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Records set and met at Native Youth Olympics
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MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2003 The 2003 Native Youth Olympics were held in Anchorage, Alaska, last week. David Thomas, a 16-year-old Inupiaq Eskimo, set the record for the Alaskan high kick. He kicked a ball suspended 7 feet 4 inches above the floor, beating the current record by one inch. Thomas is 5 feet 7 1/2 inches. John Miller, 15, also made the record books for the one-foot high kick. He is only the third person in the world -- in both adult and youth competitions -- to reach 9 feet, 6 inches. Miller, who stands 5 feet 11 inches, is from the Eskimo village of Barrow. Get the Story:
What a kick (The Anchorage Daily News 4/27)
Record effort (The Anchorage Daily News 4/27) Relevant Links:
Native Youth Olympics, event info - http://www.anchorage.net/127.cfm Related Stories:
Students get ready for Native Youth Olympics (03/24)
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