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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 event. He was born in Nantymoel near Bridgend and was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club.
Lynn Davies (Reino Unido, 20 de mayo de 1942) fue un atleta británico, especializado en la prueba de salto de longitud en la que llegó a ser campeón olímpico en 1964. [1] Carrera deportiva
Lynn Davies. Remarkably, after more than 40 years, Lynn Davies’ long jump best of 8.23m, set in Berne in June 1968, is still the fourth best long jump of all-time by a British athlete – despite the improved facilities of today, where all-weather run-ups have replaced the soggy loose cinders that Lynn mostly competed on.
18 de oct. de 2014 · It was 50 years ago today when ‘Lynn the Leap’ Davies produced one of Wales most memorable sporting moments by soaring to Olympic long jump gold in Tokyo.
In atrocious weather conditions, Davies won a classic competition in Tokyo to become the first British athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in a field event since Timothy Ahearne's victory in the triple jump in 1908. Davies' winning mark of 26-5¾ (8.07) was yet another Commonwealth record.
In October 1964, Tokyo hosted their first Olympic Games. To celebrate, Tokyo 2020 will bring you some of the most incredible and historic moments that took place 56 years ago. In the latest part of the series, we take a look at the story of Lynn 'the leap' Davies and his winning moment at the Games.
15 de oct. de 2014 · Lynn Davies has revealed how an overheard comment by then world-record holder Ralph Boston during the 1964 Olympic long jump final in Tokyo inspired him to claim the gold medal.
