| Host City: Los Angeles, United States |
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: August 4, 1932 |
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Date Finished: August 5, 1932 |
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| (Competitors: 27; Countries: 15; Finalists: 6) |
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Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| Eastman had set a world record of 46.4 for 440y around one curve early in the year, but had then lost to Carr in the IC4A championships and the US Trials. Carr won the first semi-final in 47.2 (47.25) ahead of Wilson (47.8), Golding (48.0) and Godfrey Rampling (48.0), while Eastman won the other race in 47.6 (47.60) ahead of Walters and Gordon (both 48.2). In the final, the lanky (1.85/70Kg) Eastman quickly took the lead, passing 100m in 10.8 (Carr 10.9) and halfway in 21.7 (Carr 22.1), with Gordon second in 22.0. Eastman still led at 300m (33.7 – 33.8), but was powerless to hold off the smooth stride of the smaller man (1.72m) in the closing stages. Carr won by 2m, with a metric world record. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| Early in 1932, Ben Eastman had broken the world record for 400 metres and 440 yards with 46.4. But he was defeated at both the Olympic Trials and the IC4A Championships by Bill Carr. The two won the semi-finals with Carr posting 47.2 and Eastman 47.6. In the final, Eastman led thru the first 300 metres, but he was caught by Carr with 80 metres to go, who held on for a two-metre victory in the world record time of 46.2. |
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Results |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Final |
5 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
46,28 |
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Bill Carr |
United States |
USA |
22 |
WR |
46.2 h |
| 2 |
46,5 |
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Ben Eastman |
United States |
USA |
21 |
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46.4 h |
| 3 |
47.4 |
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Alex Wilson |
Canada |
CAN |
24 |
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| 4 |
48.2 |
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Willie Walters |
South Africa |
RSA |
24 |
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| 5 |
48.2 |
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James Gordon |
United States |
USA |
23 |
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| 6 |
48.8 |
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George Golding |
Australia |
AUS |
26 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Semi-Finals Heat One |
5 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
47,25 |
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Q |
Bill Carr |
United States |
USA |
22 |
OR |
47.2 h |
| 2 |
47.8 |
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Alex Wilson |
Canada |
CAN |
24 |
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| 3 |
48.0 |
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George Golding |
Australia |
AUS |
26 |
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| 4 |
48.0 |
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Godfrey Rampling |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 |
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| 5 |
48.8 |
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Felix Rinner |
Austria |
AUT |
21 |
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| 6 |
49.2 |
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Jochen Büchner |
Germany |
GER |
27 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Semi-Finals Heat Two |
5 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
47,6 |
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Ben Eastman |
United States |
USA |
21 |
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47.6 h |
| 2 |
48.2 |
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Willie Walters |
South Africa |
RSA |
24 |
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| 3 |
48.2 |
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James Gordon |
United States |
USA |
23 |
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| 4 |
48.4 |
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Börje Strandvall |
Finland |
FIN |
23 |
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| 5 |
48.6 |
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Crew Stoneley |
Great Britain |
GBR |
21 |
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| 6 |
49.0 |
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Jimmy Ball |
Canada |
CAN |
29 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat One |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
48,31 |
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Q |
Bill Carr |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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48.4 h |
| 2 |
48.5 |
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Willie Walters |
South Africa |
RSA |
24 |
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| 3 |
48.6 |
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George Golding |
Australia |
AUS |
26 |
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| 4 |
49.6 |
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Alex Wilson |
Canada |
CAN |
24 |
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| 5 |
50.1 |
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Domingos Puglisi |
Brazil |
BRA |
20 |
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Iwao Masuda |
Japan |
JPN |
17 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat Two |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49,66 |
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James Gordon |
United States |
USA |
23 |
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48.66 h |
| 2 |
48.8 |
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Godfrey Rampling |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 |
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| 3 |
48.9 |
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Jochen Büchner |
Germany |
GER |
27 |
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| 4 |
49.3 |
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Jimmy Ball |
Canada |
CAN |
29 |
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| 5 |
49.4 |
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Hjalle Johannesen |
Norway |
NOR |
25 |
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Seikan Oki |
Japan |
JPN |
25 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat Three |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
48,9 |
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Ben Eastman |
United States |
USA |
21 |
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48.8 h |
| 2 |
48.9 |
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Felix Rinner |
Austria |
AUT |
21 |
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| 3 |
49.0 |
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Börje Strandvall |
Finland |
FIN |
23 |
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| 4 |
49.1 |
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Crew Stoneley |
Great Britain |
GBR |
21 |
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| 5 |
49.1 |
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Ray Lewis |
Canada |
CAN |
21 |
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| 6 |
49.2 |
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Adolf Metzner |
Germany |
GER |
22 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat One |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
50.4 |
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Q |
Adolf Metzner |
Germany |
GER |
22 |
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| 2 |
50.5 |
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Seikan Oki |
Japan |
JPN |
25 |
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| 3 |
50.5 |
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Alex Wilson |
Canada |
CAN |
24 |
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| 4 |
50.7 |
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Kell Areskoug |
Sweden |
SWE |
25 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Two |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49,02 |
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Ben Eastman |
United States |
USA |
21 |
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49.0 h |
| 2 |
49.3 |
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Jochen Büchner |
Germany |
GER |
27 |
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| 3 |
49.5 |
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Hjalle Johannesen |
Norway |
NOR |
25 |
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| 4 |
49.8 |
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Carlos de Anda |
Mexico |
MEX |
24 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Three |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49.8 |
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Börje Strandvall |
Finland |
FIN |
23 |
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| 2 |
50.0 |
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Jimmy Ball |
Canada |
CAN |
29 |
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| 3 |
50.1 |
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Iwao Masuda |
Japan |
JPN |
17 |
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| 4 |
50.2 |
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Sten Pettersson |
Sweden |
SWE |
29 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Four |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
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48,7 |
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Bill Carr |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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48.8 h |
| 2 |
49.0 |
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George Golding |
Australia |
AUS |
26 |
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| 3 |
49.1 |
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Crew Stoneley |
Great Britain |
GBR |
21 |
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| 4 |
49.4 |
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Walter Nehb |
Germany |
GER |
23 |
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| 5 |
49.6 |
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Khristos Mantikas |
Greece |
GRE |
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| 6 |
49.9 |
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Manuel Álvarez |
Mexico |
MEX |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Five |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49,5 |
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Felix Rinner |
Austria |
AUT |
21 |
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49.2 h |
| 2 |
49,5 |
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Q |
Godfrey Rampling |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 |
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| 3 |
49,8 |
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Willie Walters |
South Africa |
RSA |
24 |
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| 4 |
49.9 |
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Stuart Black |
New Zealand |
NZL |
24 |
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| 5 |
50.0 |
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Seiken Cho |
Japan |
JPN |
22 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Six |
4 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
50.6 |
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Q |
James Gordon |
United States |
USA |
23 |
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| 2 |
50.7 |
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Q |
Ray Lewis |
Canada |
CAN |
21 |
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| 3 |
50.8 |
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Q |
Domingos Puglisi |
Brazil |
BRA |
20 |
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| 4 |
50.9 |
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Ricardo Arguello |
Mexico |
MEX |
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