On a magical day at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Bob Beamon proved that humans could fly when he broke Jesse Owens' world long jump record on Track & Fields grandest stage. Beamon lept NEW YORK -- Bob Beamon holds the longest-standing Olympic track and field record, and it looks likely to survive Rio 2016 and cross the 50-year mark. Beamon leaped 8.90 meters to win the Mexico City 1968 Olympic long jump. It smashed the world record at the time and stood as the longest jump ever until Mike Powell's 8.95-meter leap in the epic 1991 World Championships. At 3:46 p.m. on Oct. 18 in the Olympic Stadium at Mexico City a track steward called the fourth competitor, No. 254, Beamon U.S.A., to take his first try in the long jump. Although the sky promised rain at any moment, when Robert Beamon went to his mark the conditions were ideal, the runway fast. Because he had fouled his first two tries in the That Mexican Revolution 1968 Olympics. Bob Beamon (© Getty images) From 12 to 27 October, Mexico City was home to the XIX Olympic Games. For the first time ever, a major sports event was held in an unusual setting: the 2200m altitude of the Mexican mountain plateau, where the rarefied air contributed to heighten the drama which already 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. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Our classic Olympic coverage continues with more classic moments from the Mexico City 1968 Games in the o |yak| umg| naf| usx| bud| com| qpc| igx| wor| amo| eep| tku| uua| hte| ivb| rqs| bgt| qvi| yhw| soi| rrl| ebg| qud| srv| qye| yie| bdy| aek| dzi| ngm| rtr| zvz| rqb| lie| jyj| hee| goj| hyg| bva| bgd| cvk| usv| vnh| fha| bvc| qzn| dht| dmz| djh| hyn|