Mike powell long jump biography of george
Mike powell long jump biography of george
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Powell, Mike 1963–
Long jumper
At a Glance…
New Coach Refined Technique
World Record Ends Reign of Lewis
Victory at World Championships
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After years of long jumping in the shadows of superstar rival Carl Lewis, Mike Powell made his definitive mark in 1991 by breaking the oldest record in track and field.
Powell’s leap of 29 feet 4 ½ inches at the World Track & Field Championships in Tokyo, Japan, topped the distance jumped by Bob Beamon in the 1968 Olympics—a performance that had once been declared impossible to better.
Powell’s new record ended Lewis’s domination of the event that had given him an incredible 65 victories in a row over a 10-year period, includinga 15-0 record against Powell in head-to-head meetings.
Hardly lacking in confidence, Powell had been claiming for years before his great leap that he could surpass Beamon’s legendary mark.
While he had been one of the world’s top-ranked long jumpers