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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Mater Dei’s Brandon Gorski, the county leader in the high jump (6-8) and long jump (23-11.75) is entered in both events for Saturday.
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Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024
The athlete won her first medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics for Canada, before switching allegiance to Great Britain in 2012 for the London games, winning silver in the T44 long jump.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
Perhaps the experience has fueled Davis-Woodhall’s sensational start to the year, winning all four of her long jump events and producing an official lifetime best at the US indoor championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
According to local meet recaps, Brody competes in hurdle and long jump events.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
The Tara Davis-Woodhall who is undefeated in the women’s long jump this indoor season appears to be the same gregarious athlete who won a silver medal in last year’s world championships in Budapest, Hungary.
—John Ortega, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Pinnock, a junior at Arkansas, is a two-time NCAA and five-time All-American with the world's top long jump mark this season at 27-4 1/2.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
The new facility houses four basketball courts, a six-lane track, a long jump, a pole vault pit, a wrestling room, two locker rooms and a new fitness room for weight lifting.
—The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Competition is open to all sizes and breeds and includes three main disciplines: big air (long jump), extreme vertical and speed retrieve.
—Brent Frazee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024
The athlete won her first medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics for Canada, before switching allegiance to Great Britain in 2012 for the London games, winning silver in the T44 long jump.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 11 Apr. 2024
Perhaps the experience has fueled Davis-Woodhall’s sensational start to the year, winning all four of her long jump events and producing an official lifetime best at the US indoor championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
According to local meet recaps, Brody competes in hurdle and long jump events.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
The Tara Davis-Woodhall who is undefeated in the women’s long jump this indoor season appears to be the same gregarious athlete who won a silver medal in last year’s world championships in Budapest, Hungary.
—John Ortega, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Pinnock, a junior at Arkansas, is a two-time NCAA and five-time All-American with the world's top long jump mark this season at 27-4 1/2.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
The new facility houses four basketball courts, a six-lane track, a long jump, a pole vault pit, a wrestling room, two locker rooms and a new fitness room for weight lifting.
—The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Competition is open to all sizes and breeds and includes three main disciplines: big air (long jump), extreme vertical and speed retrieve.
—Brent Frazee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Long jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20jump. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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