Mike Powell - World Long Jump Record 1991

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At the 1991 World Championships in Athletics (Tokyo), he broke Bob Beamon's almost 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm (2 inches), leaping 8.95 m (29 ft 4¼ in). The world record still stands, making Powell the fourth person since 1900 to hold the record for over 20 years. His feat earned him the James E. Sullivan Award and BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality Award in 1991
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  • @pdrbcl
    @pdrbcl8 жыл бұрын

    That ain't jumping it's flying

  • @re123456arebest

    @re123456arebest

    7 жыл бұрын

    so truuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

  • @WetSands

    @WetSands

    7 жыл бұрын

    That ain't flying it's falling with style

  • @bensullivan5562

    @bensullivan5562

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mi Chacho he went to infinity and beyond.

  • @benmims7183

    @benmims7183

    5 жыл бұрын

    man, I was gonna comment that

  • @cocolasticot9027

    @cocolasticot9027

    5 жыл бұрын

    Technically it's orbiting. That close.

  • @TheEschwank02
    @TheEschwank028 жыл бұрын

    it wouldve been funny if people that night kept breaking the record over and over again

  • @bensullivan5562

    @bensullivan5562

    6 жыл бұрын

    Powell has actually said, "I didn't think my record was going to last 20 minutes, let alone 25 years. I honestly thought Lewis was going to jump next and beat it".

  • @jeffw1267

    @jeffw1267

    6 жыл бұрын

    +TheEschwank02 Also if the record kept going way up. Like one guy jumps 9.50m, the next jumps 10.00m, and so on.

  • @hedrinklz

    @hedrinklz

    5 жыл бұрын

    Life isn't funny. That's why so many people been killing theyself recently

  • @JohnnyReyGonzalez

    @JohnnyReyGonzalez

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fr lol

  • @iamf6641

    @iamf6641

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jeffw1267 its physically impossible by that point unless they genetically modify or mutate

  • @dotke2023
    @dotke20235 жыл бұрын

    1991 : Guy jumped 8.91 and didnt won the Gold 2016 : We got winner 8.03 what and amazing score !

  • @NextGenJay

    @NextGenJay

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dami it’s not everyday 8.8 or 8.9m you know

  • @neustrasen1980

    @neustrasen1980

    5 жыл бұрын

    ..........steroids..........just sayin

  • @neustrasen1980

    @neustrasen1980

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@octavius8562 Ok then. Sorry for my mediocre English. But you have to be fucking stupid if you think athletes didn't use supplements to enhance themselves...I mean look at the difference between then and now! Idiot...

  • @richardlucky1280

    @richardlucky1280

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@neustrasen1980 No shit they use steroids, they always have and always will. Does it matter? You could be taking double their doses and wont get anywhere close to their scores.

  • @neustrasen1980

    @neustrasen1980

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@richardlucky1280 You don't know me so please don't judge.

  • @RepCheese
    @RepCheese7 жыл бұрын

    Carl: jumps world record Mike: "hold my beer"

  • @clebbo1880

    @clebbo1880

    4 жыл бұрын

    Marlo Stanfield hold my rake*

  • @quangos9455

    @quangos9455

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@clebbo1880 hold my shoes

  • @ashe7431

    @ashe7431

    4 жыл бұрын

    hold my legs

  • @maxsvensson2423

    @maxsvensson2423

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hold my gravity

  • @Scientists_dont_lie

    @Scientists_dont_lie

    4 жыл бұрын

    No. Not a world record.. unaided 8.90 still beats wind aided 8.91.

  • @robfinlay8058
    @robfinlay8058 Жыл бұрын

    It's amazing because Bob Beamon's record seemed like it was etched in stone and never to be broken forever, and now Powell's record has stood for 31 years.

  • @Grzegorz1006

    @Grzegorz1006

    Жыл бұрын

    Mind you, Bob Beamon is still the Olympic record holder, after 54 years. So the result is etched in stone, only different one.

  • @willcarroll9762

    @willcarroll9762

    Жыл бұрын

    What’s crazy is no one is within 22 inches of beamon for third place. So Powell and Beamon are wayyyy ahead everyone else

  • @lawrencemaclin1352

    @lawrencemaclin1352

    Жыл бұрын

    @@willcarroll9762 Carl Lewis and Robert Emmiyan both jumped within 10 cm of Powell's record

  • @breakneck777

    @breakneck777

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Grzegorz1006 Might be, but he didn't jump as far.

  • @chiarosuburekeni9325

    @chiarosuburekeni9325

    9 ай бұрын

    What Beamon did is still more amazing IMO. Beating the previous record by like 2 feet is absolutely mutant level 😂

  • @PeterParker-vq2cz
    @PeterParker-vq2cz6 жыл бұрын

    these dudes could dunk 3 pointers :P

  • @patikeodeca9146

    @patikeodeca9146

    5 жыл бұрын

    Easy

  • @darkjanggo

    @darkjanggo

    5 жыл бұрын

    lmao

  • @christopherboris1197

    @christopherboris1197

    5 жыл бұрын

    Brandon McGowan nah they probably could get close on a 10 foot rim

  • @wibthespleggnoob2903

    @wibthespleggnoob2903

    5 жыл бұрын

    Maybe cuz the diagonal line is around 25.77 feet

  • @nadamekki4074

    @nadamekki4074

    4 жыл бұрын

    nah once they reach the rim they would be too low

  • @MerkinMuffly
    @MerkinMuffly2 жыл бұрын

    All I got to say is that 90s track and field was dope.

  • @twomindz79

    @twomindz79

    2 жыл бұрын

    Heaps of dope .

  • @dragonofthewest8305

    @dragonofthewest8305

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@twomindz79 true lol

  • @johnmc3862

    @johnmc3862

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ben Johnson was dope.

  • @hristo5689

    @hristo5689

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, without a doubt the most spectacular period for steroid fanatics

  • @WZ912

    @WZ912

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@hristo5689 unlike today with world records dropping like flies

  • @steveo7165
    @steveo71656 жыл бұрын

    2 Athletes at their jumping peak on the same night, Occasionally sport gives us moments of sheer magnificence. :>)

  • @MarkButts63

    @MarkButts63

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like Secretariat and Sham!

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Sheer doping magnificence

  • @jamalydude

    @jamalydude

    Жыл бұрын

    There is a shot put record like this too where someone set it then someone broke it

  • @Tyler-tf1wr
    @Tyler-tf1wr8 жыл бұрын

    Was this a world record for the shortest world record?

  • @PurpleCoin7777

    @PurpleCoin7777

    7 жыл бұрын

    8.91 didn't count as a world record due to wind.

  • @Tyler-tf1wr

    @Tyler-tf1wr

    7 жыл бұрын

    Damn D:

  • @justinvader8141

    @justinvader8141

    6 жыл бұрын

    Purplegaze lol

  • @horseracingstuff

    @horseracingstuff

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shortest lived championship record perhaps.

  • @gaminglittleshit9198

    @gaminglittleshit9198

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@MeatballSubFromDominos he's too arrogant to feel bad for :D

  • @TheVagolfer
    @TheVagolfer5 жыл бұрын

    It shows a lot of guts when a legend throws a world record at you and you respond with a legit world record. Respect !

  • @Rumello
    @Rumello4 жыл бұрын

    this silver medalist is stronger than any other gold medalist you would ever think of

  • @djninja2425
    @djninja24253 жыл бұрын

    What your greatest feat in life? Carl Lewis: *i held the world record for the longest jump for 2 minutes*

  • @ccx806

    @ccx806

    3 жыл бұрын

    His indoor long jump world record has stood since January 1984

  • @qqw743

    @qqw743

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh, I think Carl Lewis could come up with a few other items to answer that one.

  • @milesellis2847

    @milesellis2847

    2 жыл бұрын

    His foul was.ober 9m

  • @56postoffice

    @56postoffice

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ccx806 Is that still a record? If so, wow.

  • @ccx806

    @ccx806

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@56postoffice Yep. Still a WR 37 years later

  • @markwoldin162
    @markwoldin1624 жыл бұрын

    "Beamon's figures have disappeared off the record books forever!" What an absolutely perverse way to put it.

  • @OpenheartOneMind

    @OpenheartOneMind

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lmfao

  • @zendisciple3737

    @zendisciple3737

    3 жыл бұрын

    An excellent piece of commentating throughout, I thought, including this line. A dramatic and emphatic line, but perverse, I don't see it that way at all.

  • @HQBergeron

    @HQBergeron

    3 жыл бұрын

    Beamon’s record will not disappear forever, of course. That was simply hyperbole in the thrill of the moment by the announcer. Beamon remains second all time after over 52 years on the wind legal long jump world record list. And he will never be forgotten for having bettered the previous world record by nearly 2 feet. That is comparable to someone beating Usain Bolt’s 100m world record of 9.58s with an 8.99. Records typically drop in tiny increments over the years. This record was bettered by over 6.5%, an unheard of improvement. My high school track coach, who often was a long jump official at meets such as the US Olympic trials, was on the field and saw Beamon’s jump in Mexico City. He told me that was the most spectacular performance he had seen in his career, and he was not given to hyperbole, ever.

  • @rantonz

    @rantonz

    2 жыл бұрын

    My thought was that perhaps Beamon's outrageous 55cm breaking of the WR in 1968 was tainted in the mind of the commentator by being at altitude (also at the very margin of wind with +2.0). That year in Mexico City, there were many world records set, including the first 200m run under 20 secs in a time of 19.83 (the famous Black Panther salute photo on the podium). Seems a little churlish, since Beamon's jump was such an incredible feat, but perhaps that was what he was thinking.

  • @HQBergeron

    @HQBergeron

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jonny_sparks Very true, though I suspect his comment was in reference to it as a world record, not an Olympic record since Powell was not at the Olympics at the time.

  • @ioannistampakos3510
    @ioannistampakos35102 жыл бұрын

    I still remember Powell’s celebrations, like it happened yesterday!

  • @mariovercillo1319
    @mariovercillo13192 жыл бұрын

    Beamon still has the 2nd longest jump ever, so 53 yrs later that says a lot of how legendary his jump was!

  • @eddyf4426

    @eddyf4426

    2 жыл бұрын

    Further, he still holds the Olympic Record 53 years later.

  • @markhooker8520

    @markhooker8520

    2 жыл бұрын

    Beamon increased the long jump world record by 55 centimeters (21.7 inches); a 6.6% improvement. For comparison, a 6.6% improvement on Usain Bolt's 100M world record would result in a 8.95 second time.

  • @eddyf4426

    @eddyf4426

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@markhooker8520 Profound comparison.

  • @tomspreadbury2915

    @tomspreadbury2915

    9 ай бұрын

    @@eddyf4426 Longest standing OR

  • @tomspreadbury2915

    @tomspreadbury2915

    9 ай бұрын

    @@markhooker8520 To make it crazier still, there has only ever been one jump (other than Powell and Lewis) that threatened the world record in 1988 by a Russian fella, forget his name. The next best by another athlete is 8.74 and that's even to this day

  • @vasilisneorun1700
    @vasilisneorun17003 жыл бұрын

    That's still the best competition I've witnessed in track and field...5 of the best jumps in history within a few minutes..

  • @incumbentvinyl9291

    @incumbentvinyl9291

    Жыл бұрын

    You're forgetting Ivan Pedroso.

  • @uriohayon4534
    @uriohayon45344 жыл бұрын

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  • @j_bad1032

    @j_bad1032

    4 жыл бұрын

    No one cares

  • @saulgoodman5494

    @saulgoodman5494

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@j_bad1032 apparently you do cause you replied.

  • @Venom-jl2sb

    @Venom-jl2sb

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@saulgoodman5494 so true

  • @beastperson2950

    @beastperson2950

    4 жыл бұрын

    Z1nder dumbass. He cares about letting you dipshits know it’s an old joke, not about the actual comment

  • @xdank7790

    @xdank7790

    4 жыл бұрын

    היי אורי

  • @TreyMMA
    @TreyMMA8 жыл бұрын

    What has happened to The Long Jump, if in 1991 guys were hitting 8.91 and 8.95.....and now people get golds at the Olympics for 8.3.....over 20 years later the sport has regressed?

  • @shellsbignumber2

    @shellsbignumber2

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yeah good point, I think its the fact that no one these days is even getting close to 8.95 that is weird. Powell must look at todays long jumpers and have a giggle to himself. I wonder if 9 meters will ever be jumped? Not by todays athletes but in the future.

  • @mammon310

    @mammon310

    8 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know if Lewis or Powell used performance enhancing drugs? Legit question.

  • @dnch

    @dnch

    8 жыл бұрын

    thats because they were all doping

  • @TheBagmanFilms

    @TheBagmanFilms

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yes it was indeed doping. The Americans & Soviets traded steroid soldiers.

  • @GamesRosario

    @GamesRosario

    7 жыл бұрын

    But what about Pedroso? He was from Cuba

  • @johnnada5754
    @johnnada57545 жыл бұрын

    My HS track coach recorded me jumping over 40 ft once. Just before he was gonna send the video to Guinness, a bird flew out the sky, grabbed the camera and flew off. So it doesn’t count

  • @henrikpersson4698

    @henrikpersson4698

    4 жыл бұрын

    sorry about that bro

  • @idk-db6jt

    @idk-db6jt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Man that's a shame

  • @jackonotobacco5288

    @jackonotobacco5288

    4 жыл бұрын

    Too bad.

  • @pranavps851

    @pranavps851

    4 жыл бұрын

    You could've easily jumped and caught the bird.

  • @teddytechilo

    @teddytechilo

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂 you right!

  • @robfinlay5489
    @robfinlay548910 жыл бұрын

    Powell has held the record now for almost as long as Beamon did!

  • @M0jibake

    @M0jibake

    9 жыл бұрын

    Rupert Finlay Longer, now.

  • @aspenrebel

    @aspenrebel

    9 жыл бұрын

    Rupert Finlay Powell has held LJ WR longer than Beamon had, now. 6/26/2015. Now almost 24 years (since I assume this meet was held in August 1991).

  • @kylaxial

    @kylaxial

    6 жыл бұрын

    2 years later...

  • @oweng6779

    @oweng6779

    6 жыл бұрын

    But Beamon destroyed the record when he broke it by nearly 2 ft. That's what impresses me.

  • @williedaniels3882

    @williedaniels3882

    5 жыл бұрын

    Powell has the longest record now--27 years! (to 2018)

  • @AlonsoRules
    @AlonsoRules7 жыл бұрын

    watching Rio 2016, they're 2 feet short of this perfection

  • @AlonsoRules

    @AlonsoRules

    4 жыл бұрын

    doping does not give you 2 feet

  • @OpenheartOneMind

    @OpenheartOneMind

    3 жыл бұрын

    No drug enhancement

  • @BigEightiesNewWave

    @BigEightiesNewWave

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hiding drug use is harder.

  • @BigEightiesNewWave

    @BigEightiesNewWave

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AlonsoRules gives you over 2 feet.

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    @@AlonsoRules two feet isn't that much. Also perhaps in this video they had strong wind assistance.

  • @antap
    @antap2 жыл бұрын

    Remember seeing this competition live in a small flat in Athens, Greece with my brother (aged 15 and 13) while on a family holiday. We were going nuts and getting chastised by our parents. The greatest head to head Athletic competition I've seen. Lewis's jumps were: 8.68, X, 8.83w, 8.91w, 8.87, 8.84 Powell's Jumps: 7.85, 8.54, 8.29, X, 8.95, X

  • @philipdawson7800

    @philipdawson7800

    9 ай бұрын

    How do you jump 4 times over 8.80 & still don't win?? That is insane!!

  • @mrmacross
    @mrmacross6 жыл бұрын

    Mike Powell holds the record, and Bob Beamon's record is still the more legendary one because at the time it smashed the record by a couple of feet, but I think Carl Lewis has to go down as the greatest long jumper ever. Four gold medals, man... Nobody else has even two golds. In fact, nobody else even has four medals of any level. If you nearly get the record and you consistently win for longer than a decade, you're the GOAT.

  • @williedaniels3882

    @williedaniels3882

    5 жыл бұрын

    Does the name Paavo Nurmi ring a bell about LEGENDARY OLYMPIANS? Google it! Lewis is only the most RECENT best in his events! Nurmi did his from 1920 to 1928. Here is the bio: Between 1920 and 1928 he won a record nine Olympic gold medals (seven individual; two team) and three individual silver medals. His medals came in a wide range of events......Lewis got his 1988 100 meter Gold (he actually came in 2nd!) because of a DQ by Ben Johnson. So he really did NOT WIN IT! So Lewis is NOT in the same elite category as Paavo Nurmi! He is 2nd best.

  • @thespasmaniandevil

    @thespasmaniandevil

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@williedaniels3882 why would his medals in other events matter for his status as the best long jumper ever

  • @thespasmaniandevil

    @thespasmaniandevil

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@williedaniels3882 this is such a weird tangent you went on

  • @user-cb2lz8yy9s
    @user-cb2lz8yy9s2 жыл бұрын

    My Dad went to high school with Mike Powell. He also came to my high school and helped our coach with track and field after school. Great guy.

  • @puttemacguff7666
    @puttemacguff76668 жыл бұрын

    Hold my beer...

  • @quimcey2010

    @quimcey2010

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Putte MacGuff brb lol

  • @LeVezz

    @LeVezz

    8 жыл бұрын

    2:01

  • @tolkienfan4815

    @tolkienfan4815

    5 жыл бұрын

    alrighty I got it now jump !

  • @sagarbehera
    @sagarbehera4 жыл бұрын

    Carl Lewis was such a champion. To beat him you needed a world beating score. And Powell just did that. Insane competition. Real physical specimens both of them.

  • @BlantonDelbert
    @BlantonDelbert8 жыл бұрын

    That was pretty amazing. Never knew that Carl broke Beamon's then Powell broke Carl's moments later at the same meet. Back then, the press was all about Powell. Don't think I ever read about Carl's great leap just before Powell's. Nevertheless, Bob Beamon's leap will always be the most mind boggling.

  • @bbldrizzy69god910

    @bbldrizzy69god910

    8 жыл бұрын

    Cyka blyat davai davai ruski

  • @mikiex

    @mikiex

    6 жыл бұрын

    Because Carls jump was not legal, it could not be counted as a world record as it was wind assisted.

  • @Sophia-ok3zg

    @Sophia-ok3zg

    5 жыл бұрын

    thing is, Carl was using illegal drugs so Powell actually showed him whos boss

  • @Scientists_dont_lie

    @Scientists_dont_lie

    4 жыл бұрын

    Carl Never broke Beamons record. It was a longer jump by one centimeter but it was wind aided so Carl's jump still remains third best despite being one centimeter longer.

  • @gabaishan1

    @gabaishan1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Carl Lewis 8.91 didn't counted bcz it was was wind aided

  • @Agoonga
    @Agoonga9 жыл бұрын

    Beamon's jump looked a lot more badass

  • @aspenrebel

    @aspenrebel

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** That's cuz Beamon jumped so much higher. Powell just hit the board perfectly and kept going forward.

  • @fourtheboys96

    @fourtheboys96

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. Beamon'jump and landing was just so perfect.

  • @Aqua.man045

    @Aqua.man045

    7 жыл бұрын

    Agoonga steroids.

  • @tolkienfan4815

    @tolkienfan4815

    5 жыл бұрын

    +foxinho82 my thoughts exactly.

  • @chrismoose64

    @chrismoose64

    5 жыл бұрын

    Beamon’s jump was incredible but it was at altitude. Mexico City is 2,200 metres higher than Tokyo. Massive help but remains an iconic leap.

  • @bhgtree
    @bhgtree2 жыл бұрын

    Carl: 'Beats 23 year world record'. Mike: 'Hold my tape measure'.

  • @kay6257
    @kay6257 Жыл бұрын

    31 years later, the record still stands

  • @thomasmiller7531
    @thomasmiller75319 ай бұрын

    I watched that live on TV.. honestly that was the most brilliant live TV sports sequence/moment I ever witnessed in my 52 years.

  • @sparrowcycle
    @sparrowcycle5 жыл бұрын

    This dude now is amazing, I go to an Olympic camp every summer and he shares this story and it's amazing.

  • @jackreed7287
    @jackreed72872 жыл бұрын

    I remember this at the time, Carl Lewis was getting more and more excited; he thought It was all about him and the record. Mike Powell was considered a solid top four contender but no serious challenge to Lewis or the record.

  • @ernestodelaserna9494

    @ernestodelaserna9494

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not true...Powell had come really close to beating Lewis 2 months earlier at the U.S. championship. Carl had to make a clutch final jump to win by half an inch. That's why you see Powell so distraught-looking when Lewis is getting ready to take his final jump in Tokyo.

  • @sapac8667
    @sapac8667 Жыл бұрын

    this record will never be broken

  • @jacksoncity5925

    @jacksoncity5925

    Жыл бұрын

    2060....new record!

  • @1xxicecatxx1
    @1xxicecatxx12 жыл бұрын

    Crazy it has been beaten since 91 and yet two records were set that evening ... what a great night of rivalry and excellence of sports

  • @abram7716
    @abram77164 жыл бұрын

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  • @71bassist
    @71bassist8 жыл бұрын

    Carl Lewis' expression is PRICELESS!

  • @zendisciple3737

    @zendisciple3737

    3 жыл бұрын

    You'd expect him to embody the Olympic spirit and be happy for his countryman.

  • @starmersbarber

    @starmersbarber

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes...Lewis seems very ungenerous in terms of spirit.

  • @weirdo4653

    @weirdo4653

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's not funny

  • @theworldsmostinterestingma7592

    @theworldsmostinterestingma7592

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol he's like "so he's really going to steal my shine instantly smh." 😂

  • @o90333

    @o90333

    2 жыл бұрын

    UNITED STATES OF AFRICA DOMINATES LONG JUMP AND TRIPLE JUMP NOTHING NEW ABOUT IT

  • @kakhak
    @kakhak5 жыл бұрын

    I watched this live, I watched that whole legendary and beautiful 1991 Tokyo championship.

  • @crysjumar1
    @crysjumar17 жыл бұрын

    that was an epic battle.

  • @BassPlyr23
    @BassPlyr233 жыл бұрын

    I’m 60 years old now. It amazes me that in the first 8 1/2 years of my life, three different men held 7 different world records in the long jump, but in the last 51 1/2 years only 2 men have held the record. I think that Powell’s record is now the longest-standing record in the history of track and field.

  • @rooh5825
    @rooh58253 жыл бұрын

    It's crazy to think about Powell having held that now for 30 years... phenomenal achievement.

  • @tomspreadbury2915

    @tomspreadbury2915

    9 ай бұрын

    The closest anyone has every come since is 8.74 as well The average long jump in the olympics final has progressed to 7.8m from what was at the time 7.5 or so, but it is still unlikely we will see it broken until we see a new superhuman athlete on the same kind of level as Bolt

  • @musicplateau1
    @musicplateau14 жыл бұрын

    For the advance in nutrition, training and overall fitness regimes in the last 30 years we have to put in perspective the magnitude of that incredible jump by Beamon, now 52 years ago.

  • @AC_Milan1899
    @AC_Milan18993 жыл бұрын

    Best field event ever. Amazing series

  • @Madmun357
    @Madmun3576 жыл бұрын

    "And Beamon's figures are off the record books"... Not exactly dude. It's still an Olympic Record. Beamon shattered the record by nearly 22 inches. Powell by about 2 inches. Yeah, it's a remarkable feat, but nothing will erase Bob Beamon's jump.

  • @mezstah

    @mezstah

    4 жыл бұрын

    Beamons was a one hit wonder by altitude, Powell is the greatest jumper ever unlike Lewis who is a sprinter who jumps

  • @Scientists_dont_lie

    @Scientists_dont_lie

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mezstah how is Beamon a one hit wonder and Powell the best jumper ever? Carl was constantly jumping massive jumps! His average is superior to Powell's! And Beamons jump was the best jump ever. Not the farthest but the best.

  • @ericgeorge5483
    @ericgeorge54835 жыл бұрын

    I always found Lewis to be extremely arrogant, so I was delighted when Powell got the record.

  • @yoxxed
    @yoxxed3 жыл бұрын

    I actually searched for this. Woooow. And still the world record!!

  • @eisoftruth4428
    @eisoftruth44283 жыл бұрын

    You look at Powell's face before he makes that jump...just look. He's been trying to jump as far as Beamon his entire career, and now he's got to jump FARTHER than Beamon just to win this event, and one-up America's best known name in track and field history to boot. THAT'S pressure!! You can almost read his mind as he tells himself "This is my WHOLE LIFE right here!! I am going to put every ounce of fight, every fiber of my will, and every shred of emotion I have into this RIGHT NOW!!!!" WHAT an inspiring thing to witness!

  • @bugsworth6942
    @bugsworth69423 жыл бұрын

    I know for a fact this video will get recommended to everyone soon so I decided to comment this before it does.

  • @Shortsoff72
    @Shortsoff722 жыл бұрын

    This sequence is one of the most dramatic events in the history of sports…

  • @bwilli34
    @bwilli346 жыл бұрын

    STILL incredible ... Powell's body type was eerily similar to Bob Beamon's. Long, lean and very solid top end speed.

  • @copculerkral1157
    @copculerkral11572 жыл бұрын

    The medalists always push and inspire each other to do best.

  • @falcon81701
    @falcon8170110 жыл бұрын

    I don't know about Beamon's being of the record books forever. Beamon held that record for a very long time.

  • @M0jibake

    @M0jibake

    9 жыл бұрын

    pafalzon But Powell has now held it for longer. 24 years versus 23 years.

  • @bensullivan5562

    @bensullivan5562

    6 жыл бұрын

    He's still a legend, just will never hold the record again.

  • @georgemallory797
    @georgemallory7973 жыл бұрын

    If Powell had beaten Beamon's record by 21" you would see how incredible Bob's feat was in 1968.

  • @DavidDyte1969
    @DavidDyte19693 жыл бұрын

    The greatest track and field contest ever.

  • @raghuls1515
    @raghuls15153 жыл бұрын

    Extraordinary talents in one place competing each other that night

  • @ccx806
    @ccx8064 жыл бұрын

    Carl Lewis may have missed out in the outdoor record, but his indoor Long Jump WR has stood since 1984

  • @lylesargent7850
    @lylesargent785011 жыл бұрын

    What a legend that record still stands today

  • @domeljunior601

    @domeljunior601

    2 жыл бұрын

    YOURE THE FIRST COMMENT OMG

  • @domeljunior601

    @domeljunior601

    2 жыл бұрын

    HOW OLD ARE U MY GUU

  • @domeljunior601

    @domeljunior601

    2 жыл бұрын

    gUy

  • @Maperb

    @Maperb

    7 ай бұрын

    Now in 2023 there is still nobody up of mike powell

  • @Spitfire_2600
    @Spitfire_26004 жыл бұрын

    Amazing piece of history.

  • @DoctorDave5
    @DoctorDave5Ай бұрын

    I watched this live, it was quite a moment.

  • @bobsmith2481
    @bobsmith24815 жыл бұрын

    Greatest head-to-head in sporting history. I wonder when we’ll see 9m ?

  • @ryanmueller1617

    @ryanmueller1617

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if Echevarría will do it at some point, I think he out of anyone today can.

  • @texasfootballer
    @texasfootballer2 жыл бұрын

    Watching the replay of Beamon's record, it seems that Beamon had more vertical in his jump then these two attempts by Lewis and Powell. They seemed to utilize track speed more. Can't remember ever seeing anyone get comparable vertical to Beamon's record jump.

  • @lunam7249

    @lunam7249

    10 ай бұрын

    correct! massive verticle....mexico city 8000 meters high, only 50% of the air and 25% of the resistance

  • @Tony-ou6bk
    @Tony-ou6bk9 ай бұрын

    In the era when there was no doping test, records need to be marked with a question mark........

  • @Deano4322
    @Deano43229 ай бұрын

    That runner at 15 secs as Lewis ran past must have thought “ holy moly this guys put in a hell of a kick “ .

  • @colinthorn

    @colinthorn

    9 ай бұрын

    Have a like from me. You deserve hundreds more. I nearly spat my coffee 😂☕

  • @Deano4322

    @Deano4322

    9 ай бұрын

    @@colinthornyou’ve made my weekend , cheers buddy 🇬🇧👍

  • @Phoenixspin
    @Phoenixspin6 жыл бұрын

    In my heart, Beamon will always hold the record.

  • @uranium54321

    @uranium54321

    3 жыл бұрын

    He still holds the olympic record

  • @kozmeetorez

    @kozmeetorez

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@uranium54321 No he doesn’t, it’s Powell.

  • @januszluczak9535

    @januszluczak9535

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kozmeetorez Nope, olympic record (which means the longest jump at Olympics) still belongs to Beamon.

  • @crabb9966

    @crabb9966

    2 жыл бұрын

    Credit where it is due, mike jumped the longest ever

  • @Troll_troll_troll
    @Troll_troll_troll6 жыл бұрын

    Commentator: 8.91 the wind is not legal so it won't stand as a world record. But I guarantee it's unbeaten!!!!! Mike: *calm tone of voice* "hold my beer" Commentator: 8.95 a new world record !!!!!

  • @thecarpetman7687
    @thecarpetman76872 жыл бұрын

    What’s more impressive is this was done at sea level where as Bob Beamon was at Altitude in Mexico

  • @cookieaddictions
    @cookieaddictions3 жыл бұрын

    I love how they just fling their bodies as far as possible without caring how they land.

  • @shafeershafee

    @shafeershafee

    3 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/qoit3NKbe62WiKg.html pls watch ⚽️⚽️⚽️

  • @elliotsprinkle6229
    @elliotsprinkle62293 жыл бұрын

    That man had a world record for under 5 minutes

  • @ajay_constantine

    @ajay_constantine

    Жыл бұрын

    I think that's a world record for the fewest time ever to hold a WR.

  • @bjoycebradshaw3633
    @bjoycebradshaw36337 жыл бұрын

    Carl Lewis will always be the best long jumper in history! To still perform this way well into his prime is phenomenal. He also broke the world record in the 100 meter run during this meet.

  • @sammcguinness4499

    @sammcguinness4499

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dopado hasta los ojos

  • @jackdanielss
    @jackdanielss2 жыл бұрын

    This record will never be broken

  • @cJeremy
    @cJeremy4 жыл бұрын

    can't believe it still hasn't been beaten.. INSANE.

  • @Tom-dn6zy
    @Tom-dn6zy2 жыл бұрын

    They really should hold long jump and sprinting indoors. It will save the hassle of taking wind speed into consideration.

  • @itsshrimp91
    @itsshrimp914 жыл бұрын

    0:16 "FLINT LAHKWOOD!"

  • @kylebaker6558
    @kylebaker6558 Жыл бұрын

    It hurts me that the world record long jumper Mike Powell will never get nearly as much attention and appreciation as Usain Bolt. The long jump is just as exciting as sprint races, in my opinion.

  • @goodnight9556
    @goodnight95565 жыл бұрын

    My dad Darren Smith almost made the team to go there (Tokyo world championship) but he was still in college in 1991 at Iowa

  • @tamaduk

    @tamaduk

    5 жыл бұрын

    Phone Drop test cool

  • @hectorl6425
    @hectorl64257 жыл бұрын

    I can barely jump over a puddle ;_;

  • @christopher6969

    @christopher6969

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hector:: The only jumping i do is in bed with my woman.

  • @kagm5921

    @kagm5921

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@christopher6969 relax kid

  • @luscasilva01
    @luscasilva01 Жыл бұрын

    Os cara simplesmente pula 9 metros caramba isso é incrível demais

  • @BuddhiYoga7
    @BuddhiYoga73 жыл бұрын

    Holy cow, wasn't expecting This Mortal Coil's music at the end of a track video.

  • @EvanLovett
    @EvanLovett3 жыл бұрын

    Straight up AMAZING. Wow.

  • @Tu4Kill
    @Tu4Kill7 жыл бұрын

    Go back and do your Homework guys!

  • @RadioBat
    @RadioBat8 жыл бұрын

    Who is that girl in the end of the video?

  • @gtaking1014

    @gtaking1014

    8 жыл бұрын

    who gives a fuck

  • @euan1234

    @euan1234

    7 жыл бұрын

    Katrin Krabbe

  • @chaddodson1481

    @chaddodson1481

    4 жыл бұрын

    Don't bother Googling, she has hairy armpits.

  • @williamdunlop8191
    @williamdunlop81912 жыл бұрын

    poetry in motion I thought Beamons record would never be broken!

  • @soummsoumm7756
    @soummsoumm77562 жыл бұрын

    I remeber those moments 👍👍👍💪💪💪

  • @iflyboats
    @iflyboats10 жыл бұрын

    Carl was mad

  • @williedaniels3882

    @williedaniels3882

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, he always had a chip on his shoulder! He thought his shit didn't stink! But it SURE DID!

  • @a.-.f_k
    @a.-.f_k4 жыл бұрын

    Someone’s gonna clear then sand one day...

  • @Jelsa101
    @Jelsa1018 жыл бұрын

    well this was useful for my P.E homework thanks

  • @gowkstorm
    @gowkstorm2 жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this live. I was nearly 13, and asked my father, "Has anyone jumped out of the pit yet?" His response: "Not yet but some guy nearly did in the late 60s". Five minutes later...

  • @IamJacksColon4
    @IamJacksColon47 жыл бұрын

    long jumpers today barely jump 8m

  • @soulripper31

    @soulripper31

    7 жыл бұрын

    Long jumpers today are a hell of a lot cleaner nowadays.

  • @mikiex

    @mikiex

    6 жыл бұрын

    You say that but Bob Beamons record was nearly 9m in 1968....

  • @pauldacus4590
    @pauldacus45904 жыл бұрын

    Carl Lewis needa call the cops.. Cuz he just got robbed

  • @paul-oy6xz
    @paul-oy6xz2 жыл бұрын

    Remember this well, just seemed like happier times back then

  • @BOT-qg4lq
    @BOT-qg4lq4 жыл бұрын

    Carl Lewis breaks the world record Wind: Hold my beer Mike Powel: hold my beer too

  • @cforestmills

    @cforestmills

    3 жыл бұрын

    good one, bro.

  • @BOT-qg4lq

    @BOT-qg4lq

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cforestmills is not good one, just stupid and generic, i try fitting into the comment section

  • @MarMaxGaming
    @MarMaxGaming Жыл бұрын

    Beamon won’t disappear, he’s still #2 60 years after his jump!

  • @rubenahl4903
    @rubenahl49034 жыл бұрын

    Hello 2019

  • @larrywheeler9917
    @larrywheeler99175 жыл бұрын

    I counted off 29 ft. Out on the sidewalk. It's amazing someone could jump that far.

  • @user-ie3uf9do8i
    @user-ie3uf9do8i8 жыл бұрын

    excited!

  • @Otrebor2099
    @Otrebor20994 жыл бұрын

    I just came here in case an alien species ask me "you humans, how long can you jump?" and I am able to answer.

  • @alecmcgrathofcanada9175
    @alecmcgrathofcanada91759 жыл бұрын

    Science of Stupid brought me here.

  • @johnyerkov1553
    @johnyerkov15532 жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this the duel between Michael Powell and Carl Lewis, Michael Powell Also dunked a basketball or about 2 and a 1/2 to 3' behind the foul line.

  • @cbs70sfan49
    @cbs70sfan496 жыл бұрын

    Mike Powell had this look that says "How do you like that, Lewis?!!"

  • @therustykrab8106
    @therustykrab81063 жыл бұрын

    Carl lewis: just won the longest long jump in history Mike Powell 10 seconds later: Ha ha, lol.

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