the long jump
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to jump as far as they can
He won a gold medal in the long jump.
—sometimes used before another nouna long jump competition
She set a long jump record at the meet.
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Mabel Landry Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died Thursday.
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Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
DeHart Hubbard competes in the long jump at the 1924 Olympics.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
Jenna Fee Feyerabend won the pentathlon, claiming firsts in the high jump and shot put plus second in the long jump and 60 meters.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Vanessa Agyemang of Bloomfield won the long jump title (19 feet, 7 inches).
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
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Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
DeHart Hubbard competes in the long jump at the 1924 Olympics.
—Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
Jenna Fee Feyerabend won the pentathlon, claiming firsts in the high jump and shot put plus second in the long jump and 60 meters.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Vanessa Agyemang of Bloomfield won the long jump title (19 feet, 7 inches).
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
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“The long jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20long%20jump. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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