Long jump rival Mike Powell reportedly called him "The best track and field athlete ever"
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Carl Lewis Facts - Biography - YourDictionary  In 1996 he competed in the long jump event at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, ... athlete Mike Powell in Sports Illustrated, "the best track and field athlete ever." ... The public found him arrogant and overly calculating in his attempts to cash in...
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Carl Lewis facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ...  The grueling demands of sprinting, long jumping, and relays demand youth and vigor. ... athlete Mike Powell in Sports Illustrated, the best track and field athlete ever. ... The public found him arrogant and overly calculating in his attempts to cash in ...... But at the same meet, long jump rival Mike Powell broke Lewis's ten-year...
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Sports - jService.io - Jeopardy trivia question API  Clues for: Sports. Question, Answer, Value, Airdate.
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Bob Beamon - Wikipedia  Robert "Bob" Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico Olympics in 1968. ... When the announcer called out the distance for the jump, Beamon  unfamiliar with metric ... Powell still holds the world record for the long jump.
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Stories of the Ages: Legendary Inspiration - Jim Thorpe | News OK  No television cameras were at the 1912 Olympics to capture the grace and prowess of ... may not be idolized like it once was, Thorpe's greatest of all stories has survived. ... Thorpe is renowned for his gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon in .... refused to demote Hugo Wieslander back to his original runner-up status.
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29-4 1/2! : Powell Breaks Beamon's 1968 Long Jump Record and ...  Aug 31, 1991 ... 29-4 1/2! : Powell Breaks Beamon's 1968 Long Jump Record and Snaps ... Bob Beamon's long jump of 29 feet 2 1/2 inches in the 1968 Olympic ... Not only were they similar to those in Mexico City when Beamon made his historic jump, ... because of the thin air, is considered beneficial to long jumpers.
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Mike Powell (long jumper) - Wikipedia  Michael "Mike" Anthony Powell (born November 10, 1963) is an American former track and field ... broke Bob Beamon's almost 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm (2 inches), leaping 8.95 m (29 ft 4 14 in). ... In addition to his famous 1991 victory, he won the long jump again at the 1993 World Championships in...
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The Original Orange Olympic Champ - SUrface - Syracuse University  Prinstein first leaped into the world ... the running broad jump and the hop, step, ... where Prinstein collected a gold in the hop, step, and jump ... Games, where Prinst ein nabbed his fourth Olympic ... track and field world for coming up big in the big events. .... ning the gold, he defeated American teammate James Connolly,.
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Original Old School: The Phantom | SLAMonline  Sep 11, 2010 ... Jerry Tarkanian said Lewis combined tremendous shooting ability with total control over the basketball and was best at beating his man off the...
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WAS HE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME? - SI.com  You would never get Red Grange himself to say it, but there's a strong case to be ... You could make a case that it was the best nickname in the history of ... of the Chicago Tribune and Charlie Dunkley of AP are also given nods), was ..... Nagurski called him "the greatest running back I ever saw. ..... 'Harold, are you hungry?
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Greatest Athletes In Olympic History - Who Has Won The Most Gold ...  Aug 17, 2016 ... An athlete winning a medal at the Olympics is associated with the pride that they ... Lewis is one of only two men to ever defend his 100-meter gold in back to ... He actually won the gold medal in the long jump for four straight...
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Top 10 greatest U.S. Summer Olympic gold medalists of all time  Aug 15, 2016 ... Bob Beamon. Bob Beamon's record-setting long jump at the 1968 Games remains an iconic moment in Olympic history. Mark Spitz. Florence Griffith-Joyner. Simone Biles. Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Bob Mathias. Wilma Rudolph. Jesse Owens.
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Carl Lewis wins fourth consecutive long jump at 35 - Jul 29, 1996 ...  There, he met his goal of four gold medals, winning the long jump, the 100 ... By the time the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta rolled around, Lewis was 35 years old.
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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics  Men's long jump - Wikipedia  The men's long jump was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Mexico City. Bob Beamon won in a new world record of 8.90m; a record which stood for 23 years until it ... 20 km walk, men .... In making his record jump, Beamon enjoyed a number of advantageous...
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Free Flashcards about SPORTS LEGENDS - StudyStack  THIS 1932 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNER IS OFTEN CALLED THE GREATEST FEMALE ATHLETE OF ALL TIME, BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS. ONE OF...
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And the ESPY goes to.... [Archive] - U.S. Masters Swimming ...  This swimming is better than all other sports attitude is silly. ... Best Record-Breaking Performance - Tiger Woods winning a fourth straight Major ..... of attention -- particularly when Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe were at their ..... about swimming as some high schools in California are about water polo.
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The Scoring For The Decathlon And Heptathlon Favors Running ...  Aug 17, 2016 ... Ashton Eaton is a great decathlete, but what makes a decathlete great is complicated. ... is composed of 10 events: the 100 meters, long jump, shot put, high jump, ... points on a linear scale  making a one-second improvement on a slow ... It's no surprise, then, that those who excel at decathlon/heptathlon...
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Carl Lewis 30ft Long Jump [Archive] - Track & Field News Forums  It was easily (his words) a potential 30'6" jump. .... now he was supposedly 18" (45cm) higher.this means we have to find jump with ... after trial & error,we have jump with angle 29.4 degrees & distance: .... Also, i don't think all these jumpers were faster than Lewis in run-up! .... Emmiyan was a super talent.
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Carl Lewis Wins Dramatic Long Jump - Atlanta 1996 Olympics ...  Mar 1, 2010 - 2 min - Uploaded by OlympicThe drama is almost unbearable in these highlights of the Men's Long Jump  competition ...