Iolanda Balas of Romania set a world record on September 21, 1959 of 1.84 meters. Balas held the world record for almost 13 years, first setting the record on June 7, 1958 at 1.74 meters and breaking it many times. Her best jump, and final world record, was 1.91 meters in July of 1961. That world record lasted for 10 years. The current women's world record is 2.09 meters set in 1987 by Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria.
1960
In 1960, Herb Elliott set the world record for the one-mile run, and Pyotr Bolotnikov set the world record for the 15,000 meters run. Elliott's record stood until 1966, while Bolotnikov's record lasted until 1971.
Ralph Boston was ratified by the IAAF as world record holder with a jump of 8.21 meters (26 feet, 11 1/4 inches) in 1960. He broke the record, 8.13 meters (26 feet, 8 inches) held for 25 years by Jesse Owens.
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The world record Walleye weighed 25 pounds and measured 41 inches long. It was caught in 1960 in Old Hickory Lake, Tennessee.
In 1960, the Green Bay Packers record was 8-4.
In 1960, the Washington Senators had a 73-81 record.
The Pittsburgh Steelers finished the 1960 season with a record of 5-6-1.
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Karim - record label - was created in 1960.
In 1960, the Yankees regular season record was 97-57. They lost the World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 games to 3.
From 1960 through the 2011 season, the Steelers have a 442-335-9 regular season record and a 33-20 postseason record.