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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Tara Davis-Woodhall, an Agoura graduate, won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s long jump last year.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Now, the pair are back on the world stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Davis competes in the women’s long jump and Woodhall in the Paralympic sprints.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
Tara, who won gold in the women’s long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and Hunter, a Paralympic medalist, are set to compete.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Davis-Woodhall flew through the air on Thursday night to take home the gold medal in long jump, pacing the field with a 7.10-meter effort.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Now, the pair are back on the world stage at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Davis competes in the women’s long jump and Woodhall in the Paralympic sprints.
—Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
Tara, who won gold in the women’s long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and Hunter, a Paralympic medalist, are set to compete.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Davis-Woodhall flew through the air on Thursday night to take home the gold medal in long jump, pacing the field with a 7.10-meter effort.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Long jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20jump. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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