Long jump
Long jump
| Subclass of | horizontal jump, vault  |
|---|---|
| Sport | athletics |
| Practiced by | long jumper |
| Record or record progression | Long jump world record progression |
De long jump be track and field event wey athletes dey combine speed, strength den agility insyd attempt say dem go leap as far as possible from sam takeoff point. Along plus de triple jump, de two events wey dey measure jumping for distance as group be de "horizontal jumps". Dis event get history insyd de ancient Olympic Games wey ecam turn modern Olympic event give neggas since de first Olympics insyd 1896 den shoddies since 1948.
Continental records
[edit | edit source]| Area | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark (m) |
Wind (m/s) |
Athlete | Nation | Mark (m) |
Wind (m/s) |
Athlete | Nation | |
| Africa | 8.65 | +1.3 | Luvo Manyonga | South Africa | 7.17 | +1.1 | Ese Brume | Nigeria |
| Asia | 8.48 | +0.6 | Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi | Saudi Arabia | 7.01 | +1.4 | Weili Yao | China |
| Europe | 8.86 | +1.9 | Robert Emmiyan | Soviet Union | 7.52 | +1.4 | Galina Chistyakova | Soviet Union |
| North, Central America and Caribbean | 8.95 | +0.3 | Mike Powell | United States | 7.49 | +1.3 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States |
| 7.49 | +1.7 | |||||||
| Oceania | 8.54 | +1.7 | Mitchell Watt | Australia | 7.13 | +1.8 | Brooke Buschkuehl | Australia |
| South America | 8.73 | +1.2 | Irving Saladino | Panama | 7.26 | +1.8 | Maurren Maggi | Brazil |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Men's Long Jump | Records". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "Women's Long Jump | Records". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
Sources dem cite
[edit | edit source]- Miller, Stephen G. (2004). Ancient Greek Athletics. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0300115296.
Read further
[edit | edit source]- Guthrie, Mark (2003). Coach Track & Field Successfully. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics. pp. 149–155. ISBN 0-7360-4274-1.
- Rogers, Joseph L. (2000). USA Track & Field Coaching Manual. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics. pp. 141–157. ISBN 0-88011-604-8.
- Gregoire, Ernie; Myricks, Larry (1991). World Class Track & Field Series: Long Jump (VHS). Ames, Iowa: Championship Books & Video Productions.
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