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 8.35 m in Modesto, United States on May 29, 1965. It stood 2.4 years, until Igor Ter-Ovanesyan's 8.35 m on October 19, 1967 (equalling it). Wiki link