The standing long jump, also known as the standing broad jump, is an

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event. It was an

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event until 1912. It is one of three standing variants of

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jumping events, which also include the standing high jump and standing triple jump. In performing the standing

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

, the jumper stands at a line marked on the ground with the feet slightly apart. The athlete takes off and lands using both feet, swinging the arms and bending the knees to provide forward drive. In Olympic rules, the measurement used was the longest of three tries. The jump must be repeated if the athlete falls back or takes a step at take-off.

Ray Ewry Raymond "Ray" Clarence Ewry (October 14, 1873 – September 29, 1937) was an American track and field athlete who won eight gold medals at the Olympic Games and two gold medals at the Intercalated Games (1906 in Athens). This puts him among the ...

set the first world record for the standing long jump at on September 3, 1904. The current unofficial record is held by Byron Jones, who recorded a jump of at the

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on February 23, 2015, beating the official world-record jump distance of set by Norwegian shot putter Arne Tvervaag from Ringerike FIK Sportclub in 1968, in a different setting with different controls. When indoor arenas were built, the standing long jump began to disappear as an event. Today,

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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. The standing long jump is also one of the events at the

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, it was one of the standardized test events as part of the President's Award on Physical Fitness, as well as the physical fitness test that officer cadets must complete at the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

and the

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. In the Brazilian police forces, a minimum performance in a standing long jump test is required to join the Federal Police (2.14 m for men 1.66 m for women) and the Federal Highway Police (2.00 m for men 1.60 m for women).http://www.cespe.unb.br/concursos/DPRF_13/arquivos/ED_1_DPRF_AGENTE_2013_ABERTURA.PDF

Olympic medalists

Intercalated Games

References

{{Athletics events Events in track and field Long jump Discontinued Summer Olympic disciplines in athletics