long jump

     

The long jump is an athletics (track an field) event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to land as far from the take-off point as possible.

Trivia about long jump

  • At 29 feet, 4 1/2 inches, Mike Powell holds the world record for this
  • On June 16, 1987, for the first time in a single meet, 3 men cleared 28' in this field event
  • 29' 2 1/2" by Bob Beamon
  • In this track & field event, a 45-meter-long runway can front a 9-meter-long moistened sandpit
  • 1896:Ellery Clark, 20' 10";2000:Ivan Pedroso, 28' 3/4"
  • Lutz Dombrowski's 28 feet 1/4 inch was the longest ever of these at sea level

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