Bob Beamon, who shattered the long jump world record at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, auctioned his gold medal for $441,000 on Thursday. The highest bid was $350,000 in a Christie’s auction. The ...

CASPER — Taliah Morris leaned into the huddle of judges measuring her second attempt of the long jump preliminaries at the Wyoming Class 4A state outdoor track and field meet. The jump felt so good to ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Razorbacks Wayne Pinnock and Carey McLeod placed second and fourth in the closest long jump competition in World Championship history as the gold and silver medals were decided by ...

SAINT-DENIS, France – She stood at the top of the Stade de France long jump runway as a post card Parisian day slipped into an electric Olympic evening, the place she was always supposed to be. A ...

SAINT-DENIS, France–She stood at the top of the Stade de France long jump runway as a postcard Parisian day slipped into an electric Olympic evening, the place she was always supposed to be. A place ...

The long jump is an event in track and field in which the athlete, after a quick run-up, takes off from the ground, trying to land as far away as possible on a platform filled with sand. In addition ...

Feb 20 (Reuters) - A plan to eliminate foul jumps from the long jump event is to be trialled this year, World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon said. Ridgeon believes the discipline needs to get rid of the ...

Tara Davis-Woodhall reacts after winning the women’s long jump and the gold medal during track and field at Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint-Denis on Thursday, August 8, ...