Stamp: B. Beamon, USA, long jump (Sharjah 1968)
B. Beamon, USA, long jump (Sharjah 1968)
30 December (Sharjah ) within release Mexico 1968 Olympic Winners goes into circulation Stamp B. Beamon, USA, long jump face value 60 United Arab Emirates dirham
| Stamp B. Beamon, USA, long jump in catalogues | |
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| Michel: | Mi: AE-SH 520B |
Stamp is square format.
Also in the issue Mexico 1968 Olympic Winners:
- Stamp - I. Becker, Germany, pentathlon face value 35;
- Stamp - B. Beamon, USA, long jump face value 60;
- Stamp - Y. Mijake, Japan, weightlifting/featherweight face value 2;
- Stamp - M. Wenden, Australia, 100m free style swimming face value 4;
- Stamp - D. Hemery, England, 400 metres hurdles face value 50;
- Stamp - C. Besson, France, 400 metres face value 1;
- Stamp - D. Hemery, England, 400 metres hurdles face value 50;
- Stamp - B. Beamon, USA, long jump face value 60;
- Stamp - I. Becker, Germany, pentathlon face value 35;
- Stamp - C. Besson, France, 400 metres face value 1;
- Souvenir Sheet - A.Oerter, USA face value 4;
- Stamp - Y. Mijake, Japan, weightlifting/featherweight face value 2;
- Stamp - M. Wenden, Australia, 100m free style swimming face value 4;
- Stamp - A.Oerter, USA face value 4;
Stamp B. Beamon, USA, long jump it reflects the thematic directions:
An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track and field and marathon runners but excluding e.g. swimmers, footballers or basketball players. However in other contexts (mainly in the United States) it is used to refer to all athletics (physical culture) participants of any sport. For the latter definition, the word sportsperson or its gendered sportsman or sportswoman are also used. A third definition is also sometimes used meaning anyone who is physically fit regardless of whether or not they compete in a spo
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