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THE LEAP OF THE CENTURY. It was Bob Beamon’s only participation in an Olympic event, but he left his mark forever. He took Gold in Mexico and a World record that would stay for 23 years. The American still holds the record over half a century later. This is the impact that Bob Beamon, the…
American Sprinter was the first man to run 100 meters in Under 10 seconds. Jim Hines (US) was the first man to run 100m under 10 secs at the US championships. Hines broke his own record at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, where an electronic timer recorded him at 9.95 secs. He held the record for…
Athletes Are Made Painstakingly – Not Born – Edwin Moses Few athletes have achieved the level of dominance in sports as Edwin Moses. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses amassed an extraordinary record: 107 consecutive victories in finals, 122 wins in official competitions, and 14 world records. His unbeaten streak spanned an astonishing nine years,…
Thomson and Hingsen, Kings of athletes Daley THOMPSON (Great Britain) and Jurgen Hingsen (West Germany) first met at the European U20 Championship in 1977, and then the campaign that would last for the best part of a decade gathered pace in May 1980 in Gotizis at the world-famous Decathlon. The competition in Austria was won…
