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Long jump

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". This event has a history in the ancient Olympic Games and has been…

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Men
Bob Beamon 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) A (1968) · Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (1991) · Iván Pedroso 8.62 m (28 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (1999)
Women
Galina Chistyakova 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988) · Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.40 m (24 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (1988) · Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.36 m (24 ft 1+3⁄4 in) (1987) · Brittney Reese 7.23 m (23 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (2012)

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Long jump

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related to Record performances · 38
Long jump → After, Ann Arbor, As, At, August, Beamon's, Big Ten, Bob Beamon, Boston, Carl Lewis, Despite, Ferrari, IAAF, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, It, Iván Pedroso, Jesse Owens, Lewis, Michigan, Mike Powell
related to Further reading · 23
Long jump → Ames, Champaign, Championship Books, Coach Track, Ernie, Field Coaching Manual, Field Series, Field Successfully, Gregoire, Guthrie, Human Kinetics, Illinois, Iowa, ISBN, Joseph, Larry, Mark, Myricks, Rogers, USA Track
related to history · 16
Long jump → After, All, BC Olympics, Chionis, Games, Greece's, It, Most, Music, Olympic Games, Olympics, Philostratus, Sand, Swinging, The, These
related to Takeoff zone reform · 7
Long jump → Consequently, In, The, This, Traditionally, Under, World Athletics
related to Takeoff · 6
Long jump → Jumpers, Jumping, Taking, The, This, While
related to Technique · 6
Long jump → Because, Carl Lewis, Classic, Heike Drechsler, Speed, There
related to Action in the air and landing · 5
Long jump → Each, For, However, Once, There
Men · 4
Long jump → Bob Beamon 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) A (1968), Iván Pedroso 8.62 m (28 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (1999), Mike Powell 8.95 m (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-par…, Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (1991)
Women · 4
Long jump → Brittney Reese 7.23 m (23 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (2012), Galina Chistyakova 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988), Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.36 m (24 ft 1+3⁄4 in) (1987), Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.40 m (24 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (1988)
related to External links · 3
Long jump → IAAF, Lewis Tokyo, Long Jump DataBasePowell

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Long jumpMenMike Powell 8.95 m (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-par…1.00infobox
Long jumpMenBob Beamon 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) A (1968)1.00infobox
Long jumpMenMike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (1991)1.00infobox
Long jumpMenIván Pedroso 8.62 m (28 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (1999)1.00infobox
Long jumpWomenGalina Chistyakova 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988)1.00infobox
Long jumpWomenJackie Joyner-Kersee 7.40 m (24 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (1988)1.00infobox
Long jumpWomenJackie Joyner-Kersee 7.36 m (24 ft 1+3⁄4 in) (1987)1.00infobox
Long jumpWomenBrittney Reese 7.23 m (23 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (2012)1.00infobox
Long jumpis atrack and field event in which athletes combine speed0.90text
Long jumpis aonly known jumping event of ancient Greece's original Olympics' pentathlon events0.90text
streamsinstance ofThe long jump emerged probably because it mirrored the crossing of obstacles0.80text
ravinesinstance ofThe long jump emerged probably because it mirrored the crossing of obstacles0.80text

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