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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Matthew Denny’s monster discus throw smashes his Australian record

A huge throw elevated Matthew Denny into rarefied air on Sunday as the discus athlete recorded the fifth longest effort of all time while becoming the first Australian to eclipse the 70m mark at the Oklahoma Throws series in the US.

Denny, who won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics last year, smashed his previous personal best and national record of 69.96m set in the Diamond League final last year with a throw of 72.07m at the event in Ramona.

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