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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 ...
High jump, in which athletes jump over horizontal bars. Long jump, where the objective is to leap horizontally as far as possible. Pole vault, in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to jump over a bar. Triple jump, the objective is to leap horizontally as far as possible, in a series of three jumps
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The women's long jump was introduced over fifty years later in 1948, and was the second Olympic jumping event for women after the high jump, which was added in 1928. The Olympic records for the event are 8.90 m ( 29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) for men, set by Bob Beamon in 1968, and 7.40 m ( 24 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) for women, set by Jackie Joyner-Kersee ...
The long jump at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format typically has one qualifying round contested by two groups of athletes, with all those clearing the qualifying height or placing in top twelve advancing to the final round.
High jump: 8 United States: 1896 Athens: 1932 Los Angeles: Pole vault: 16 United States: 1896 Athens: 1972 Munich: Long jump: 8 United States: 1924 Paris: 1964 Tokyo: 4 Carl Lewis (United States) 1984 Los Angeles: 2000 Sydney: Triple jump: 4 Soviet Union: 1968 Mexico City: 1984 Los Angeles: 3 Viktor Saneyev (Soviet Union) 1968 Mexico City: 1980 ...
Adolf Hitler arriving at the opening ceremony of the controversial 1936 Berlin Games Jesse Owens on the podium after winning the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1931, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected the German capital city Berlin as the host city of the 1936 Summer Olympics.