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Because the Apollo 16 launch coincided with the 1972 Munich Olympics, Charlie Duke and John Young decided to hold their own Olympics on the moon. During high jump, Duke's 150-lb. backpack threw him off balance and he went over backwards. Duke still holds the high jump record on the moon


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