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In 1988, Powell won the long jump silver medal at the Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. [ 1 ] At the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan , on August 30, 1991, Powell broke Bob Beamon 's almost 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm (2 in), leaping 8.95 m ( 29 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in). [ 3 ]
Lewis' fourth round jump was wind-aided, but, at 8.91w m, it was the longest ever competition long jump in history, beating the existing wind-legal world record set by Bob Beamon at altitude at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Powell's wind-legal fifth round jump topped both, setting the world record at 8.95 m (29 ft 4.36 in).
The event is best-remembered for the men's long jump competition, when Carl Lewis made the best six-jump series in history, only to be beaten by Mike Powell, whose 8.95 m (29 ft 4.36 in) jump broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics.
This was the 22nd appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1988 Games were two-time gold medalist Carl Lewis and silver medalist Mike Powell of the United States, fourth-place finisher (and 1984 bronze medalist) Giovanni Evangelisti of Italy, sixth-place finisher László Szalma of Hungary, and ...
The long jump at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the qualifying height or placing in top twelve advancing to the final round.
The men's long jump was an athletics event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. There were 54 competitors from 41 nations, with one athlete not starting. [ 1 ] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The men's long jump at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 14–16 August. [1] Records ... Mike Powell (USA) 8.95: Tokyo ...
Men's long jump at the 2017 World Championships Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 4 August (qualification) 5 August (final) Competitors 32 from 23 nations Winning distance 8.48 m (27 ft 9 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) Medalists Luvo Manyonga South Africa Jarrion Lawson United States Rushwahl Samaai South Africa ← 2015 2019 → Video on YouTube Official Video Events at the 2017 World Championships Track events 100 ...