Bob Beamon's 8.90m Olympic record from 1968 remains unbroken! 😮‍💨

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On this day at #MexicoCity1968, Bob Beamon's 8.90m jaw-dropping leap put him in the history books! 😮‍💨

57 years later, the men's Olympic long jump record remains unbroken...

Did you know that his jump was so long that the optical measuring device slid off its rail before reaching the mark? They ended up using an old-fashioned steel tape to announce the distance.

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