long jump

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"Any Jamaican athlete in the sprints is following on from one of the greatest of all-time, so there is inevitably added pressure," Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford said on BBC TV.

From BBC

Jazmin Sawyers was left "gutted" after missing out on the women's long jump final on her post-injury return to a global championship.

From BBC

The world records in the high, triple and long jump were all set in the 1990s, and remain unbroken.

From BBC

Three of the five longest held men's world records in the most commonly contested events are jumps: the high jump, long jump and triple jump records were all set between 1991 and 1995.

From BBC

Hernandez took gold in both the girls’ triple jump and girls’ high jump, and placed second in the girls’ long jump — but wasn’t alone in any of those spots.

From Los Angeles Times