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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The decathlon has 10 events: 100, 400 and 1,500-meter runs, 110 hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, javelin and shot put.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
The decathlon will be contested Wednesday, June 11 (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400), and Thursday, June 12 (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500).
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025
The athlete took first place in long jump and triple jump at a sectional final and state qualifying round in the last two weeks.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
But a trans high school athlete triumphed in the girls' long jump and triple jump this week at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Track Championship Masters Qualifiers.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
The decathlon will be contested Wednesday, June 11 (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400), and Thursday, June 12 (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500).
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2025
The athlete took first place in long jump and triple jump at a sectional final and state qualifying round in the last two weeks.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
But a trans high school athlete triumphed in the girls' long jump and triple jump this week at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Track Championship Masters Qualifiers.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“Long jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20jump. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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