When Bob Beamon sailed 29 feet, 2 1/2 inches to obliterate the world record in the long jump at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, it seemed unlikely his standard would ever be toppled. It was 23 ...

In Mexico City in 1968, Bob Beamon soared to one of the Games’ most enduring records. Now he has started a new life as a percussionist. (Julia Wall/The Washington Post) Warning: This graphic ...

Track athlete Bob Beamon is probably best known for his world record, 29 feet, 2 1/2 inches long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. His world record jump stood for almost 23 years until it ...

On October 18, 1968, Bob Beamon made track and field history by setting a world long jump record of 29' 2 1/2" that stood for 23 years. He broke the existing world mark by almost two feet, prompting ...

Bob Beamon, a native New Yorker and a scholarship ... Beamon focused his efforts and won gold with a remarkable, world record–setting long jump. So long was the jump that the judges’ optical ...

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — From Jesse Owens to Bob Beamon to Carl Lewis and plenty more, Americans have ruled the men’s long jump throughout ... holds the Olympic record, which he set while ...

Bob Beamon shocked the track and field world ... who in 1985 set Cal’s still-standing long jump record of 26-6 1/4. Jeff Faraudo was a sports writer for Bay Area daily newspapers since he ...

Bob Beamon and Stix Bones ... noted that while the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris are over, Beamon’s long jump record (8.90 meters) still stands (at over 56 years), and this makes it the longest ...

The same with Bob Beamon’s Olympic record of 8.90m set ... Though he never held the long jump world record, the distances Lewis leapt were top draw — 8.54m in 1984, 8.72m in 1988 and 8.67m ...