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Beamon, Bob |
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Beamon, (Robert) Bob (1946– ) track and field athlete; born in New York City. In the 1968 Olympics at Mexico City, he set a world long jump record (29 ft. 2½ in./8.90m) that exceeded the previous record by nearly 22 in./0.55m. The mark lasted 23 years, longer than any track and field record in history. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Glenda Beamon Crawford's DIFFERENTIATION FOR THE ADOLESCENT LEARNER: ACCOMMODATING BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND SPECIAL NEEDS (9781412940535, $70. Glenda Beamon Crawford's DIFFERENTIATION FOR THE ADOLESCENT LEARNER: ACCOMMODATING BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, LANGUAGE, LITERACY, AND SPECIAL NEEDS (9781412940535, $70. Burke said this year's campaign — which features Phelps, gold medal-winning gymnast Kerri Strug, Bob Beamon, who has held the Olympic record for the long jump since 1968, and others from countries including Ukraine, Ethiopia, South Africa and Nigeria — wasn't designed to reflect anything that's going on in the world. |
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