UC Irvine Olympians
Mike Powell
- Country:
- USA
- Sport / Event:
- Track & Field, Long Jump
- Olympic Years:
- 1988, 1992, 1996
OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE
β’Β Olympic Silver Medalist in the long jump at the 1988 (Seoul) and 1992 (Barcelona) Summer Games
β’ Made his third Olympic team in 1996, finishing fifth at the Atlanta Games
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AT UC IRVINE
β’ Competed three years at UC Irvine before transferring to UCLA
β’ 1984 Big West champion in the high jump
β’ Holds the high jump school record at 7-00.75, while ranking second in the long jump at 26-05.25
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EXTRAS
β’ Six-time U.S. champion and two-time world champion in the long jump
β’ Defeated Carl Lewis at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo with a world-record 8.95m (29-04.5)
β’ Inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 2005 and the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020
β’Β Olympic Silver Medalist in the long jump at the 1988 (Seoul) and 1992 (Barcelona) Summer Games
β’ Made his third Olympic team in 1996, finishing fifth at the Atlanta Games
Β
AT UC IRVINE
β’ Competed three years at UC Irvine before transferring to UCLA
β’ 1984 Big West champion in the high jump
β’ Holds the high jump school record at 7-00.75, while ranking second in the long jump at 26-05.25
Β
EXTRAS
β’ Six-time U.S. champion and two-time world champion in the long jump
β’ Defeated Carl Lewis at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo with a world-record 8.95m (29-04.5)
β’ Inducted into the USATF Hall of Fame in 2005 and the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020
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