bright future in high jumping, as evidenced by his s(...)
Heading for the top, Milt Ottey, who attends Timothy Eaton Secondary School in Scarborough, has a bright future in high jumping, as evidenced by his s(...)
7/23/1978
Over easy. U.S. Olympic team member Doug Nordquist tied for third with Canada's Milt Ottey at 2.22 metres at Canada Day High Jump Competition at Nathan Phillips Square
Over easy. U.S. Olympic team member Doug Nordquist tied for third with Canada's Milt Ottey at 2.22 metres at Canada Day High Jump Competition at Nathan Phillips Square
7/2/1984
Up and over, Toronto high jumper Milt Ottey has perfect form as he clears 2
Up and over, Toronto high jumper Milt Ottey has perfect form as he clears 2
7/9/1981
He's the best, Milt Ottey, Jamaican-born high jumper with the Scarborough Optimists Club, is Ontario's outstanding amateur athlete of 1982. He is rank(...)
He's the best, Milt Ottey, Jamaican-born high jumper with the Scarborough Optimists Club, is Ontario's outstanding amateur athlete of 1982. He is rank(...)
1/18/1983
Milt Ottey, Champion high Jumper was fined $40 for having dark-tinted windows on his Mazda
Milt Ottey, Champion high Jumper was fined $40 for having dark-tinted windows on his Mazda
11/18/1988
Toronto's Milt Ottey (bottom) had to settle for a fourth place finish in 2
Toronto's Milt Ottey (bottom) had to settle for a fourth place finish in 2
1/31/1986
Who really won? In the Mens high jump Claude Ferragne of Canada won with 2
Who really won? In the Mens high jump Claude Ferragne of Canada won with 2
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Pattern in concrete holds up 3-foot-thick walls 159 feet high and 2-foot-thick roof in Pickering's containment tower
Pattern in concrete holds up 3-foot-thick walls 159 feet high and 2-foot-thick roof in Pickering's containment tower
5/27/1969
Marco Dechellis coped with a slippery runway and set a record in the senior high jump at Separate Schools track championships
Marco Dechellis coped with a slippery runway and set a record in the senior high jump at Separate Schools track championships
6/21/1979
Champion: Andrea Matay of Hungary is world's indoor record holder in the high jump, but when she works out it's only calisthenics, gymnasium and weight lifting
Champion: Andrea Matay of Hungary is world's indoor record holder in the high jump, but when she works out it's only calisthenics, gymnasium and weight lifting
1/30/1980
Dwight Stone of pacific Coast Club clears the bar at 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches to win the high jump at last night's Star-Maple Leaf indoor games. Five comp(...)
Dwight Stone of pacific Coast Club clears the bar at 7 feet, 3 1/2 inches to win the high jump at last night's Star-Maple Leaf indoor games. Five comp(...)
2/3/1973
What a bash! Terry Steinbach (36) gives an A's-style high-five to Mark McGwire as Dave Henderson and Jose Canseco await their turn after Steinbach's slam. Greg Myers can't look
What a bash! Terry Steinbach (36) gives an A's-style high-five to Mark McGwire as Dave Henderson and Jose Canseco await their turn after Steinbach's slam. Greg Myers can't look
7/16/1989