On this day 57 years ago, on July 1, 1968 (June 6, 1968 in the lunar calendar), Bob Beamon broke the world record in the men's long jump. Bob Beamon, born on August 29, 1946. American male track and field athlete. On July 1, 1968, he won the gold medal in the men's long jump with a time of 8.90 meters at the 19th Olympic Games in Mexico City, breaking the world record and surpassing the original record by 55 cm, which he held until 1991.