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Long Jump Men

OLYMPIC RECORD EVOLUTION Long Jump Men ATHLETE NAME SCORE OLYMPIC GAME DATE COUNTRY DISTANCE [meters]

1896
- Ellery CLARK 6.35 Athens 1896 07 APRIL USA
1900
- Meyer PRINSTEIN 7.17 Paris 1900 14 JULY USA
- Alvin KRAENZLEIN 7.18 Paris 1900 15 JULY USA
1904
- Meyer PRINSTEIN 7.34 St Louis 1904 01 SEPTEMBER USA
1908
- Irons Frank 7.48 London 1908 22 JULY
1912
- Gutterson Albert 7.6 Stockholm 1912 12 JULY
1928
- Hamm Ed 7.73 Amsterdam 1928 31 JULY
1936
- Jesse OWENS 8.06 Berlin 1936 04 AUGUST USA
1960
- Boston Ralph 8.12 Rome 1960 02 SEPTEMBER
1968
- Boston Ralph 8.27 Mexico 1968 17 OCTOBER
- Bob BEAMON 8.9 Mexico 1968 18 OCTOBER USA

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[10/18/1968]
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[10/1/1968]
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Athletics Men Long Jump Final Atlanta 1996 – Lewis
[7/19/1996]
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$Bob Beamon\'s first jump of the final in Mexcio 1968 was so long that the optical measuring device slid off its rail before reaching Beamon\'s mark. Using an old-fashioned steel tape, the officials announced the distance as 8.90m. Beamon collapsed, overcome by emotion.$ $Bob Beamon\'s first jump of the final in Mexcio 1968 was so long that the optical measuring device slid off its rail before reaching Beamon\'s mark. Using an old-fashioned steel tape, the officials announced the distance as 8.90m. Beamon collapsed, overcome by emotion.$
Mexico 1968 Athletics Long Jump Final
[10/12/1968]
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$Carl Lewis\' Impressive Olympic History$ $Carl Lewis\' Impressive Olympic History$
Carl Lewis\' Impressive Olympic History
[7/19/1996]
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$Irving Saladino leaps to gold for Panama in the men\'s long jump. Khotso Mokoena of South Africa registers a jump of 8.24m in the fourth round, but Saladino puts in an effort of 8.34m which secures first place. Ibrahim Camejo of Cuba claims the bronze in a tight challenge for third. Athletics Long Jump Men Final - Beijing 2008 - Irving Saladino (PAN), Khotso Mokoena (RSA), Ibrahim Camejo (CUB)$ $Irving Saladino leaps to gold for Panama in the men\'s long jump. Khotso Mokoena of South Africa registers a jump of 8.24m in the fourth round, but Saladino puts in an effort of 8.34m which secures first place. Ibrahim Camejo of Cuba claims the bronze in a tight challenge for third. Athletics Long Jump Men Final - Beijing 2008 - Irving Saladino (PAN), Khotso Mokoena (RSA), Ibrahim Camejo (CUB)$
Irving Saladino Of Panama Claims Gold In Long Jump
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$Jesse Owens\'s Inspiring History$ $Jesse Owens\'s Inspiring History$
Jesse Owens\'s Inspiring History
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New World Record

8.95m

Michael Anthony POWELL

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Olympic medallists

Gold medals

Greg RUTHERFORD

Caio Dos SANTOS

Irving Jahir SALADINO ARANDA

Irving Jahir SALADINO ARANDA

Dwight PHILLIPS

Ivan PEDROSO

Carl LEWIS

Carl LEWIS

Lutz DOMBROWSKI

Arnie ROBINSON

Randel Luvelle WILLIAMS

Bob BEAMON

Bob BEAMON

Lynn DAVIES

Ralph Harold BOSTON

Gregory Curtis BELL

Jerome Cousins BIFFLE

William Samuel STEELE

Jesse OWENS

Jesse OWENS

Edward Lansing GORDON

Edward Barton HAMM

William De Hart HUBBARD

R. William E. PETERSSON

Albert Lovejoy GUTTERSON

Francis C. IRONS

Meyer PRINSTEIN

Alvin KRAENZLEIN

Ellery CLARK

Silver medals

Mitchell WATT

Sho MATSUBARA

Khotso MOKOENA

Khotso MOKOENA

John MOFFITT

Jai TAURIMA

James BECKFORD

Michael Anthony POWELL

Gary HONEY

Frank PASCHEK

Randel Luvelle WILLIAMS

Hans BAUMGARTNER

Klaus BEER

Ralph Harold BOSTON

Irvin ROBERSON

John Dale BENNETT

Meredith Charles GOURDINE

Thomas Theodore BRUCE

Carl Ludwig Luz LONG

Charles Lambert REDD

Silvio M. CATOR

Edward Orval GOURDIN

Carl JOHNSON

Calvin David BRICKER

Daniel KELLY

Daniel FRANK

Meyer PRINSTEIN

Robert GARRETT

Bronze medals

Will CLAYE

Rudolph PIENAAR

Ibrahim CAMEJO

Ibrahim CAMEJO

Joan Lino MARTINEZ

Roman SCHURENKO

Joe GREENE

Lawrence Ellwyne MYRICKS

Giovanni EVANGELISTI

Valeri PODLUZHNYI

Frank WARTENBERG

Arnie ROBINSON

Ralph Harold BOSTON

Igor TER-OVANESYAN

Jorma Rainer VALKAMA

Ã–dÃ¶n FÃ–LDESSY

Herbert Paul Jr. DOUGLAS

Naoto TAJIMA

Chuhei NAMBU

Alfred Hilborn BATES

Sverre HANSEN

Erik ABRAHAMSSON

Georg ABERG

Calvin David BRICKER

Robert STANGLAND

Patrick Joseph LEAHY

James CONNOLLY

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