All competitions are held according to the IAAF competition rules, with the exception of the following: Until 1912, there was also a variant called standing long jump or long jump at the Olympics. It was similar to the long jump, but the athletes started from a standing start. Star long jumpers such as Carl Lewis and Jesse Owens are therefore also successful in other athletics disciplines such as the 100m, 200m sprint and 4x100m relay. Any part of the body that comes into contact with the sand is considered an imprint. The judges measure the distance of a jump to the lane closest to the starting plateau. In high school long jump competitions, several judges will look at the sandbox to record where an athlete`s body parts touched the sand. At higher levels of competition, cameras with playback functions help determine distance in addition to the judges. Athletes use several different techniques in the air, but each is designed to hold their legs in front of their hips for landing. All long jumpers try to land by sinking their feet into the sand. Athletes will also begin twisting their bodies after landing to swing their swing to the side. This prevents an athlete from falling backwards on their back and losing critical distance. All but the last two stages are usually the same length.
However, the penultimate stage is longer and is intended to lower the rider`s center of gravity. The last stage is shorter than the others and is intended to do the opposite, raising the center of gravity of the jumper`s body as high as possible to perform the jump himself. Long jump is an important part of athletics and a prestigious event in international competitions. He has a long heritage and continues to draw inspiration from it in modern times. The men`s long jump world record has only been held by four people most of the time since the IAAF began ratifying the records. The first mark recognized by the IAAF in 1912, Peter O`Connor`s 7.61 m (24 ft 11 + 1/2 in) performance, stood for almost 20 years (nine years as an IAAF record). After being broken in 1921, the record changed hands five times until Jesse Owens set the mark of 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) at the 1935 Big Ten Track Meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a record that was not broken for more than 25 years, until 1960 by Ralph Boston. Boston improved and exchanged records with Igor Ter-Ovanesyan three times over the next seven years. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Bob Beamon jumped 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) to a height of 2,292 m (7,520 ft),[10] a record jump not seen in nearly 23 years and remains the second longest windward jump of all time; This is now an Olympic record for more than 53 years. On August 30, 1991, Mike Powell of the United States set the current men`s world record at the World Championships in Tokyo.
It was in a dramatic confrontation against Carl Lewis, who also surpassed Beamon`s record that day, but his jump was assisted by the wind (and therefore not legal for record purposes). Powell`s record of 8.95 m (29 ft 4 + 1/4 in) now stands for more than 31 years. A long jumper has 40 meters of track at his disposal and theoretically the use of the full distance is ideal to build top speeds and therefore maximum forward momentum before the start of the jump. However, depending on individual techniques, athletes may choose a shorter race to have more control over their jump. The last stage before the start is the shortest, as the body`s center of gravity shifts upwards in preparation for the jump. Once the jumper lands in the air, it lands in the sandbox on the other side of the launch board. In the 1970s, some jumpers used forward somersault, including Tuariki Delamere, who used it at the 1974 NCAA championships and reached the jump of then-Olympic champion Randy Williams. Somersault has the potential to produce longer jumps than other techniques, as somersault does not lose any force that counteracts forward momentum and reduces wind resistance in the air. [9] The forward jump was later banned for fear that it would be dangerous.
The penultimate stage is longer than the previous ones and the last one before the start. The competitor begins to lower its center of gravity to prepare the body for the vertical pulse. The last stage is shorter as the body begins to raise its center of gravity in preparation for launch. Most long jumpers use the same jumping approach. The last two stages have the greatest impact on take-off angle and speed. For the penultimate stage, the long jumper will take a longer step to lower his center of gravity. The last stage of the athlete will be shorter to increase his center of gravity and create an upward force. In modern times, the long jump has been ubiquitous in the program since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games in 1896. It was also known as the long jump in the early days. Long jumps with wind support above 2m/s do not count as official records. Mike Powell also holds the assisted wind record of 8.99 m (with wind speeds of +4.4 m/s) set in 1992 in Sestriere, Italy. The last two steps are extremely important because they determine the speed at which the participant enters the jump.
The long jump is an athletics event where athletes combine speed, strength and agility to jump as far as possible from a starting point. With the triple jump, the two events that measure the jump for distance as a group are called horizontal jumps. This event has a history in the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympic event for men since the first Olympic Games in 1896 and for women since 1948. At the ancient Olympics in Greece, the long jump was similar to its current variant, except for one big difference. This involved the use of weights called halters. When starting in kick style, the athlete actively pushes his leg in before a full pulse is directed into the board, and then lands in the pit. This requires great strength in the thighs. This causes the rider to jump over long distances. Athletes often focus on keeping their feet in front of the body while stretching the hips. When landing, jumpers often make sweeping movements with their arms to keep their legs up and the body forward. At the tip, the jumper moves his legs forward into a landing position. The relays are no longer two-pointers, but only normal A and B race points.
The position of the hand and arm, as well as the angle of the jumper`s body while the rider is in the air, are also important. Several different techniques are used to maximize the total distance of the jumper without the jumper falling backwards during landing. To achieve maximum horizontal distance, long jumpers usually try to leave the ground at an angle of 20 degrees or less, and the last two stages are designed to prepare the body to achieve this without sacrificing too much forward speed. The women`s world record has improved more consistently, although the current record has stood longer than any other men`s or women`s long jump world record. The longest previous record was Fanny Blankers-Koen during World War II.