Beamon
Americannoun
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Then, in 1991, along came Mike Powell, who snatched the mark by leaping 29 feet, 4 1/2 inches, 2 inches past Beamon.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
He was born Donald Gray Triplett on 8 September 1933 to Mary and Beamon Triplett, a wealthy couple.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 22, 2023
Then Bob Beamon soared through the thin Mexico air, beyond the range of the electronic measuring device and out to an unheard-of 8.90m, another 55cm further.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2021
American Bob Beamon made an astonishing leap of 29 feet 2½ inches to shatter the existing world by almost two feet.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2021
In 1968, I was also first drawn irresistibly to the Olympics, an event I have now covered 14 times: Bob Beamon launched a magnificently unbound long jump at the Summer Games in Mexico City.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2018
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