50 stunning Olympic moments No2: Bob Beamon's great leap forward
Posted in Bob Beamon on 12/12/2011 12:12 am by admin50 stunning Olympic moments No2: Bob Beamon's great leap forward
At 3.45pm on 18 October 1968 in Mexico City's Estadio Olímpico Universitario Bob Beamon accomplished all three. As great sporting "Blimey!" moments go, the New Yorker's shattering of the long-jump world record and the creation of a benchmark then …
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Holidays Overshadowed In December '63
On the home front, while a young Navy quarterback by the name of Roger Staubach took home the Heisman Trophy for his exploits on the gridiron, Jamaica HS sophomore Bob Beamon was turning heads locally with his record–setting broad jumps. …
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Legends blast overemphasis on science in sport
At a lengthy interactive session sparkling with wit and brimming with enthusiasm on the final day of the Aspire4Sport conference on Tuesday, track and field greats Carl Lewis and Bob Beamon, along with the husband-and-wife team of gymnastics legends …
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