Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896 ... below shows the progression of gold medalists' distances for the long jump since 1896. Use the zoom controls at the top right to get ...

The Prefontaine Classic continues its impressive legacy with an exciting Olympic rematch in the women’s long jump!

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — From Jesse Owens to Bob Beamon to Carl Lewis and plenty more, Americans have ruled the men’s long jump throughout the history of the Summer Olympics, but there was ...

Tara Davis-Woodhall had just won an Olympic gold medal in the long jump and, after an initial celebration that included sand angels in the sand pit at Stade de France in Paris, she sprinted toward ...

With his unsurpassed talent in the long jump and his speed in the sprints, he has gone places where no other track and field athlete has ever visited. Carl Lewis capped his remarkable Olympics ...

Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics ...

Second day: Long jump; Javelin throw; 800m. What is the difference between the decathlon, heptathlon and pentathlon? The decathlon and heptathlon makes up part of the Olympic track and field program, ...

All six medallists from the Paris Olympics women’s 800m and long jump have been announced for the Prefontaine Classic ...

Olympians worldwide are preparing to prove they are the best in the world at the 2025 Penn Relays. Here is a list of who will be in Philadelphia.

But Owens leaped 26-3¾ on his next attempt and won the gold medal with a final jump of 26-5½. The first to congratulate the Olympic record holder was Long, who looked like the model Nazi but wasn't.

Former European long jump champion and Olympic Games participant, Bulgarian Petar Dachev, has been arrested on suspicion of ...