What event did Bob Beamon win at the 1968 Summer Olympics?
Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump The men's long jump was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics program in Mexico City. Bob Beamon won in a new world record of 8.90m; a record which stood for 23 years until it was finally broken in 1991, when Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft. 4⅜ in.) at the World Championships in Tokyo. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Held on October 18, 1968 On his first jump, Bob Beamon landed near the
Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke The women's 200 metre breaststroke event, included in the swimming competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics, took place on October 22–23, at the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez. In this event, swimmers covered four lengths of the 50-metre (160 ft) Olympic-sized pool employing the breaststroke. It was the tenth appearance of the event, which first appeared at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A total of 31 competitors from 20 nations participated in the event. American Catie Ball was the large favourite to win the event, as she had broken