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-[[Mallika Montgomery]] won the [[silver medal]] for the '''long jump''' during the [[2004 Olympics]], an event in which [[Ian Glendennis]] served as a [[BBC]] [[commentator]]. Neither of them were able to recall these events by [[2019]], when the entire year 2004 had disappeared from history. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Lapse (short story)|Time Lapse]]'')
+According to [[K9 Mark I]], the first verifiable [[Olympic Games|Olympic]]-record '''long jump''' by a female [[athlete]] was by [[Marie Mejzlíková]]. She set the record at 5.16 [[metre]]s, which was overtaken on [[6 August]] [[1922]] by a new world record. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Planet of Witches (audio story)|The Planet of Witches]]'')
+[[Mallika Montgomery]] won the [[silver medal]] for the long jump during the [[2004 Olympics]], an event in which [[Ian Glendennis]] served as a [[BBC]] [[commentator]]. Neither of them were able to recall these events by [[2019]], when the entire year 2004 had disappeared from history. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Lapse (short story)|Time Lapse]]'')
+== Behind the scenes ==
+Against K9's account, in the real world Marie Mejzlíková's world-record 5.16m jump took place ''on'' 6 August 1922, the date he gives for the newer record. The next world record, at 5.3m, was achieved on 23 September 1923, and was also held by Mejzlíková.
 [[Category:Sports from the real world]]
 [[Category:Olympic sports]]