– Long jump world record holder Mike Powell talking about the 8.90m world record that was set by Bob Beamon at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. It would be just 8 years after Powell’s freshman year when he’d break the record himself with an 8.95m jump.
LRC Feature A Leap For The Ages: Bob Beamon’s 29-Foot Long Jump Turns 50 A half century later, there’s still only one way to describe the men’s long jump at the 1968 Olympics: Beamonesque. We take an in-depth look at one of the greatest singular accomplishments in sports history. Beamon improved the WR by 6.59% – that’s the equivalent of someone in 2018 lowering the marathon WR to 1:53:28 or the 100-meter record to 8.95.
*MB: 50 years ago, Bob Beamon made history. Where does his performance rank on list of greatest singular sports performances?
LRC Why Is The Long Jump World Record So Hard To Break? Mike Powell‘s WR has stood for 27 years and the #2 mark from Bob Beamon celebrates its 50th anniversary today. What explains their longevity? Are the best athletes in the NFL? Are the runways too soft? Is there a mental block?
LRC Ethiopian Giants Kenenisa Bekele & Meseret Defar (Debut) Set To Tackle Sunday’s Amsterdam Marathon Two of the greatest track racers in history will be looking to run fast under ideal conditions on Sunday in Amsterdam. We talked to their agents to see what we can expect. Watch it live at 3:30 am ET (9:30 AM GMT+2).
2016 Olympian Sydney McLaughlin Signs With New BalanceOf course we don’t know how much she signed for, but the average guess in our agents’ poll from last month was $1.725 million per year.
*MB:Sydney McLaughlin signs with New Balance
LRC 2018 Pre-Nats: BYU (29 Points) & NAU Men (41 Points) Go Super Low; Grant Fisher Earns Narrow Win In 2018 XC Debut The teams were divided into two roughly even races as Arkansas (51 points) & New Mexico (67 points) claimed the women’s team races. Fisher (23:48), Rory Linkletter (23:54), Weini Kelati (19:33), and Jessica Hull (20:03) earned individual titles.
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