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Australia won the championship by defeating England by 7 runs in the final, the closest margin in World Cup final history.
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He threw the 6 kg ( 13. 2 lb ) Hammer Throw 252 ' 4 " to become the first American to win an international championship in the Hammer Throw since 1956 when Hal Connolly won the Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia.
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