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Mike Powell
American athlete
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long jump record
- In long jump
…it was broken by American Mike Powell, who leapt 8.95 metres (29.4 feet). Beginning in 1948, the women’s long jump has been an Olympic event.
Read More - In Bob Beamon: Beyond Imagination
…for 23 years (another American, Mike Powell, jumped two inches farther at the 1991 track-and-field world championships in Tokyo) and still stands as the Olympic record.
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