Robert ("Bob") Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is a former American track and field athlete, best known for his long-standing world record in the long jump. Beamon, from Jamaica, New York, set a world record for the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with a jump of 8.90 m (29 ft. 2-1/2 in.). His world record stood for 23 years, and was named by Sports Illustrated magazine as one of the five greatest sports moments of the 20th century. Wikipedia
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Won the long jump event in the 1968 summer Olympics with a leap of 29 feet 2½ inches, which bettered the previous world record by 21¾ inches. The record stood until 1991. Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member). www.imdb.com/name/nm0063753/
Bob Beamon was born on August 29, 1946 in Jamaica, New York. Although Beamon is now recognized as one of the country's greatest track and field athletes of all-time, he barely made it out of his childhood. Beamon dealt with a myriad of problems as a you www.wvu.edu/~physed/blacksports/fall2002/bobbeamon.htm
