90K views · 1.2K reactions | #OTD in 1968... 朗  American Bob Beamon smashed the long jump world record at the Mexico #Olympics!  His score of 8.90m was nearly 60 centimetres further than the previous record! | TNT Sports | Facebook

12 reactions | Flashback to 1968: Bob Beamon shattered the long jump world record with a leap of 29 feet, 2.25 inches, at the Mexico City Olympics, outdoing the previous mark by nearly two feet. His historic jump still stands as a benchmark. | News Central TV | Facebook

#OnThisDay 50 years ago, USA Track & Field Olympian Bob Beamon changed the long jump forever, shattering the previous 🌎 record by more than 21-inches. 8.90 meters ☑️ 29 feet, 2.5 inches ☑️ #Mexico1968. | Team USA

27K views · 365 reactions | On this day 55 years ago, Bob Beamon had one of the greatest track in field performances in history, jumping 29-2.5 for what was at the time the long jump world record at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. | FloTrack | Facebook

Quando Bob Beamon divenne leggenda: il salto in lungo che distrusse il record di 55 CENTIMETRI!!! 😮🥇 #essentialstories #olympics | Eurosport Italia

Robert 'Bob' Beamon, nacido en Nueva York en 1946, hizo historia en los Juegos Olímpicos de México 1968. Logró un salto de 8,90 metros, conocido como “el salto del siglo”, superando el récord anterior por 55 cm. Su marca se mantuvo invicta durante 22 años, 10 meses y 22 días. Fue superada en 1991 por Mike Powell (8,95 m). El salto de Beamon sigue siendo el récord olímpico vigente en salto de longitud | 📹 @GO gaba México | www.everardoherrera.com