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→‎Achievements: Bob Beamon, an obscure 22-year-old long jumper who barely qualified for the Olympic finals after fouling out on most attempts, break the world record by nearly two feet. In the pre
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====Achievements====
 
====Achievements====
 
*Dick Fosbury invented the Fosbury Flop despite criticism by all the experts.  He won the 1968 Gold Medal with it, and now all imitate it.
 
*Dick Fosbury invented the Fosbury Flop despite criticism by all the experts.  He won the 1968 Gold Medal with it, and now all imitate it.
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*Bob Beamon, an obscure 22-year-old long jumper who barely qualified for the Olympic finals after fouling out on most attempts, break the world record by nearly two feet.  In the preceding 30 years, the world record for the long jump had increases by only about 8 inches.<ref>http://www.infoplease.com/spot/summer-olympics-bob-beamon.html</ref>
 
*An unsuccessful Olympian, the medical student Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier for the mile, which some experts considered impossible; now the record is 3:43.
 
*An unsuccessful Olympian, the medical student Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute barrier for the mile, which some experts considered impossible; now the record is 3:43.
 
*A little-known pitcher, Don Larsen, threw the only perfect game in World Series history (Game 5, 1956)
 
*A little-known pitcher, Don Larsen, threw the only perfect game in World Series history (Game 5, 1956)
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