long jump
noun
: a track-and-field event in which a jump for distance is made usually from a running start
long jumper
noun
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Domestic sport continued under the occupation and Blankers-Koen set six world records – in the high jump, long jump, 80-meter hurdles, 100-yard sprint, 4x110 yard relay and 4 x 200-meter relay – from 1942-44.
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Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: Josh O'Neill from Colorado Springs earned a silver with the U.S. wheelchair rugby team and Beatriz Hatz won silver in women's long jump T64.
—John Frank, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Last month, Davis-Woodhall finished first in the women’s long jump at the 2024 Summer Games.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Two of those field disciplines — long jump and pole vault — are now among his strongest events on the world stage.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
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Tim Genske, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: Josh O'Neill from Colorado Springs earned a silver with the U.S. wheelchair rugby team and Beatriz Hatz won silver in women's long jump T64.
—John Frank, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
Last month, Davis-Woodhall finished first in the women’s long jump at the 2024 Summer Games.
—Jacob Lev, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
Two of those field disciplines — long jump and pole vault — are now among his strongest events on the world stage.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
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“Long jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20jump. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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