![When Bob Beamon broke the long jump world record 8.90m at the 1968 Olympics . He was unfamiliar with the metric system so he had no clue of what he'd done. Team When Bob Beamon broke the long jump world record 8.90m at the 1968 Olympics . He was unfamiliar with the metric system so he had no clue of what he'd done. Team](https://preview.redd.it/hcwkrzbwc2f71.jpg?auto=webp&s=90e18bcb349bc920e45baef55827655c06dbbf0b)
When Bob Beamon broke the long jump world record 8.90m at the 1968 Olympics . He was unfamiliar with the metric system so he had no clue of what he'd done. Team
![Team USA on Twitter: "Answer: Bob Beamon owns the longest-standing Olympic record in long jump. His jump of 29 feet 2 ½ inches was set at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and Team USA on Twitter: "Answer: Bob Beamon owns the longest-standing Olympic record in long jump. His jump of 29 feet 2 ½ inches was set at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4mcVELUcAUB6hd.jpg)
Team USA on Twitter: "Answer: Bob Beamon owns the longest-standing Olympic record in long jump. His jump of 29 feet 2 ½ inches was set at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and
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![USATF on Twitter: "Beamonesque. #OnThisDay at the 1968 Olympics, Bob Beamon shattered the long jump world record by 55cm/21.65in with a leap of 8.90m/29-2.50. It took 20 minutes to measure the jump USATF on Twitter: "Beamonesque. #OnThisDay at the 1968 Olympics, Bob Beamon shattered the long jump world record by 55cm/21.65in with a leap of 8.90m/29-2.50. It took 20 minutes to measure the jump](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eknl3V_X0AEtJpu.jpg)
USATF on Twitter: "Beamonesque. #OnThisDay at the 1968 Olympics, Bob Beamon shattered the long jump world record by 55cm/21.65in with a leap of 8.90m/29-2.50. It took 20 minutes to measure the jump
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