Until 1912, a variant called standing long jump or broad jump was also present at the Olympics. It was similar to the running long jump but athletes started from a standing position. Long jump was exclusively a men’s event before the women’s competition was included in the programme, star...
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Alley, the cat of Samantha Martin of Austin, Texas, set a new record for longest jump at six feet. And Alley’s story is a tale of“rags-to-riches”.She was originally rescued from the streets. Somewhere,Sylvester Stalloneis nodding in approval. ...
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The fun began in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on February 23rd when Jalani Davis launched the weight a PB 25.09m to break the meeting record she set in 2023. Teammate Jasmine Mitchell came in second with a toss of 23.73m. In the men’s weight, sophomore Tarik Robinson-O’Hagan took the titl...
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The jumper lands in a pit beyond the bar that is at least 5 by 3 metres (16.4 feet by 9.8 feet) in size and filled with cushioning material. The standing high jump was last an event in the 1912 Olympics. The running high jump, an Olympic event for men since 1896, was included in...
Long story short, after a decade of eating Crouser’s dust (a big exception being the historic Doha comp) the Paris Olympics offer Joe Kovacs one final opportunity to put himself back into consideration as the greatest putter of all time. All he has to do is break the World Record and ...
Bob Beamon world record long jump at the 1968 Olympics (8.90 meters/29 feet, 2.5 inches), achieved at the altitude of Mexico City, was one of the great performances in Olympic history. His record survived until 1991 when the distance was surpassed by both Mike Powell (8.95m) and Carl ...
He is the star of the Men's Cuban National Volleyball team. Search for him on YouTube and you will see some spectacular jumping action of him.On Reggie Thompson's website, it says that he holds the World Record for highest vertical jump at 59" (recorded in the Guiness Book of Records...