LAKE WORTH BEACH — When Bob Beamon raised his right fist as he stood on the podium at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, he was expressing the need for change in a country mired in unrest and protests ...

More than five decades after shattering the world record in the long jump, Bob Beamon is ready to move on from his Olympic gold medal. Beamon famously set the world record during the 1968 Summer ...

Bob Beamon, who shattered the long jump world record at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, auctioned his gold medal for $441,000 on Thursday. The highest bid was $350,000 in a Christie’s auction. The ...

Bob Beamon and Stix Bones. Photo Credit: MarQ Brown, WhoShotYa! BK LLC. On Monday, August 12th, Olympic legend Bob Beamon and Stix Bones performed their music on “Good Day New York” along with The ...

Bob Beamon and Stix Bones. Photo Credit: MarQ Brown, WhoShotYa! BK LLC. Olympic gold medalist long jumper Bob Beamon and Stix Bones chatted about their new music and their jazz album “Olimpik Soul.” ...

If anyone was capable of breaking Bob Beamon's extraordinary long jump record of 29 feet, 2 ½ inches, it was American Carl Lewis. Lewis won every long jump event he entered from 1981-1991, but he ...

It was 53 years ago this month that Bob Beamon and John Carlos etched their names in Olympic track and field history. One is remembered for what he accomplished on the track at the 1968 Summer ...

If you’ve always wanted an Olympic gold medal but didn’t want to bother with that whole "being an Olympian” part of the process, your time has arrived. This week, Christie’s auction house is set to ...

Bob Beamon, who set the still-standing Olympic long jump record at the 1968 Games, has auctioned off the historic gold medal he won for $441,000. Bob Beamon, who set the still-standing Olympic long ...

Bob Beamon, who shattered the long jump world record at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, auctioned his gold medal for $441,000 on Thursday. The highest bid was $350,000 in a Christie’s auction. The ...