long jump

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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

Rand secured the long jump title at the Tokyo Games in 1964, also winning silver in the inaugural women's pentathlon and bronze in the 4x100m relay.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Rand, whose first husband was British rower Sydney Rand, also won long jump gold at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Jamaica.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Tara Davis-Woodhall won the long jump with leap of 23-2 1/2 inches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025

On the Presidential Fitness Tests she beat me at chin-ups and the long jump and I killed her on push-ups, sit-ups, and the fifty-yard dash.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth