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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 ...
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 men's long jump world record has been held by just four individuals for the majority of time since the IAAF started to ratify records. The first mark recognized by the IAAF in 1912, the 7.61 m ( 24 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) performance by Peter O'Connor in August 1901, stood just short of 20 years (nine years as an IAAF record).
Championships Gold Silver Bronze 1983 Helsinki details: Carl Lewis United States 8.55 m Jason Grimes United States 8.29 m Mike Conley United States 8.12 m 1987 Rome ...
In 1925, Hubbard broke the long jump world record with a leap of 25 feet 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 inches (7.90 m) at the NCAA championships. [5] In 1927, he bettered that with a jump of 26 feet 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (7.98 m) — which would have been the first ever over 26 feet (7.92 m) — but meet officials disallowed it, claiming that the take-off board ...
Bob Beamon won by 71 cm in a new world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in); a record which stood for nearly 23 years until it was finally broken in 1991, when Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) at the World Championships in Tokyo. [2] It was the United States' 14th gold medal in the men's long jump.
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Ralph Boston, Lynn Davies, and Igor Ter-Ovanesyan at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boston qualified for the Summer Olympics in Rome, where he won the gold medal in the long jump, setting the Olympic record at 8.12 m (26 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), while narrowly defeating American teammate Bo Roberson by a mere centimeter.