the long jump
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to jump as far as they can
He won a gold medal in the long jump.
—sometimes used before another nouna long jump competition
She set a long jump record at the meet.
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Stanford’s Alyssa Jones won the long jump with a 23-2 for a championship meet record, and Texas State’s Elisabet Rut Runarsdottir had a personal-best 240-1 throw to secure her second national title in the hammer.
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ABC News, 12 June 2026
Mahtomedi junior Ericdarren Daafour, who won the boys triple jump with a leap of 46-7 Friday, was seventh in the long jump (21-6 3/4).
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026
Hernandez finished first in the girls’ high jump and triple jump, received first-place medals in both events and placed third in the long jump.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Haslam also finished second in the long jump.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
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ABC News, 12 June 2026
Mahtomedi junior Ericdarren Daafour, who won the boys triple jump with a leap of 46-7 Friday, was seventh in the long jump (21-6 3/4).
—Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026
Hernandez finished first in the girls’ high jump and triple jump, received first-place medals in both events and placed third in the long jump.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Haslam also finished second in the long jump.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
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“The long jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20long%20jump. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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