Bob Beamon
Bob Beamon is an American former track and field athlete.He is best known for his world record long jump of 8.90 meters (29 feet 2.25 inches) at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Beamon’s record stood for 23 years and is still the second-longest jump in history.
Beamon was born in New York City in 1946. He began his track and field career at Jamaica High School, where he won the New York City long jump championship three times. He then attended the University of Texas at El Paso, where he won the NCAA long jump championship in 1967 and 1968.
Beamon’s world record long jump at the 1968 Olympics was one of the most iconic moments in sports history. He jumped 55 inches (1.4 meters) beyond the previous world record, and his jump was so far ahead of the competition that he was the only jumper to qualify for the final round.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American former track and field athlete. He is one of the greatest track and field athletes of all time, andhe is the only athlete to win four gold medals in four consecutive Olympic Games.
Lewis was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1961. He began his track and field career at Willingboro High School in New Jersey, where he won the state long jump championship three times. He then attended the University of Houston, where he won the NCAA long jump championship three times.
Lewis’s first Olympic Games was the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he won four gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, and 4 × 100 meters relay. He repeated this feat at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Mike Powell
Mike Powell is an American former track and field athlete. He is the current world record holder in the long jump, with a jump of 8.95 meters (29 feet 4.25 inches) set at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.
Powell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1963. He began his track and field career at Chester High School in Pennsylvania, where he won the state long jump championship three times. He then attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he won the NCAA long jump championship twice.
Powell’s world record long jump at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics was one of the greatest moments in sports history. He jumped 5 inches (13 centimeters) beyond Bob Beamon’s previous world record, and his jump is still the longest in history.
