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Bookmark or Share- Biography - Mike Powell OfficialMike Powell is one of the most successful U.S. track athletes of all time, holding the current long jump world record (8.95M) that has stood since 1991. Mike ended his career after the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where he unfortunately sustained an injury, as a two-time world champion and two-time Olympic Silver medalist.
- Mike Powell (long jumper) - WikipediaMichael Anthony Powell (born November 10, 1963) is an American former track and field athlete, the holder of the long jump world record, and a two-time world champion as well as two-time Olympic silver medalist in the event.
- Thirty years on, remembering Powell’s record-breaking leapFor Mike Powell, that moment came on 30 August 1991 – 30 years ago today – at the World Championships in Tokyo in what went down as one of the greatest duels in athletics history. Going into the event, it hadn’t particularly been billed as one of the big clashes of the championships as Carl Lewis was such a heavy favourite.
- Mike Powell - World Long Jump Record 1991 - YouTubeAt 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).
- One giant leap: Mike Powell’s long jump record endures 30 ...Mike Powell of the United State during the Long Jump event at the IAAF World Athletic Championships on 30th August 1991 at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Powell broke Bob Beamon’s...
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