Before Beamon's leap, the farthest long jump had been 27 feet, 4¾ inches, by Ter-Ovanesyan and Ralph Boston. Jesse Owens had set a record of 26-8¼ in 1935 that had held up for 25 years.

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Eastern gray kangaroos hop along on their powerful hind legs ... Their bounding gate allows them to cover 25 feet in a single leap and to jump 6 feet high. Females have one baby at a time, which ...