That's all it took for Bob Beamon to leap into history ... When he was on the podium receiving his gold medal, Beamon remembers thinking, "Where do I go from here?" Fear of the void seized ...
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — From Jesse Owens to Bob Beamon to Carl Lewis and plenty ... which he set while earning the gold medal at Mexico City in 1968. American Mike Powell, set the world ...
Bob Beamon got plenty of air under him on his ... When he was on the podium receiving his gold medal, Beamon remembers thinking, "Where do I go from here?" Fear of the void seized him.