long jump
noun
: a track-and-field event in which a jump for distance is made usually from a running start
long jumper
noun
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Winners of other events that were called to come up after the Division 3 long jump had their events before it.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Byron Nelson athlete wins title in long jump Byron Nelson senior Jayden Frye won the state championship in boys long jump with a 25-0 mark.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
Eaglecrest senior Cameron Bell won the Class 5A long jump on Thursday morning at the CHSAA state track and field meet, then his teammate Zenobia Witt claimed the girls title in the event in the afternoon.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Johnson, a junior, earned the gold medal in high jump and the silver medal in long jump at the West Bay Athletic League championships hosted at The King’s Academy in Sunnyvale.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
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Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Byron Nelson athlete wins title in long jump Byron Nelson senior Jayden Frye won the state championship in boys long jump with a 25-0 mark.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
Eaglecrest senior Cameron Bell won the Class 5A long jump on Thursday morning at the CHSAA state track and field meet, then his teammate Zenobia Witt claimed the girls title in the event in the afternoon.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Johnson, a junior, earned the gold medal in high jump and the silver medal in long jump at the West Bay Athletic League championships hosted at The King’s Academy in Sunnyvale.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
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“Long jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20jump. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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