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| Full name | Robert M. Merrick | |||||||||||||
| Born | January 18, 1971 (age 51) New York City, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||
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Robert M. "Bob" Merrick (born January 18, 1971) is an American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.
He won a silver medal in the 470 class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, along with his partner Paul Foerster. Merrick was born in New York City, New York. [1]
Robert Beamon is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. By jumping 8.90 m, he broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21+2⁄3 in.) and his world record stood for almost 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell. The jump is still the Olympic record and the second-longest wind legal jump in history.
Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee is a retired American track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the heptathlon as well as long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals in those two events at four different Olympic Games. Sports Illustrated for Women magazine voted Joyner-Kersee the Greatest Female Athlete of All-Time. She is on the board of directors for USA Track & Field (U.S.A.T.F.), the national governing body of the sport.
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