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May 9, 2024 · April 30, 2023, Peachtree City, Georgia (aged 83) Awards And Honors: Olympic Games. 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).
Apr 30, 2023 · Published April 30, 2023 05:15 PM. Bettmann Archive. 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.
One of the greatest long jumpers in history, Ralph Boston, died on Sunday (30 April) aged 83 after suffering a stroke. The Tennessee State University track and field athlete secured a complete set of Olympic medals in the event - gold at Rome 1960, silver at Tokyo 1964 behind Lynn Davies, and bronze at Mexico City 1968 - with only Carl Lewis ...
May 3, 2023 · PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens’ world record then later had his own mark eclipsed by Bob Beamon’s record-shattering leap at the Mexico City Games, died Sunday. He was 83. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee confirmed Boston died Sunday at his home outside of Atlanta.
May 1, 2023 · Ralph Boston (© Getty Images) 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.
May 2, 2023 · Ralph Boston (1939–2023), record-breaking Olympic gold medalist. By Linnea Crowther May 2, 2023. 0. Ralph Boston was a long jumper who won Olympic gold in 1960 and broke Jesse Owens’...
May 3, 2023 · Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens’ world record, then had his mark eclipsed by Bob Beamon’s record-shattering leap at the Mexico City Games, died Sunday. He was...
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