In response to
"I'm always amazed by the ability of the long jumpers to hitch kick and then stretch out for the landing"
by
JD
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That world record is nearly unbreakable in the current world.
Posted by
Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz)
Aug 8 '24, 12:05
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Beamon held it 23 years. Mike Powell is at 33 years and no one is within 2’ most competitions.
I still remember seeing that broken live at 3am in 1991 … sleep over and it was on tv. Him and Carl were amazing.
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