Bob Beamon

Robert Beamon is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. By jumping 8.90 m, he broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm and his world record stood for almost 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell. The jump is still the Olympic record and the second-longest in history unassisted by wind.

29 August 1946

Born on the same birth date (29 August 1946): Demetris Christofias • Francine D. Blau • Giorgio Orsoni • Warren Jabali

Born on the same birth day (29 August): Alfred Shaw • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States • Charlotte Ritchie • Chris Copping • Chris Simms • Diamanda Galás • Hiroki Kikuta • Jack Lew • James Brady • Jean-Baptiste Colbert • Jennifer Landon • Jimmy C. Newman • John Edward Williams • John Hensley • Jörn Großkopf • Lise Payette • Roy Oswalt • Stan Hansen • Tony Kane • Wolfgang Suschitzky • Ysaline Bonaventure

Born in the same month (August 1946): Ashford & Simpson • Dawn Steel • Demetris Christofias • Erika Slezak • John Conlee • Lesley Ann Warren • Marilyn vos Savant • Mufaddal Saifuddin • Patrick Manning • Queen Anne-Marie of Greece • Richard O. Covey • Rollie Fingers • Tony Howard • Warren Jabali