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Marlon Shirley Breaks World Record
MARIETTA, Ga. – Two-time U.S. Paralympian Marlon Shirley (Chula Vista, Calif./Tremonton, Utah) set a new world record in the men’s T44 100m with a time of 11.05 at the 2007 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships. Shirley shaved three-tenths of a second off his own previous world record, which has stood since the 2002 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lille, France.
Complete competition results can be found at www.blazesports.com.
For more information, please contact Beth Bourgeois, U.S. Paralympics, at (719)306-5639 or beth.bourgeois@usoc.org.
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