MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia has demanded an investigation into the triple jump final at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, claiming scientific evidence that local athlete Ian Campbell was wrongly denied a gold-medal winning jump.
Athletics Australia said on Saturday they had also called on the IAAF to probe the women's 200 metres final at the 1948 Games in London, saying Shirley Strickland de la Hunty had missed out on a bronze due to an incorrect call by an official.
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