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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 ...
A plaque on Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, commemorating Stefka Kostadinova's high jump world record of 2.08 m set on 31 May 1986. The first world record in the women's high jump was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922.
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In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard comprises three feet. Since an international agreement in 1959 , the foot is defined as equal to exactly 0.3048 meters.
The first world record in the men's javelin throw was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [1]As of 21 June 2009, 46 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [1]
Robert Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968.By jumping 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in), he broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) and his world record stood for almost 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell.
The village of Barnes Corner, New York, 80 miles north of Syracuse on Lake Ontario, had reported 65.5 inches of snow as of Monday morning, while Fort Drum to the north had 63 inches.
22 feet 4 inches (6.81 m) 10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m) 255 long tons (259 t) [5] Euclid: 206: Cargo Steamer: 1877: 277 feet (84 m) 32 feet 7 inches (9.93 m) 17 feet 7 inches (5.36 m) 1,545 long tons (1,570 t) [6] Spey: 207: Iron: Cargo Steamer: 1877: 125 feet 4 inches (38.20 m) 20 feet 7 inches (6.27 m) 10 feet 6 inches (3.20 m) 280 long tons (280 ...