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
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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
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“Long jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20jump. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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