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#OTD: Oct 18 1968: Bob Beamon set the world & Olympic records for the long jump on his 1st attempt at the Mexico City Olympics with a Gold Medal winning jump of 29 ft, 2 1/2 inches, breaking the previous record by almost 22 inches. “The Leap of the Century” #History #Olympics
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#OTD Oct 22, 1948: President Harry S. Truman greeted a group of Black Olympic athletes in the Oval Office. The group is (l-r) Emma Reed, Theresa Manuel, Audrey Patterson, President Truman, Nell Jackson, Alice Coachman & Mabel Walker. #History #Olympics
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One particularly interesting part of this dramatic women’s figure skating final: at first, it seemed Alexandra Trusova was crying & screaming bc of the whole Kamila Valieva situation. But then Johnny Weir (who speaks Russian) said she was just upset about taking silver #Olympics
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