Everything about The Standing Long Jump totally explained
The
standing long jump is an
athletics event. It was an
Olympic event until 1912.
In performing the standing long jump, the jumper stands at a line marked on the ground with his feet slightly apart. The athlete takes off and lands using both feet, swinging his arms and bending his knees to provide forward drive. In Olympic rules, the measurement used was the longest of three tries. The jump must be repeated if the athletes falls back or uses a step at take-off.
Ray Ewry set the
world record for the standing long jump (on
September 3,
1904) as well as the
standing high jump (1.65 m on
July 16,
1900).
The record is now held by Norwegian Arne Tvervaag, who jumped 3.71 metres in
Noresund on
11 November 1968.
When indoor arenas were built, the standing long jump began to disappear as an event. Today,
Norway is the only country where the standing long jump is a national championship event. The Norwegian Championships in Standing Jumps (long jump and
high jump) has been held in
Stange every winter since 1995.
In
Canada, students in
elementary schools can compete in the standing long jump along with every other track and field event except the
javelin throw,
discus throw,
hammer throw,
pole vault and track events longer than the 1500 meter run.
The standing long jump is also one of the events at the
NFL combine as well as the physical fitness test that cadets must complete at the
Royal Military College of Canada.
Olympic medalists
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