Larry Myricks is an American former track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump event. He is a two-time winner of the World Indoor Championships and a two-time winner of the World Cup. He also won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and bronze medals at the World Championships in 1987 and 1991. Larry Myricks (United States) set the men's long jump world record of 8.52 m in Montreal, Canada on August 26, 1979. It stood 11 months, until Lutz Dombrowski's 8.54 m on July 28, 1980. Wiki link