The BAAB, however, will carefully prepare the programme, and could try to avoid major head-to-head clashes before Barcelona like a javelin confrontation between world record/>holder Steve Backley and his great rival, Jan Zelezny, of Czechoslovakia. BNCB
World record holder Mike Powell of the United States produced the best long jump ever in Australia last night when he leapt 8.23m to win the event at the NEC International track and field meet in Melbourne. BNCB
I think there is only one jumper, world record holder Javier Satomayor, who would be capable of doing what Steve did in a first outing. BNCB