long jump
noun
: a track-and-field event in which a jump for distance is made usually from a running start
long jumper
noun
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Woodhall’s wife, Tara Davis-Woodhall, won gold at the Paris Olympics in the women’s long jump earlier this summer.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2024
This comes a few weeks after his wife, Olympian Tara Davis-Woodhall, won her gold medal in the women’s long jump.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Tara Davis-Woodhall: Davis-Woodhall saunters around the track in a cowboy hat and boots after her long jump performances.
—Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
State of play: Earlier at Stade de France, American Tara Davis-Woodhall took the gold in women's long jump, with a jump of 7.1 meters.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2024
This comes a few weeks after his wife, Olympian Tara Davis-Woodhall, won her gold medal in the women’s long jump.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Tara Davis-Woodhall: Davis-Woodhall saunters around the track in a cowboy hat and boots after her long jump performances.
—Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
State of play: Earlier at Stade de France, American Tara Davis-Woodhall took the gold in women's long jump, with a jump of 7.1 meters.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Long jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20jump. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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