Long jump
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For the World War II plot, see Operation Long Jump. For the programming function, see longjmp.
Not to be confused with standing long jump.
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a group are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". This event has a history in the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympic event for men since the first Olympics in 1896 and for women since 1948.
Quick Facts Athletics, World records ...
Athletics Long jump | |
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World records | |
Men | Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (1991) |
Women | Galina Chistyakova 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988) |
Olympic records | |
Men | Bob Beamon 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) A (1968) |
Women | Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.40 m (24 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (1988) |
World Championship records | |
Men | Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (1991) |
Women | Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.36 m (24 ft 1+3⁄4 in) (1987) |
World Indoor Championship records | |
Men | Iván Pedroso 8.62 m (28 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (1999) |
Women | Brittney Reese 7.23 m (23 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (2012) |
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