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This Sept. 12, 1979 photo shows Pietro Mennea of Italy running the 200-meters dash event at the World University Games in Mexico City, where he set a new world record with a time of 19.72 seconds. Mennea, who held the 200 meter world record from 1979 to 1996 when Micheal Johnson of the US set a new world record, died in a Rome clinic on Thursday, March 21, 2013 after a long illness, agencies reported. (AP Photo/Drew)