long jump
Horizontal leaping contest
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes sprint down a runway and leap as far as possible into a sand pit: She set a personal record in the long jump.
The distance is measured from the takeoff board to the nearest mark in the sand.
Also called the broad jump.
Paved path for planes
- approachWay of handling something
- sandpitEnclosed play area with grains
- foul lineBoundary marking violations
- plant footNon-moving pivot limb
arm swing · speed · sprinting · landing · extension · coach · training · drills
Highest documented achievement globally
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- historicOf lasting significance
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- breakthroughSudden important advance
Carl Lewis · Jesse Owens · unbroken · altitude · milestone
Path of moving object
- arcCurved line segment
- airborneTraveling through air
- midairSuspended in flight
- elevationHeight above reference point
descent · parabola · momentum · gravity · height · peak · glide · extension
Competitive stadium sports
- meetCome into contact
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- world championshipsPremier international title competition
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
qualifiers · trials · decathlon · heptathlon · pentathlon · medal · gold · silver
Space between two points
- meterDevice that measures usage
- footLeg's lowest part
- centimeterMetric length unit
- tape measureFlexible marked length finder
mark · foul · scratch · personal best · season best · measuring · landing point · official
runway
Paved path for planes
- approachWay of handling something
- sandpitEnclosed play area with grains
- foul lineBoundary marking violations
plant foot · arm swing · speed · sprinting · landing · extension · coach · training · drills · plyometrics
world record
Highest documented achievement globally
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- historicOf lasting significance
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
Carl Lewis · Jesse Owens · breakthrough · unbroken · altitude · milestone
trajectory
Path of moving object
elevation · descent · parabola · momentum · gravity · height · peak · glide · extension · body position
track and field
Competitive stadium sports
- meetCome into contact
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- world championshipsPremier international title competition
finals · qualifiers · trials · decathlon · heptathlon · pentathlon · medal · gold · silver · bronze
distance
Space between two points
- meterDevice that measures usage
- footLeg's lowest part
- centimeterMetric length unit
tape measure · mark · foul · scratch · personal best · season best · measuring · landing point · official · judge
- sporting eventsrace, game, match, games, final
- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
- ancient pastimeschariot racing, Olympic Games, discus, javelin, boxing
- athletic competitionsmarathon, triathlon, decathlon, pentathlon, heptathlon
- jumping activitiesleapfrog, pole vault, double dutch, hopscotch, trampoline
- jumping eventspole vault, trampoline