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Powell is Beamon with joy, sets long jump record

By Larry Schwartz
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, August 24, 2001

Aug. 30, 1991 Bob Beamon's extraordinary long jump at the 1968 Olympics was the longest-standing track and field record, but if anyone were to break it, the near-unanimous opinion was that it would be Carl Lewis who would accomplish it. At the World Championships in Tokyo, Beamon's record of 29 feet, 2-1/2 inches is snapped. Lewis puts together the greatest series of jumps in history. Never having reached 29 feet before, he does it three times, including 29, 2-3/4 (wind-aided) and 29, 1-1/4(a ...

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