TIL: 1968, Olympic long jumper Bob Beamon's first attempt exceed the limit of the official measuring equipment. It took over 15 minutes before a distance was posted, and only then did he realize he had broken the world record by nearly 2 feet (0.6m).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEt_Xgg8dzc



Submitted February 24, 2015 at 05:02AM by WhiteyDude http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2wxeou/til_1968_olympic_long_jumper_bob_beamons_first/