The graph below shows the progression of gold medalists' distances for the long jump since 1896. Use the zoom controls at the top right to get a closer look, and hover over the points to learn ...

The second Tara Davis-Woodhall realized she won the gold medal for the women's long jump on Thursday, her jaw dropped. After ...

Learn how to take part in the Standing Long Jump activity with help from primary school teacher, Danny Denholm, and footballer and coach, Aminah Din. DANNY: Hey, I'm Danny. And welcome to Let's Do ...

Before Beamon's leap, the farthest long jump had been 27 feet, 4¾ inches, by Ter-Ovanesyan and Ralph Boston. Jesse Owens had set a record of 26-8¼ in 1935 that had held up for 25 years.

When Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrated her first-place win in the long jump competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics in June, she had custom Tecovas on her feet. Fast-forward to November, and the athlete ...

He gave four virtuoso performances, winning gold medals in the 100- and 200- meter dashes, the long jump and on America's 4x100 relay team. Score it: Owens 4, Hitler 0. A remarkably even-keeled ...

TOKYO - Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria topped the men's long jump qualification round on Saturday at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, as 12 athletes moved through to Monday's final. The 22-year-old Echevarria, ...

That’s what Tara Davis-Woodhall did Thursday in Paris, winning gold for Team USA in the women’s long jump at the 2024 Summer ...

Greg Rutherford won long jump gold for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games World Athletics is planning to introduce a new trial for measuring long jump take-offs. A "take-off zone ...

There is plenty of blame to go around, and much of it will be directed at Kamala Harris. Rightly so. Her campaign strategy ...

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