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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So did 1958 Olympic long jump gold medalist Willie Steele.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
Wilcox’s Tyson Bonilla and James Logan’s Jonathan Craft are also in the top eight among long jump qualifiers.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
Long Beach Wilson junior Loren Webster won the girls’ long jump with a mark of 19-3¼ and Ventura’s Valentina Fakrogha won the high jump at a height of 5-8.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Rathke is chasing three-peats in both the pole vault and long jump.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
Wilcox’s Tyson Bonilla and James Logan’s Jonathan Craft are also in the top eight among long jump qualifiers.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
Long Beach Wilson junior Loren Webster won the girls’ long jump with a mark of 19-3¼ and Ventura’s Valentina Fakrogha won the high jump at a height of 5-8.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Rathke is chasing three-peats in both the pole vault and long jump.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
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“Long jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20jump. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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