Aqquila89 t1_j10updw wrote on December 20, 2022 at 9:12 PM Reply to TIL that in 1968 Bob Beamon broke the world record for the long jump by nearly 2 feet. His jump exceeded the limits of the measuring equipment that had been installed and his jump had to be measured manually. by Lagavulin16_neat Lynn Davies, the defending Olympic champion, told Beamon, "You have destroyed this event." Beamon's record stood until 1991, when it was surpassed by Mike Powell (by 5 centimetres). That record is still standing. Permalink 33
Aqquila89 t1_j10updw wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1968 Bob Beamon broke the world record for the long jump by nearly 2 feet. His jump exceeded the limits of the measuring equipment that had been installed and his jump had to be measured manually. by Lagavulin16_neat
Lynn Davies, the defending Olympic champion, told Beamon, "You have destroyed this event." Beamon's record stood until 1991, when it was surpassed by Mike Powell (by 5 centimetres). That record is still standing.