Person

Ralph Boston

Acting · Born 1939-05-09 · Laurel, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Ralph Harold Boston is a retired American track athlete who received three Olympic medals and became the first person to break the 27 feet barrier in the long jump.

Known for

Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
Black Power Salute
Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
Self
The Grand Olympics
Himself
The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
Self

Filmography

2020The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the WorldSelf
2018Basketball: A Love StorySelf (archive footage)
2008Black Power SaluteSelf - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968
1999Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer GamesSelf
1961The Grand OlympicsHimself

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