The two-time reigning world champion took down Ukrainian Inessa Kravets' 26-year-old all-time best of 15.50m from 1995 in the final at the Tokyo Olympics, bettering it by more than a half-foot with an ...

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He recently published a book about Japan's first Olympics in Tokyo ... have been such a proud moment for him," said Roy about his father broadcasting the Games from Tokyo for NBC television.