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LaQuan Nairn (born 31 July 1996) is a male long jumper from Nassau, Bahamas. He attended C.R Walker High school in Nassau, Bahamas before going on to compete for South Plains College, [1] and University of Arkansas. [2] Nairn broke the Long jump indoor national record at the 2022 Tyson Invitational, with a jump of 8.18 meters. [3]
The 1991 World Championships are perhaps best remembered for the long jump final, considered by some to have been one of the greatest competitions ever in any sport. [68] Lewis was up against his main rival of the last few years, Mike Powell, the silver medalist in the event from the 1988 Olympics and the top-ranked long jumper of 1990. Lewis ...
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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 IAAF considers marks set at high altitude as acceptable for record consideration. However, high altitude can significantly assist long jump performances. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Bob Beamon broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), and his world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) stood until Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in ...
He ended that year with a long jump best of 7.65 m (25 ft 1 in) as well as a triple jump of 15.54 m (50 ft 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 in). [5] A breakthrough came the year after when he jumped 8.19 m (26 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) to win at the Weltklasse in Biberach in Germany. [6] This jump was in the top ten all-time by an under-20 athlete at that point. [7]