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'''Ralph Harold Boston''' (born ] ] in ]) is an ] ]. He was an all around athletic star, but he is best remembered for his successes in the ] during the ]. He divides his time between ] and ]. '''Ralph Harold Boston''' (born ] ] in ]) is an ] ]. He was an all around athletic star, but he is best remembered for his successes in the ] during the ]. He divides his time between ] and ].
⚫ won the ] (AAU) national championship in the long jump in 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964. He also had the longest triple jump for an American in 1963.


As a student at ], Boston won the 1960 ] title in the long jump also breaking the world record in the long jump, held by ] for 24 years, during the summer of 1960. He also qualified for the ], where he took the ] in the long jump. In 1964 at ], Boston won the ] in the long jump. He continued having success in the long jump after the ], winning two more national titles in the long jump and the 1965 AAU title in the high hurdles. He was ranked #1 in the world in the high jump between 1960 and 1967.


⚫ Although Boston lost both the national title and the #1 ranking in 1968, he continued to compete. At 29, he won a bronze, finishing behind ] at the ] at Mexico City. Shortly after the Games, Boston retired.Editing Ralph Boston
⚫ Between the Olympic Games, Boston won the ] (AAU) national championship in the long jump in 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964. He also had the longest triple jump for an American in 1963.
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In 1964 at ], Boston won the ] in the long jump. He continued having success in the long jump after the ], winning two more national titles in the long jump and the 1965 AAU title in the high hurdles. He was ranked #1 in the world in the high jump between 1960 and 1967.

⚫ Although Boston lost both the national title and the #1 ranking in 1968, he continued to compete. At 29, he won a bronze, finishing behind ] at the ] at Mexico City. Shortly after the Games, Boston retired.
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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Long jump
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Long jump

Ralph Harold Boston (born May 9 1939 in Laurel, Mississippi) is an American athlete. He was an all around athletic star, but he is best remembered for his successes in the long jump during the 1960s. He divides his time between Atlanta, Georgia and Knoxville, Tennessee. won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) national championship in the long jump in 1961, 1962, 1963, and 1964. He also had the longest triple jump for an American in 1963.

In 1964 at Tokyo, Boston won the silver medal in the long jump. He continued having success in the long jump after the 1964 Summer Olympics, winning two more national titles in the long jump and the 1965 AAU title in the high hurdles. He was ranked #1 in the world in the high jump between 1960 and 1967.

Although Boston lost both the national title and the #1 ranking in 1968, he continued to compete. At 29, he won a bronze, finishing behind Bob Beamon at the 1968 Summer Olympics at Mexico City. Shortly after the Games, Boston retired.Editing Ralph Boston • Ten things you may not know about images on Misplaced Pages • Jump to: navigation, search

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Soviet Union Igor Ter-Ovanesyan

| style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Men's Long Jump World Record Holder
August 15, 1964 – October 19, 1967

| style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Succeeded by

Soviet Union Igor Ter-Ovanesyan

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United States Rafer Johnson

| style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Track & Field Athlete of the Year
1961

| style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Succeeded by

New Zealand Peter Snell

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| style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1960 — 1961

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Soviet Union Igor Ter-Ovanesyan

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Soviet Union Igor Ter-Ovanesyan

| style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"| Men's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1963 — 1965

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Soviet Union Igor Ter-Ovanesyan

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Olympic champions in men's long jump

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