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| show-medals = | updated = 6 August 2012 }} Robert "Bob" Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico Olympics in 1968, which remained the world record for until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell. ==Early life== Robert "Bob" Beamon was born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York. When he was attending Jamaica High School he was discovered by Larry Ellis, a renowned track coach. Beamon later became part of the All-American track and field team. In 1965, he ranked second in the long jump in the United States, and received a track and field scholarship to the University of Texas at El Paso.〔Williams, Lena. ("TRACK AND FIELD; Soothing an Old Ache" ), ''The New York Times'', January 1, 2000. Accessed November 7, 2007.〕 In 1965 Beamon set a national high school triple jump record. In 1967 he won the AAU indoor title and earned a silver medal at the Pan American Games, both in the long jump.〔(Bob Beamon ). sports-reference.com〕 Beamon was suspended from the University of Texas at El Paso, for refusing to compete against Brigham Young University, alleging it had racist policies. This left him without a coach, and fellow Olympian Ralph Boston began to coach him unofficially.〔(Bob Beamon Biography ) at thehistorymakers.com〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Beamon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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