At the 1956 Olympic Games, a 26-year-old Bell jumped 7.83m in challenging conditions to win by 15cm ahead of his compatriot ...

No. 2 -- World Championships Men's Long Jump, Tokyo 1991: Bob Beamon's historic 29-2.5 long jump in Mexico City reigned as the world record for nearly 23 years; many had considered it to be ...

Paralympics silver medalist Samson Ojuka has set his sights on smashing the world record for the long jump, this year.Ojuka says the record has been on his mind for a while and is determined to ...

wasn't. Hanyu popped the jump (aka basically performed a single salchow instead) and the figure skating world gasped. Just like that, any hope for a record-tying third consecutive Olympic gold medal ...

The then 70-year-old athlete returned to the Cherryvale Playing Fields in 2006 for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating her world record achievement. Hopkins' Northern Ireland long jump record ...