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Ralph Harold Boston (May 9, 1939 – April 30, 2023) was an American track athlete who received three Olympic medals and became the first person to break the 27 feet (8.2 m) barrier in the long jump .
May 1, 2023 · Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who, in August 1960, broke the track star Jesse Owens’s 25-year-old world record in the event, and a year later became the first jumper to break...
May 2, 2023 · Ralph Boston, record-breaking Olympic gold medalist, died Sunday of complications from a stroke at his home in Peachtree City, Georgia at the age of 83.
May 3, 2023 · Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens’ record, has died. He was 83. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee confirmed Boston died Sunday at his home outside of Atlanta. Boston broke or tied the world record six times during the 1960s.
Ralph Boston (born May 9, 1939, Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.—died April 30, 2023, Peachtree City, Georgia) was an American athlete who set a world record in the long jump and was the first man to jump more than 27 feet (8.23 metres).
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Apr 30, 2023 · Ralph Boston, who in 1960 broke Jesse Owens’ world record in the long jump and then won the Olympic title, died at age 83, according to Tennessee State, his alma mater, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic alumni association.
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May 1, 2023 · World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1960 Olympic long jump champion and multiple world record-breaker Ralph Boston died on Sunday (30) at the age of 83. Boston earned a complete set of Olympic medals during his career, taking silver in 1964 and bronze in 1968.
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