Beamonesque: Bob Beamon’s Incredible Olympic Record

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In a single 6 second period in 1968, Bob Beamon completely rewrote the record books in track and field. His gold medal-winning long jump at the Mexico City Olympics not only set a world’s record, but it added a new word to the English dictionary.

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2020-07-31 9 min

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