new-username-2017 t1_j11bssj wrote on December 20, 2022 at 11:08 PM

Reply to comment by Aqquila89 in TIL that in 1968 Bob Beamon broke the world record for the long jump by nearly 2 feet. His jump exceeded the limits of the measuring equipment that had been installed and his jump had to be measured manually. by Lagavulin16_neat

That was a crazy competition. Carl Lewis jumped 8.91, wind assisted so it didn't count for a WR but did count for the competition. Then Powell jumped 8.95. Lewis also did 3 other jumps all over 8.80.