Ralph Harold Boston was an American track athlete who received three Olympic medals and became the first person to break the 27 feet (8.2 m) barrier in the long jump. Ralph Boston set the men's long jump world record of 8.24 m in Modesto, United States on May 27, 1961. It stood 50 days, until Ralph Boston's 8.28 m on July 16, 1961. Wiki link