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...short of record-breaking territory. Then in 1988 he began improving rapidly. At the world championships in Tokyo last August, Powell came into his own. He bounded down the runway, hit the board and soared 8.95 m, eclipsing by 5 cm the "unbreakable" record set by America's Bob Beamon 24 years ago. A believer in nonstop improvement, Powell thinks he could set another record in Barcelona...
...sport one can dream of jumping over the moon. This summer in Tokyo, Powell just about did it, though few dreamed he'd even come close. The unheralded American spanned 29 ft. 4 1/2 in., eclipsing by 2 in. one of the few sports standards thought impregnable: Bob Beamon's long-jump record, set in Mexico City's thin...
...sport one can dream of jumping over the moon. This summer in Tokyo, Powell just about did it, though few dreamed he'd even come close. The unheralded American spanned 29 ft. 4 1/2 in., eclipsing by 2 in. one of the few sports standards thought impregnable: Bob Beamon's long-jump record, set in Mexico City's thin...
...title of Bunglers of the Year. In fact, not just of the year. If there were such a thing as an Incompetence Olympics held every four years, the Moscow plotters would easily win the gold medal and set a world record that might last as long as Leapin' Bob Beamon's mark in the long jump...
Back in the U.S., Beamon, who runs a youth sports program in Florida, expressed surprise. Said he: "I was thrown off by not hearing the other name -- Carl Lewis, the most logical person who would either duplicate or surpass the performance." Only a Beamon-busting jump could have overshadowed Lewis' achievements last week. At 30, an age when athletes are often limping into retirement, Lewis is still capable of setting new records, as the 100-m dash proved. After winning the race, he said, "The great thing was, the old man was able to pull...