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Beamon's world record stood for 23 years until it was finally broken in 1991 when Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) at the World Championships in Tokyo, but Beamon's jump is still the Olympic record and 55 years later remains the second-longest wind-legal jump in history.
Jan 21, 2010 · USA's Bob Beamon breaks the world record in the long jump by nearly two feet during the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games.
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Aug 1, 2021 · 1968 Olympic champion Bob Beamon describes the moment he broke the long jump world record; he tells Gail Davis about the agonising wait and how a team-mate revealed how far he'd jumped;...
Oct 18, 2018 · His record stood for nearly 23 years until it was finally taken down by Mike Powell who leaped 8.95m in his legendary dual with Carl Lewis at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Beamon’s 8.90m remains the second farthest leap of all-time and still the Olympic record.
Aug 6, 2024 · Bob Beamon is an American long jumper, who set a world record of 8.90 metres (29.2 feet) at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. The new record surpassed the existing mark by an astounding 55 cm (21.65 inches) and stood for 23 years, until Mike Powell of the United States surpassed it in 1991.
A 21-year-old Beamon began 1968 by breaking the indoor world record by jumping 8.25 meters (27-0 ¾) in Kansas City on January 20; he would break it again two months later with a leap of 8.30...
At the Mexico Olympics of 1968, Bob Beamon redefined the boundaries of the possible by shattering the long jump world record with his first jump in the final.
Oct 18, 2023 · years ago today, Bob Beamon broke the long-jump World Record at Mexico City 1968. His 8.9-meter leap was off the scale, and it remains the longest-standing Olympic record of all time. #OnThisDay
Oct 18, 2018 · Bob Beamon's long-jump at the Olympic Games in Mexico City has gone down as one of the greatest sporting feats in history. His world-record 8.90-meter leap stood for 23 years – but it will...
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