Examples of long jump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Haessly also competes in sprints and the long jump in track and field. — Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com, 11 Nov. 2021 Owns personal bests of a 10.80 100 and a 21.93 200, along with a long jump of 24-plus feet. — oregonlive, 7 Oct. 2021 The 63-yarder passed into N.F.L. lore and was unsurpassed for 43 years — 20 years longer than Bob Beamon’s epic long jump at the 1968 Olympics, which has become synonymous with paradigm-shattering records. — New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021 The long jump is Roberts’s best event—her nickname is Jumpin’ Jay. — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 2 Sep. 2021 Merrill, who competes using a prosthetic commonly called a blade, tried every track and field event and gravitated to the long jump and sprinting events. — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 31 Aug. 2021 The winning long jump at this year's Olympics was 8.41 meters. — Stephen Wade, ajc, 27 Aug. 2021 The versatile junior is All-State in the 400 and long jump, and won the Macomb County championship and Grosse Pointe South regional in each. — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2021 The result sparked a blistering tweet from Lewis, whose 10 Olympic medals in sprints and long jump include nine golds. — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2021

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