- Igor
Aramovich Ter-
Ovanesyan (Ukrainian: І́гор Ара́мович Тер-Ованеся́н, romanized: Íhor Arámovych Ter-Ovanesián, Russian: Игорь Арамович Тер-Ованесян;...
-
exchanged the lead with Ter-
Ovanesyan.
Going into the
fifth round,
Boston was
leading but
fouled while both Lynn
Davies and Ter-
Ovanesyan jumped past him. On...
- Lynn
Davies of
Great Britain (1964), and
twice bronze medallist Igor Ter-
Ovanesyan of the
Soviet Union. On
October 18,
Beamon set a
world record for the...
-
Ralph Boston.
Boston improved upon it and
exchanged records with Igor Ter-
Ovanesyan three times over the next
seven years. At the 1968
Summer Olympics, Bob...
-
world record of 8.34 m (27 ft 4+1⁄4 in), to beat the 8.31 m of Igor Ter-
Ovanesyan set two
years earlier and
equalled by
Boston a
month earlier. However...
- 1989) 1938 –
Herbie Flowers,
English musician (d. 2024) 1938 – Igor Ter-
Ovanesyan,
Ukrainian long
jumper and
coach 1939 –
Livio Berruti,
Italian sprinter...
- 1962:
Charles Mays 1963: Igor Ter-
Ovanesyan (URS),
Ralph Boston (2nd) 1964:
Charles Mays 1965: Igor Ter-
Ovanesyan (URS),
Ralph Boston (2nd) 1966: Norman...
- 2009 - Lars
Riedel (GER) 2011 - Koji
Murofushi (JPN) 2013 - Igor Ter-
Ovanesyan (USSR) 2015 - To be
added 2017 - Ruth
Beitia (ESP)
Beitia was recognised...
- Sime
worked with the CIA
trying to
entice Soviet long-jumper Igor Ter-
Ovanesyan to defect; the
attempt failed. Sime
never pla****
sports professionally...
- in the 1500m final. Bob
Beamon broke Ralph Boston's 1965 and Igor Ter-
Ovanesyan's 1967
World Record in the Men's Long Jump by 55 cm (22 in). This record...
