Long jump athlete Bob Beamon

Bob Beamon

Living place: Fort Myers

Birthday: 29-8-1946 (78 years old)

Population of US 1946: 141,388,566

Global rank: #60326

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Who is Long jump athlete Bob Beamon?
Bob Beamon is a legendary American track and field athlete. Although he only won 1 gold medal at the 1968 Mexican Olympics, Bob Beamon still went down in history with an unbelievable jump with a record of 8m90. Bob Beamon's record stood for 23 years, then was broken by athlete Mike Powell broke.
Date October 18, 1968 was marked as a milestone of the world athletics village. Bob Beamon conquered the long jump hole with a record of 8m90, surpassing the record of Soviet athlete Igor Ter-Ovanesyan set a year earlier to 55 cm. The special thing about the Mexican Olympic Games took place at an altitude of nearly 2,300m above sea level, the athletes had to compete in thin air conditions. Bob Beamon's jump was rated by Sports Illustrated as one of the 5 greatest sporting moments of the twentieth century.
In 1972, Bob Beamon graduated from Adelphi University with a degree in sociology.
Bob. Beamon is active in promoting the sports movement, including working with former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegge
Bob Beamon is also a former executive director of the Olympians Museum of Art in Fort Myers, Florida.
 
 

Young / Before famous

Bob Beamon is a member of the University of Texas track and field team at El Paso. He was not allowed to play because of racism.
Bob Beamon was discovered by famous coach Larry Ellis. He later became part of the All-American track and field team.
In 1965, Bob Beamon set a national long jump record.
In 1967, Bob Beamon won the long jump title at the AAU and silver medal at the Pan American Games.

Family life info

Bob Beamon was born in South Jamaica, Queens and raised by his grandmother.

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Beamon's record was surpassed by the American athlete Mike Powell passed with a time of 8m95, but that achievement came at 1991 World Championship (Tokyo). And on the Olympic long jump hole, that record is still a challenge for future athletes. Even the famous athlete Carl Lewis, the highest approach is still 18 cm less than Beamon's achievement.

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When was Long jump athlete Bob Beamon born?
Bob Beamon birthday 29-8-1946 (at the age of 78).
Where is Long jump athlete Bob Beamon's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Bob Beamon was born in Queens, New York- United States. Mr working and living in Fort Myers, Florida- United States. Mr, whose Zodiac is Virgo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Bob Beamon's global rank is 60326 and whose rank is 6 in list of famous Long jump athlete. Population of US in 1946 is about 141,388,566 persons.
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Events in 1946 and 29-8

Events in US in the birth year of Bob Beamon

  • US Atomic Energy Commission is established.
  • Benjamin Spock's childcare classic published.
  • Worst work stoppages since 1919, with coal, electrical, and steel industries hit hardest.
  • First automatic electronic digital computer, ENIAC, dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania.

Birthday Bob Beamon (29-8) in history

  • Day 29-8 year 1533: Atahualpa, the last king of the Incas, was ruthlessly murdered by Francisco Pizarro.
  • Day 29-8 year 1786: The day of the Shays Rebellion, a Massachusetts peasant uprising against the state government.
  • Day 29-8 year 1842: The Treaty of Nanking was signed, ending the Opium Wars and ceding the island of Hong Kong to Britain.
  • Day 29-8 year 1877: Brigham Young died in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Day 29-8 year 1949: The U.S.S.R. tested their first atomic bomb.
  • Day 29-8 year 1957: Strom Thurmond ended the longest filibuster in U.S. Senate history. He spoke for more than 24 hours against a civil rights bill; the bill passed.
  • Day 29-8 year 1966: The Beatles played their last major live concert at Candlestick Park, California.
  • Day 29-8 year 1991: The Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the U.S.S.R., suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution.
  • Day 29-8 year 2005: Hurricane Katrina slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing a million people, and killing more than 1,000.
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