Ralph Boston
An image from The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World, one of the productions that also features Ralph Boston.

Ralph Boston

May 9, 1939 — Laurel, Mississippi, USA

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.

The Grand Olympics

The Grand Olympics

1961

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

1999

The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

2020