long jump
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Newry-born O'Connor entered Saturday morning in third place after four events, just 42 points behind overnight leader Adrianna Sulek-Schubert, and her personal best form continued in the long jump with a leap of 6.55m.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
First came a big leap of 6.37m in the long jump, then another season's best, this time in the javelin, of 52.85m that far exceeded those around her.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
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
“We ran for Germany. We did the long jump and the high jump for Germany.”
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
