Ralph Boston
Videos
Ralph Harold Boston was an American track athlete who received three Olympic medals and became the first person to break the 27 feet barrier in the long jump.
Boston at the 1960 Olympics
Ralph Boston, Lynn Davies, and Igor Ter-Ovanesyan at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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. The long jump took place on 18 October 1968. Thirty-five athletes from 22
Ralph Boston
…8.35 m (1965) TJ – 15.89 m (1964) Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1960 Rome Long jump 1964 Tokyo Long jump 1968 Mexico City Long jump Pan American Games 1963 Sao Paulo Long jump 1967 Winnipeg Long jump Ralph Harold Boston (May 9, 1939 – April 30, 2023) was an American track athlete…
Lebanese stamp commemorating the 1968 Olympic long jump