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The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump , the two events that measure jumping for distance as a group are referred to as the "horizontal jumps".
The IAAF considers marks set at high altitude as acceptable for record consideration. However, high altitude can significantly assist long jump performances. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Bob Beamon broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), and his world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) stood until Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in ...
At the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan, on August 30, 1991, Powell broke Bob Beamon's almost 23-year-old long jump world record by 5 cm (2 in), leaping 8.95 m (29 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in). [3] The world record stands, making it the longest-standing long jump world record since records have been kept.
Robert Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968.By jumping 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in), he broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) and his world record stood for almost 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell.
Lewis' fourth round jump was wind-aided, but, at 8.91w m, it was the longest ever competition long jump in history, beating the existing wind-legal world record set by Bob Beamon at altitude at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Powell's wind-legal fifth round jump topped both, setting the world record at 8.95 m (29 ft 4.36 in).
The optimal take off angle for a standing long jump (performed by a human) has been theoretically calculated to be ~22.6°, [7] substantially lower than the optimal take off angle for a projectile (i.e. 45°). [8] This is due to take-off speed decreasing with take-off angle due to the jumper's body configuration. [7]
A reported engine fire on a United Airlines plane temporarily halted arrivals at one of the nation’s busiest airports on Memorial Day.. United Flight 2901 was heading from Chicago O’Hare ...
African Record Luvo Manyonga (RSA) 8.65 m: Potchefstroom, South Africa: 22 April 2017 Asian Record Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi (KSA) 8.48 m: Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France: 2 July 2006 North, Central American and Caribbean record Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 m: Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991 South American Record Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.73 m: Hengelo ...