Lynn Davies CBE (born 20 May 1942) is a Welsh former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He was the 1964 Olympic champion in the...
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previous gold-medal winners, fellow American Ralph Boston (1960) and Lynn Davies of Great Britain (1964), and twice bronze medallist Igor Ter-Ovanesyan...
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soldier Lynn Davies (born 1942), Welsh athlete Lynn Dickey (born 1949), American football player Lynn W. Enquist, American molecular biologist Lynn Frazier...
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1964 Lynn Davies Mary Rand 1965 Fred Alsop Mary Rand 1966 Lynn Davies Mary Rand 1967 Lynn Davies Ann Wilson 1968 Lynn Davies Sheila Sherwood 1969 Lynn Davies...
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American singer Lynn Davies (born 1942), Welsh long jumper, Olympic gold medalist Lyn Davis (1943–2008), New Zealand rugby player Lyn Davies (born 1947),...
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itself, placing his hands over his face. The defending Olympic champion Lynn Davies told Beamon, "You have destroyed this event," and in sports jargon, a...
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Charles Lynn 'Cowboy' Davies (born 30 December 1929) is a former Wales international rugby union wing who played club rugby for several clubs including...
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Lynn Davies (born 1954) is a Canadian poet. She is most noted for her poetry collection The Bridge that Carries the Road, which was shortlisted for the...
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Charles Lynn Davies, Wales rugby player Charlie Davies, American footballer Chris Davies (disambiguation), multiple people Christopher Davies (disambiguation)...
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set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 4cm by Lynn Davies of Great Britain, breaking a string of eight straight American victories...
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represented Britain at the 200m. Ken Matthews — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk Lynn Davies — Athletics, Men's Long Jump Ann Packer — Athletics, Women's 800 metres...
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providing an arena where recently retired champions (such as Hemery and Lynn Davies) could extend their careers. Following the success of the first two standalone...
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South Wales in 1960 to become the National Coach for Wales. He coached Lynn Davies to Olympic gold in the Long jump in Tokyo 1964. He became a sports commentator...
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1962 Dorothy Hyman (3) 1963 Berwyn Jones 1963 Dorothy Hyman (4) 1964 Lynn Davies 1964 Daphne Arden 1965 Barrie Kelly 1965 Jill Hall 1966 Barrie Kelly...
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team foil Judith Bain, Janet Wardell-Yerburgh, Sue Green, Julia Davis, Eva Davies Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1968. Individual Jim...
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Roberson United States Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Soviet Union 1964 Tokyo details Lynn Davies Great Britain Ralph Boston United States Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Soviet...
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the ceremony was gold medal-winning boxer Richard McTaggart in 1960. Lynn Davies became the first person from Wales to carry the British flag in 1968...
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Punch as Amy Squirrel Jason Segel as Russell Gettis Phyllis Smith as Lynn Davies John Michael Higgins as Principal Wally Snur Dave Allen as Sandy Pinkus...
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05 m Klaus Lehnertz United Team of Germany 5.00 m Long jump details Lynn Davies Great Britain 8.07 m Ralph Boston United States 8.03 m Igor Ter-Ovanesyan...
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Thompson) Kirk (Dame Mary Peters) MacRitchie (Sir Steve Redgrave) Reynolds (Lynn Davies) Tracey (Dame Kelly Holmes) Austin Playfoot later relit the cauldron...
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long jump Alan Lerwill Qualification – 7.86 Final – 7.91 (→ 7th place) Lynn Davies Qualification – 7.64 (→ did not advance) Men's pole vault Mike Bull Qualification...
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Welsh athletes include Lynn Davies, gold medalist in the long jump in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Nicknamed 'Lynn the Leap', Davies was also the flagbearer...
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while both Lynn Davies and Ter-Ovanesyan jumped past him. On his final jump, he was able to jump past Ter-Ovanesyan, but could not catch Davies and ended...
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not start this time), ninth-place finisher (and 1964 gold medalist) Lynn Davies of Great Britain, eleventh-place finisher Leonid Barkovskyy of the Soviet...
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Luitjes Netherlands 10.6 5 Wilton Jackson Trinidad and Tobago 10.6 6 Lynn Davies Great Britain 10.7 7 Gerardo di Tolla Peru 10.9 8 Lee Ar-tu Taiwan...
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second British man to win Olympic gold in the long jump, the first was Lynn Davies in 1964. Although his winning distance of 8.31 m was the shortest since...
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Roberson United States Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Soviet Union 1964 Tokyo details Lynn Davies Great Britain Ralph Boston United States Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Soviet...
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Council Charles Davies (South Australian politician) (1813–1888), member of the South Australian Legislative Council Charles Lynn Davies (born 1929), Welsh...
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he jumped 8.27 m to break the British record that had been held by Lynn Davies for 34 years. On 7 July 2007 he increased his record by a further 2 cm...
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Roberson United States Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Soviet Union 1964 Tokyo details Lynn Davies Great Britain Ralph Boston United States Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Soviet...
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