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Long jump

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1 [4] However, it was not until 1928 that women were allowed to compete in the event at the Olympic level (See ________).

2 The most important factor for the distance traveled by an object is its ________ at takeoff - both the speed and angle.

3 The long jump is an ________ event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible.

4 Otherwise, an official (similar to a ________) will watch the jump and make the determination.

5 One of the recent samples is the €10 Greek Long Jump commemorative coin, minted in 2003 to commemorate the ________.

6 In 1935, ________ set a long jump world record (of 8.13m) that was not broken until 1960 by Ralph Boston.

7 A classic example of this long jump / sprint doubling is performances by ________.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the long jumper Fred Salle originally represented England in international competitions, then changed allegiance to Cameroon before returning to England some years later?
  • the Norwegian long jump record for women, which Margrethe Renstrøm broke in 2009 with a 6.64 metres jump, was at the time the oldest Norwegian athletics record?
  • while long jumper László Szalma won six medals in total at the European Indoor Championships, his best result at both the Summer Olympics and the World Championships was fourth place?
  • former long jump record holder Carol Lewis tried out for the 2002 Winter Olympics bobsleigh team?
  • Senegalese long jumper and triple jumper Ndiss Kaba Badji was the only person from his country to reach a final at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
  • Hungarian long jumper and triple jumper Gyula Pálóczi has been called "the most successful jumper Hungary has ever produced" by the European Athletic Association?
  • Norwegian long jumper Nils Uhlin Hansen was killed as a saboteur in World War II?
  • East German athlete Henry Lauterbach competed on an international level in both high jump and long jump?
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