Zomg_A_Chicken t1_j15q0br wrote on December 21, 2022 at 9:26 PM Reply to 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 Damn this and the Fosbury Flop at the same Olympics Permalink 1
Zomg_A_Chicken t1_j15q0br wrote
Reply to 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
Damn this and the Fosbury Flop at the same Olympics