Roman (roman_kovalchuk)

Race #1760

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Official speed 48.72 wpm (81.53 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start January 12, 2019 5:26:29pm UTC
Race Finish January 12, 2019 5:27:50pm UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 5)
Opponents 3. vchhabra33 (50.70 wpm)
Accuracy 96.0%
Points 37.35
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Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyboard. These competitions are somewhat underplayed in the conventional history. In fact, typing contests and demonstrations of speed were fairly common during this period. They involved many different machines, with various manufacturers claiming to hold the speed record.