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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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 Medrano, who was born with mild cerebral palsy, will next compete in the T38 men's long jump on Wednesday. —

Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024 Medrano, who finished ninth in his season of the reality competition series, will continue on at the Paralympics with two more T38 events: the men’s 400-meter race and the men’s long jump. —

Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2024 Tara Davis-Woodhall takes gold in long jump Raquel Coronell Uribe Team USA's Tara Davis-Woodhall claimed gold in the long jump, beating reigning champ Malaika Mihambo from Germany. —

Sean Nevin, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for long jump