Ni Zhiqin (; born 14 April 1942) often referred to as Ni Chih-Chin, is a retired Chinese

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er. He is known for breaking the world record with 2.29 m on 8 November 1970 in

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, but because

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was not a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations at the time, his record was never ratified.

International competition

References

Ni Zhiqin breaks men's high jump world record

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