Mike Powell - World Long Jump Record 1991 

That ain't jumping it's flying

1991 : Guy jumped 8.91 and didnt won the Gold 2016 : We got winner 8.03 what and amazing score !

it wouldve been funny if people that night kept breaking the record over and over again

these dudes could dunk 3 pointers :P

Carl: jumps world record Mike: "hold my beer"

It's amazing because Bob Beamon's record seemed like it was etched in stone and never to be broken forever, and now Powell's record has stood for 31 years.

All I got to say is that 90s track and field was dope.

2 Athletes at their jumping peak on the same night, Occasionally sport gives us moments of sheer magnificence. :>)

It shows a lot of guts when a legend throws a world record at you and you respond with a legit world record. Respect !

this silver medalist is stronger than any other gold medalist you would ever think of

Was this a world record for the shortest world record?

Powell has held the record now for almost as long as Beamon did!

"Beamon's figures have disappeared off the record books forever!" What an absolutely perverse way to put it.

What your greatest feat in life? Carl Lewis: *i held the world record for the longest jump for 2 minutes*

What has happened to The Long Jump, if in 1991 guys were hitting 8.91 and 8.95.....and now people get golds at the Olympics for 8.3.....over 20 years later the sport has regressed?

Beamon still has the 2nd longest jump ever, so 53 yrs later that says a lot of how legendary his jump was!

My Dad went to high school with Mike Powell. He also came to my high school and helped our coach with track and field after school. Great guy.

Hold my beer...

I still remember Powell’s celebrations, like it happened yesterday!

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Remember seeing this competition live in a small flat in Athens, Greece with my brother (aged 15 and 13) while on a family holiday. We were going nuts and getting chastised by our parents. The greatest head to head Athletic competition I've seen. Lewis's jumps were: 8.68, X, 8.83w, 8.91w, 8.87, 8.84 Powell's Jumps: 7.85, 8.54, 8.29, X, 8.95, X

Mike Powell holds the record, and Bob Beamon's record is still the more legendary one because at the time it smashed the record by a couple of feet, but I think Carl Lewis has to go down as the greatest long jumper ever. Four gold medals, man... Nobody else has even two golds. In fact, nobody else even has four medals of any level. If you nearly get the record and you consistently win for longer than a decade, you're the GOAT.

My HS track coach recorded me jumping over 40 ft once. Just before he was gonna send the video to Guinness, a bird flew out the sky, grabbed the camera and flew off. So it doesn’t count

That's still the best competition I've witnessed in track and field...5 of the best jumps in history within a few minutes..

watching Rio 2016, they're 2 feet short of this perfection

Beamon's jump looked a lot more badass

Carl Lewis was such a champion. To beat him you needed a world beating score. And Powell just did that. Insane competition. Real physical specimens both of them.

That was pretty amazing. Never knew that Carl broke Beamon's then Powell broke Carl's moments later at the same meet. Back then, the press was all about Powell. Don't think I ever read about Carl's great leap just before Powell's. Nevertheless, Bob Beamon's leap will always be the most mind boggling.

In the era when there was no doping test, records need to be marked with a question mark........

I watched that live on TV.. honestly that was the most brilliant live TV sports sequence/moment I ever witnessed in my 52 years.

I remember this at the time, Carl Lewis was getting more and more excited; he thought It was all about him and the record. Mike Powell was considered a solid top four contender but no serious challenge to Lewis or the record.

This dude now is amazing, I go to an Olympic camp every summer and he shares this story and it's amazing.

Carl: 'Beats 23 year world record'. Mike: 'Hold my tape measure'.

Carl Lewis' expression is PRICELESS!

I’m 60 years old now. It amazes me that in the first 8 1/2 years of my life, three different men held 7 different world records in the long jump, but in the last 51 1/2 years only 2 men have held the record. I think that Powell’s record is now the longest-standing record in the history of track and field.

For the advance in nutrition, training and overall fitness regimes in the last 30 years we have to put in perspective the magnitude of that incredible jump by Beamon, now 52 years ago.

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"And Beamon's figures are off the record books"... Not exactly dude. It's still an Olympic Record. Beamon shattered the record by nearly 22 inches. Powell by about 2 inches. Yeah, it's a remarkable feat, but nothing will erase Bob Beamon's jump.

mad to think that that record is older now that it was when mike broke it - i feel old now

I always found Lewis to be extremely arrogant, so I was delighted when Powell got the record.

31 years later, the record still stands

Crazy it has been beaten since 91 and yet two records were set that evening ... what a great night of rivalry and excellence of sports

You look at Powell's face before he makes that jump...just look. He's been trying to jump as far as Beamon his entire career, and now he's got to jump FARTHER than Beamon just to win this event, and one-up America's best known name in track and field history to boot. THAT'S pressure!! You can almost read his mind as he tells himself "This is my WHOLE LIFE right here!! I am going to put every ounce of fight, every fiber of my will, and every shred of emotion I have into this RIGHT NOW!!!!" WHAT an inspiring thing to witness!

It's crazy to think about Powell having held that now for 30 years... phenomenal achievement.

I watched this live, I watched that whole legendary and beautiful 1991 Tokyo championship.

I watched this live, it was quite a moment.

this is probably the best track/field competition in history

this record will never be broken

that was an epic battle.

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I actually searched for this. Woooow. And still the world record!!

Carl Lewis may have missed out in the outdoor record, but his indoor Long Jump WR has stood since 1984

This sequence is one of the most dramatic events in the history of sports…

I don't know about Beamon's being of the record books forever. Beamon held that record for a very long time.

He got up like it was a new Michael Jackson move

If Powell had beaten Beamon's record by 21" you would see how incredible Bob's feat was in 1968.

In my heart, Beamon will always hold the record.

The greatest track and field contest ever.

It hurts me that the world record long jumper Mike Powell will never get nearly as much attention and appreciation as Usain Bolt. The long jump is just as exciting as sprint races, in my opinion.

Greatest head-to-head in sporting history. I wonder when we’ll see 9m ?

Commentator: 8.91 the wind is not legal so it won't stand as a world record. But I guarantee it's unbeaten!!!!! Mike: *calm tone of voice* "hold my beer" Commentator: 8.95 a new world record !!!!!

Best field event ever. Amazing series

I'm all about that soundtrack at the end.

STILL incredible ... Powell's body type was eerily similar to Bob Beamon's. Long, lean and very solid top end speed.

Watching the replay of Beamon's record, it seems that Beamon had more vertical in his jump then these two attempts by Lewis and Powell. They seemed to utilize track speed more. Can't remember ever seeing anyone get comparable vertical to Beamon's record jump.

The medalists always push and inspire each other to do best.

I remember watching this live. I was nearly 13, and asked my father, "Has anyone jumped out of the pit yet?" His response: "Not yet but some guy nearly did in the late 60s". Five minutes later...

Go back and do your Homework guys!

Carl Lewis will always be the best long jumper in history! To still perform this way well into his prime is phenomenal. He also broke the world record in the 100 meter run during this meet.

Bob Beamon held the record from 1968 - 1991 , and now Mike Powell from 1991 - 2024.

I love how they just fling their bodies as far as possible without caring how they land.

Miltos Tentoglou is capable of corresponding jumps!

Back when dope was all the craze for ALL OF THEM !!!!

What a legend that record still stands today

That runner at 15 secs as Lewis ran past must have thought “ holy moly this guys put in a hell of a kick “ .

What’s more impressive is this was done at sea level where as Bob Beamon was at Altitude in Mexico

They really should hold long jump and sprinting indoors. It will save the hassle of taking wind speed into consideration.

That man had a world record for under 5 minutes

Extraordinary talents in one place competing each other that night

Carl Lewis breaks the world record Wind: Hold my beer Mike Powel: hold my beer too

I can barely jump over a puddle ;_;

Beamon won’t disappear, he’s still #2 60 years after his jump!

﷽ ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا﴾

My dad Darren Smith almost made the team to go there (Tokyo world championship) but he was still in college in 1991 at Iowa

0:16 "FLINT LAHKWOOD!"

Mike Powell got the WR but never olympic gold. Lewis got the olympic gold but never the WR. Life is something.

Mike Powell has the record 8.95 Meters , 29" 4.5 Carl Lewis is the greatest long Jumper of all time winning 4 Olympic Gold Medals in the event winng 65 long jump finals in a row . Reportedly jumping over 30 feet in Indiana ., with no spike foul mark . Powell broke the record in this particular World Cup Lewis jumped over 29 feet three different time within the event , the single greatest long jump display ever . Two of the jumps were wind aided for consistency Lewis is was equally as good as a Sprinter . Powell obviously should be credited for the breaking of Beamon long standing record , Carl Lewis was the man who on any occasion could break that record . Powell had a jump of a lifetime Lewis always had the ability to do it . Actually he did break the record but a judge decided it was a foul without hitting the sliver strip meaning foul wouldn't let a legal jump stand .

Hey bro play at 0.25x and you will notice that he was not jumping But He was flying ! man Superb 😀😊

I just came here in case an alien species ask me "you humans, how long can you jump?" and I am able to answer.

long jumpers today barely jump 8m

My man Carl held the record for not even a minute. Damn it Carl!

I counted off 29 ft. Out on the sidewalk. It's amazing someone could jump that far.

Os cara simplesmente pula 9 metros caramba isso é incrível demais

Carl was mad

My man really said:🏃🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴🕴

imagine breaking a world record then minutes later someone else breaks your record

Someone’s gonna clear then sand one day...

Carl lewis: just won the longest long jump in history Mike Powell 10 seconds later: Ha ha, lol.

All i got to say is that i loved Carl Lewis.Constant,complex,and humble.The good way humble.

I remember watching this the duel between Michael Powell and Carl Lewis, Michael Powell Also dunked a basketball or about 2 and a 1/2 to 3' behind the foul line.