Bob Beamon's World Record Long Jump - 1968 Olympics

USA's Bob Beamon breaks the world record in the long jump by nearly two feet during the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games.

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[805Bruin]

If altitude was such a huge factor, then how come no one else in the 1968 games came close to what Beamon jumped?

[Finarphin]

I remember watching this on television. There was a delay before the result showed. Then they flashed the 890 on the little revolving kiosk. "That can't be what he jumped. That must be the number on his jersey."

[docusenjonathan]

He said 21 3/4 inches further than any one ever, it appears that the illustrator doesn't know anything about inches. The English, Bad Teeth! Face!

[NatureLukeTV]

My best is 17 feet..

[Davidson1873]

Greatest record achievement until Micheal Phelps.

[jeremy delgado]

lol my best jump is 16"11' ... But i'm a freshman runner so i know i can get better at the end of highschool :D

[Welongboardforus111]

How is this 68?

[Dieter Delvaux]

No one else came close to his performance because it started to rain shortly after Beamon's jump. Still it was an amazing jump as the estimated advantage of wind and altitude is 31cm (12.2 in.) and he broke the WR by 55 cm (21.75 in.).

[Mike Lee]

simply the greatest athletic achievement ever in human history! 

[yianpap]

5% is a lot man:) Think about it, 5%x8m = 40cm.

I think it couldn't have added anything more than 1% actually. The speed of a human is way to low for the aerodynamic drag (and hence the difference in it due to the 2000m altitude) to be significant

[mitch warnock]

Im gonna beat that someday ive been training for years. Im 13 years old and im jumping in the 21s. Im only 5'2" so when i grow a bit taller im gonna beat this

[Frank Woods]

dem black people got hops