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Lewis was a dominant sprinter and long jumper whose career spanned from 1979 to 1996, when he last won the Olympic long jump. He is one of six athletes to win gold in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games, and is one of two people to win gold in the same individual athletics event in four Olympic Games, along with USA ...
After his crash and recovery, Knievel was more famous than ever. ABC declined to air the event live on Wide World of Sports. The Caesars Palace historical jump video is now owned by K and K Promotions, Inc which is the successor in interest and owner of all Evel Knievel trademarks, film footage, and copyrights. [21]
Carol LeGrant Lewis (born August 8, 1963) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the long jump.She is the 1983 World Championship bronze medalist, and a 4-time US Champion.
Lewis' 1991 jump of 8.87 meters remains third on the world all-time list, and he won gold in the event at four consecutive Olympic Games. He was joined by a group of other accomplished athletes in ...
One of the most successful long jumpers of all-time, she is a former world record holder and ranks third on the all-time list with her legal best of 7.48 metres in 1988. Her marginally wind-assisted jump of 7.63 metres (+2.1) in 1992 at altitude in Sestriere, is still the furthest a woman has ever long jumped.
Female long jumpers from Georgia (country) (1 P) German female long jumpers (2 C, 58 P) Ghanaian female long jumpers (5 P) Greek female long jumpers (13 P)
He became an 8-meter jumper in 2017, improving from 7.54 m (24 ft 8 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) the year before.Gayle finished fourth at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and took the silver medal at the 2018 NACAC Championships, where he improved his personal best to 8.24 m (27 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in).
Men's long jump World Championships record progression [2] Mark Athlete Nation Year Round Date 7.96 m Atanas Atanasov Bulgaria (BUL) 1983: Qualification 1983-08-09 8.29 m Jason Grimes United States (USA) 1983: Qualification 1983-08-09 8.37 m Carl Lewis United States (USA) 1983: Qualification 1983-08-09 8.55 m Carl Lewis United States (USA) 1983 ...