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5. He was laughed at. Jim Beamon broke the long jump record by 21 inches

Tue Aug 10, 2021, 01:52 PM

Aug 2021

and the record stood until 1991. As you stated it was a rough year. You must have had a great mother.

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How One Man Changed the High Jump Forever The Olympics on the Record [View all] Quixote1818 Aug 2021 OP

I remember this well. DURHAM D Aug 2021 #1

Thanks for that. Very interesting. hvn_nbr_2 Aug 2021 #2

The flop was a big hit. n/t Harker Aug 2021 #3

He was laughed at. Jim Beamon broke the long jump record by 21 inches twodogsbarking Aug 2021 #5

I High Jumped From 7th Grade Through HS ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #7