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Ralph Boston, Olympian Who Soared Into the Record Books, Dies at 83

A dominant long jumper in the 1960s, he surpassed Jesse Owens’s 25-year-old record before becoming the first to break the 27-foot mark.

By Glenn Rifkin

Black People Deaths (Obituaries) Douglas, Herb (1922-2023) Long jump Olympic Games (1948) Owens, Jesse Track and Field University of Pittsburgh

Herb Douglas, Olympic Medalist Inspired by Jesse Owens, Dies at 101

Believed to be the oldest living Olympic medalist at his death, he met Owens as a teenager, won bronze in the broad jump in 1948 and later created an award in his idol’s honor.

By Frank Litsky