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[16] When he gained prominence in the early 1980s, all the extant men's 100 m and 200 m records and the long jump record had been set at the high altitude of Mexico City. [15] Also in 1981, Lewis became the fastest 100 m sprinter in the world. His relatively modest best from 1979 (10.67 s) improved to a world-class 10.21 the next year.
Powell fouled, and Lewis made his second best wind-legal jump of 8.84 m (29 ft 0.03 in). Thus the competition included three of the five best wind-legal long-jumps ever; two of them by Carl Lewis, plus a wind-aided jump by Lewis beyond the then world record (a record he had been chasing for ten years), yet Lewis still finished in second place.
The event is best-remembered for the men's long jump competition, when Carl Lewis made the best six-jump series in history, only to be beaten by Mike Powell, whose 8.95 m (29 ft 4.36 in) jump broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Carl Lewis: Houston Cougars: 8.04 m 1981: Carl Lewis: Houston Cougars: 8.48 m 1982: Gilbert Smith: UT Arlington Mavericks: 7.95 m 1983: Reginald Kelly: Jackson State Tigers: 8.10 m 1984: Mike Conley: Arkansas Razorbacks: 7.82 m 1985: Mike Conley: Arkansas Razorbacks: 7.88 m 1986: Kenny Harrison: Kansas State Wildcats: 8.17 m 1987: Andre Ester ...
Lewis' 1991 jump of 8.87 meters remains third on the world all-time list, and he won gold in the event at four consecutive Olympic Games. He was joined by a group of other accomplished athletes in ...
The IAAF considers marks set at high altitude as acceptable for record consideration. However, high altitude can significantly assist long jump performances. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Bob Beamon broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), and his world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) stood until Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in ...
Long jump: 28 ft 10 1 ⁄ 4 in / 8.79 m Carl Lewis: Santa Monica TC January 27, 1984 Millrose Games: New York City, United States Triple jump: 58 ft 3 1 ⁄ 4 in / 17.76 m Mike Conley: Tyson TC February 27, 1987 New York City, United States Shot put: 22.82 m Ryan Crouser: Nike January 24, 2021 American Track League Meeting 1 Fayetteville ...
Carl Lewis, the legendary American long jumper turned coach, was critical of the plans on social media, tweeting: “You’re supposed to wait until April 1st for April Fools jokes.”