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Robert Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968.By jumping 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in), he broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) and his world record stood for almost 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell.
The new record was disputed by rival long-jumper Chris Tomlinson, who used video evidence to suggest the jump was illegal, but a technical panel assembled by UK Athletics deemed the video evidence to be inconclusive, and the record was upheld. [42] Rutherford won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in July with a jump of 8.20 m. [43]
Tara Davis-Woodhall (/ ˈ t ɑːr ə / TAR-ə; née Davis; born May 20, 1999) [2] is an American track and field athlete. She won a gold medal in women's long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics and also a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.
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 ...
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)
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Willye Brown White (December 31, 1939 – February 6, 2007) [2] was an American track and field athlete who took part in five Olympics from 1956 to 1972. [3] She was America's best female long jumper of the time and also competed in the 100 meters sprint.
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