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Pages in category "American male long jumpers" The following 184 pages are in this category, out of 184 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In the long jump, Robert Emmiyan withdrew from the competition citing an injury, and Lewis's main challengers were rising American long jump star Mike Powell and long-time rival Larry Myricks. Lewis leapt 8.72 m (28 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in), a low-altitude Olympic best, and none of his competitors could match it. The Americans swept the medals in the ...
He and Long each beat the old Olympic record of 7.765 metres multiple times in the semifinal and final rounds. Owens finished with a best jump of 8.06 metres to Long's 7.87 metres. Now, if not before, the two met and became friends: Long was the first to congratulate Owens, embracing the African-American in front of Adolf Hitler. Owens was ...
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The women's long jump was introduced over fifty years later in 1948, and was the second Olympic jumping event for women after the high jump, which was added in 1928. The Olympic records for the event are 8.90 m ( 29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) for men, set by Bob Beamon in 1968, and 7.40 m ( 24 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) for women, set by Jackie Joyner-Kersee ...
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Considering her achievements and longevity, Ivana Španović is regarded as one of the greatest female long jumpers of all time, with her indoor 7.24m jump ranked 3rd in all-time records. [ 4 ] In 2013, Španović became the first Serbian track and field athlete to win a medal at the World Championships in Athletics .
Championships Gold Silver Bronze 1983 Helsinki details: Heike Daute East Germany 7.27 m Anișoara Cușmir Romania 7.15 m Carol Lewis United States 7.04 m 1987 Rome details