Sports History On This Day: September 25

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September 25, 1988 – USA, USA, USA those were the chants across the country as the American track and field athletes swept the medals in the long jump at the Seoul Olympics. The spotlight moment was when Carl Lewis won his second gold of the Games with a leap of 8.72m ahead of teammates Mike Powell and Larry Myricks.

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Carl Lewis in midair during a long jump for track and field as an athlete at the University of Houston courtesy of the University of Houston
The photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of Carl Lewis in midair during a long jump for track and field as an athlete at the University of Houston courtesy of the University of Houston. Special thanks to the resources of Newspapers.com and OnThisDay.com for the information obtained.

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