Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

male, deceased (1980)
athlete, African American, track and field, Congressional Gold Medal recipient, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, from Alabama…Long jumper, longjump
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany where he...

Mike Powell

male, 46 years old
African American, athlete, Athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1995 World Championships in Athletics, from Philadelphia, track and field athlete…Long jumper, longjump
Michael ("Mike") Anthony Powell is an American Track and Field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record. Mike Powell was born in...
Bob Beamon

Bob Beamon

male, 63 years old
University of Texas at El Paso alumni, Olympic competitor for the United States, track and field athlete, 1968 Summer Olympics, World Championship, Former world record holder…Long jumper, longjump
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...
Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

female, 47 years old
Olympic gold medalist, 100 m hurdles, Nike endorser, as of June 2007, Sports Illustrated, African American…triple jump, Long jumper, longjump
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest heptathletes. She won three gold, one...
Dwight Phillips

Dwight Phillips

male, 32 years old
athlete, African American, American, From Georgia, centimeter, IAAF World Championships in Athletics…triple jump, longjump, Long jumper
Dwight Phillips (born: October 1, 1977 in Decatur, Georgia, USA) is an athlete who specializes in the long jump. Dwight was a promising sprinter in...
Kelly Sotherton

Kelly Sotherton

female, 33 years old
2005 IAAF World Championships, 2006 European Championships in Athletics, 2006 European Championships, 2005 World Championships, heptathlon, from the Isle of Wight…Long jumper, longjump
Kelly Jade Sotherton is an English heptathlete. Sotherton was born in Newport on the Isle of Wight. As a teenager, she played netball for...
Allen Johnson

Allen Johnson

male, 38 years old
University of South Carolina, high jump, stade de france, from the United States, IAAF World Championships in Athletics, University of South Carolina Columbia…longjump
Allen K. Johnson (born March 1, 1971) is a hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 metre high hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta,...
Grace Upshaw

Grace Upshaw

female, 34 years old
Athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Long jumper, longjump, American, eugene, track and field athlete
Grace Upshaw (born 22 September 1975) is an American long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.84 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Eugene.
Tatyana Lebedeva

Tatyana Lebedeva

female, 33 years old
From Russia, Olympic gold medalist, Olympic bronze medalist, Olympic silver medalist, World Championships, triple jump…longjump, Long jumper
Tatyana Lebedeva (born July 21, 1976 in Volgograd) is a Russian athlete who competes on the world stage in both the long jump and triple jump...
Irving Saladino

Irving Saladino

male, 26 years old
Athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Golden League, 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, World Indoor Championships, panama, athlete…longjump, Long jumper
Irving Saladino is a Panamanian long jump athlete. At the World Indoor Championships he finished second with a new South American indoor record of...