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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 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 ...
Women's long jump winners [2] [3] Year Athlete Team Mark 1983: Carol Lewis: Houston Cougars: 6.57 m 1984: Angela Thacker: Nebraska Cornhuskers: 6.66 m 1985: Carol Lewis: Houston Cougars: 6.64 m 1986: Cynthia Henry: UTEP Miners: 6.53 m 1987: Shelia Echols: LSU Lady Tigers: 6.55 m 1988: Carlette Guidry: Texas Longhorns: 6.42 m 1989: Beatrice ...
A proposed change to the long jump has stirred debate in the track and field community, so much so that even 9-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis has spoken out.
World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon told the Anything but Footy podcast that the new format would see all jumps legalised so long as they took off from a new “jump zone”. The distance would then ...
The long jump at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. Medalists. Men ...
The (official) male standing long jump world record is 371 cm, and the female record is 292 cm (both as of June 2023). These were achieved by Arne Tvervaag and Annelin Mannes respectively. [ 10 ] Standing long jump distances range between 146.2 cm and 219.8 cm (10th to 90th percentile) for 18-year-old men, and between 100 cm and 157 cm for 18 ...
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.