Long Jump
Rules
Long jumps are held in the sector for horizontal jumps. When performing a jump, athletes in the first stage run up the track, then push off with one foot from a special board and jump into a pit with sand. The jump distance is calculated as the distance from the special mark on the repulsion board to the beginning of the hole from landing in the sand. The distance from the repulsion board to the far edge of the landing pit should be at least 10 m. The line of repulsion itself should be located at a distance of up to 5 m from the near edge of the landing pit.
History
The long jump was a common discipline The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece. With the revival of interest in sports and athletics, long jumping has become a popular technical discipline since the end of the 19th century. The discipline has been included in the program of the modern Olympic Games for men since 1896, and for women since 1948. It is part of the athletics all-around competitions.
Interesting facts
According to extant evidence, the jumping technique was different from the modern one. When jumping, the athletes held in their hands a special weight resembling dumbbells, which they threw back before landing. It was probably thought that in this way they increase the length of the jump.
Records
In open stadiums. Men: Mike Powell 8.95 m Tokyo, Japan in 1991. Women: Galina Chistyakova 7.52m in Leningrad, USSR in 1988.
Indoors.
Men: Carl Lewis 8.79 m New York, USA 1984.
Women: Heike Drechsler 7.37 m in Vienna, Austria 1988
