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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According to local meet recaps, Brody competes in hurdle and long jump events.
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Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
The Tara Davis-Woodhall who is undefeated in the women’s long jump this indoor season appears to be the same gregarious athlete who won a silver medal in last year’s world championships in Budapest, Hungary.
—John Ortega, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Pinnock, a junior at Arkansas, is a two-time NCAA and five-time All-American with the world's top long jump mark this season at 27-4 1/2.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
The new facility houses four basketball courts, a six-lane track, a long jump, a pole vault pit, a wrestling room, two locker rooms and a new fitness room for weight lifting.
—The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Competition is open to all sizes and breeds and includes three main disciplines: big air (long jump), extreme vertical and speed retrieve.
—Brent Frazee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Mow, who only began practicing long jump earlier this year, was the event’s No. 10 seed and appeared as a distant longshot.
—Matty Wasserman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
In field events, Carson had the top two qualifiers in the boys long jump with Louis Chukwu at 22 feet, 1 1/2 inches and Jerald Evangelista at 21-8 3/4.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
Activities include relay races, discus toss, long jump, javelin throw and flag making.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
The Tara Davis-Woodhall who is undefeated in the women’s long jump this indoor season appears to be the same gregarious athlete who won a silver medal in last year’s world championships in Budapest, Hungary.
—John Ortega, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Pinnock, a junior at Arkansas, is a two-time NCAA and five-time All-American with the world's top long jump mark this season at 27-4 1/2.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
The new facility houses four basketball courts, a six-lane track, a long jump, a pole vault pit, a wrestling room, two locker rooms and a new fitness room for weight lifting.
—The Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Competition is open to all sizes and breeds and includes three main disciplines: big air (long jump), extreme vertical and speed retrieve.
—Brent Frazee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Mow, who only began practicing long jump earlier this year, was the event’s No. 10 seed and appeared as a distant longshot.
—Matty Wasserman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
In field events, Carson had the top two qualifiers in the boys long jump with Louis Chukwu at 22 feet, 1 1/2 inches and Jerald Evangelista at 21-8 3/4.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
Activities include relay races, discus toss, long jump, javelin throw and flag making.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
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1853, in the meaning defined above
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long jump
noun
: a jump for distance in track-and-field competition
long jumper
noun
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