Long jump
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The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events
A visually impaired (T12) athlete performing the long jump at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon
An indicator of wind direction and a device for measuring wind speed (here +2.6 m/s) along a run-up track
Halteres used in athletic games in ancient Greece
An athlete performing the long jump as part of the heptathlon at the 2013 French Athletics Championships at Stade Charléty in Paris
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee, née Joyner, is an American former track and field athlete who competed in both the heptathlon and long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals at
Long jump
…m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (1991) Women Galina Chistyakova 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988) Olympic records Men Bob Beamon 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) A (1968) Women Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.40 m (24 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (1988) World Championship records Men Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (1991) Women Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.36 m (24 ft 1+3⁄4…
Joyner-Kersee in 2014
Joyner-Kersee at the 1988 Olympic Trials
Joyner-Kersee at a 1996 book signing