long jump
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Haaland, for example, also grew up cross-country skiing and playing handball while destroying records in what might have been his best sport of all: the long jump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
She won multiple gold medals from the Olympics and world championships in the heptathlon and long jump while also setting world records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
Tara Davis-Woodhall, the reigning Olympic long jump champion, will compete in her signature event and race in the 100-meter hurdles for just the second time in the last five years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
Rand, whose death aged 86 was announced on Friday, became the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics, thanks to her long jump victory in Tokyo in 1964.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
We’re in the open, under a warm sun, so it’s probably the sandpit in the Infants’ play area, just possibly it’s the sand at the end of the long jump in the North Playing Field.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
