Longest standing olympic record??

[SuperFreaky]

Where can I find what the longest standing olympic record is?? I can't find any "good" sites and www.olympics.com is worthless...

 

[Toolman]

Guiness Book Of World Records, possibly?

 

[Topher]

This site has a lot of links. Not sure if it will help you or not.

 

[SuperFreaky]

I don't own a guiness book and their website doesn't seem to be of any help

 

[J105]

I can't find anything either. I would think the oldest Olympic record would be Bob Beamon's (I think this was his name)long jump record of 29+ feet set at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

MAC

 

[Bleep]

If you mean the one that lasted the longest I think it was Corneilus Warmerdam (not sure of spelling) in 1939 he pole vaulted 15ft 8 1/2" and it was 20 years before anyone else even went 15 feet. A unbelievable vault with a bamboo vaulting pole.
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[Toolman]

Bob Beamon's record of 29' 2 1/2" was the first to come to mind for me too. Beamon's record, was broken by Mike Powell on 8-30-91 with a leap of 29' 4 1/2", but is still an Olympic record that stands after 32 years!

I had a college instructor, who was also the track coach, who sincerely believed Beamon's record would not be broken for 50 years, that it was that much of a milestone.

 

[Toolman]

Beamon's record is the current longest held Olympic record!

 

[SuperFreaky]

Cool thx guys... figured it was about time to brush up on my Olympic trivia