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Lewis had the four best jumps in the competition, and his Olympic title was part of a long string of consecutive long-jump victories that extended over several years during the 1980s.
The first to officially reach 200 metres (660 ft) was Toni Nieminen in 1994, by landing a jump of 203 metres …
The men’s event has seen some long-standing world records by US jumpers.
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He also holds the longest non-legal jump of 8.99 m (29 ft 5 3 ⁄ 4 in) (wind-aided +4.4) set at high altitude in Sestriere, Italy in 1992.
In addition to his famous 1991 victory, he won the long jump again at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, and came third at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics.
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They fly into a sand pit to land and the jump is measured from the front of the board to the closest edge of the imprint left in the sand.
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To participate, athletes run down a path and jump as soon as their foot hits a takeoff board positioned at the end. The FIS was long opposed to ski flying as a whole, and it has never been included in the Olympic or Nordic World Ski Championships.
However, since 1972, the FIS Ski Flying World Championships has been a mainstay event, and ski flying event are also part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup calendar.
Powell emerged triumphant after a thrilling battle with rival Carl Lewis, in the process beating one of the most enduring records in sport – Bob Beamon’s mark of 8.90 metres (29 feet 2.3 inches), which had stood since 1968.In Tokyo, Carl Lewis recorded a fourth-round jump of 8.91 metres, beyond Bob Beamon’s legendary mark, although his jump was wind-assisted and thus could not have counted as a world record.
The wind had eased from +2.9 to +0.3 by the time Powell jumped in the fifth round, meaning his mark of 8.95 metres could be ratified as a world record.All records listed on our website are current and up-to-date.
The men's long jump world record progression lists records ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) starting in 1912. History at your fingertips
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His four Olympic victories were a blow to Adolf Hitler’s intention to use the Games to demonstrate Aryan superiority.…
In 1935 If a contestant steps beyond the edge (scratch line), his jump is disallowed; if he leaps from too far behind the line, he loses valuable distance.The most commonly used techniques in flight are the tuck, in which the knees are brought up toward the chest, and the In international competition the eight contestants who make the longest jumps in three preliminary attempts qualify to make three final attempts.
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The inaugural record was the 7.61 m performance by Peter O'Connor in 1901.
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