Ralph Boston
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Ralph Boston was an American track and field athlete best known for breaking the long jump world record and winning the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ralph Boston canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
long jumper ⓘ track and field athlete ⓘ |
| brokeRecordOf | Jesse Owens ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| coached | Carl Lewis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-05-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-04-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Tennessee State University ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| event | men’s long jump ⓘ |
| familyName | Boston ⓘ |
| givenName | Ralph ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
National Track and Field Hall of Fame
ⓘ
United States Olympic Hall of Fame ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
|
| height | approximately 1.85 m ⓘ |
| medal |
Olympic bronze medal in long jump
ⓘ
Olympic gold medal in long jump ⓘ Olympic silver medal in long jump ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Tennessee State Lady Tigers track and field
ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee State University track and field team
|
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
broke the long jump world record previously held by Jesse Owens
ⓘ
won bronze medal in men’s long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City ⓘ won gold medal in men’s long jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome ⓘ won silver medal in men’s long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo ⓘ |
| notableFor | dominating men’s long jump in the early 1960s ⓘ |
| occupation | athlete ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1960 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
1964 Summer Olympics ⓘ 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Laurel, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Laurel, Mississippi, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Peachtree City, Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Peachtree City, Georgia, United States
|
| represented |
United States national teams
ⓘ
surface form:
United States at the Olympic Games
|
| residence |
Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgia, United States
|
| setNumberOfWorldRecords | multiple in long jump ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordIn | long jump ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
long jump ⓘ |
| trainingBase |
Tennessee State University
ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee
|
| weight | approximately 70 kg during competition career ⓘ |
| workedAs | track and field commentator ⓘ |
| workedFor | ABC Sports ⓘ |
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