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long jump
(redirected from Long-jumping)

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long jump
n.
A jump in track and field that is made for distance rather than height, performed either from a stationary position or from a moving start.

long jump
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) an athletic contest in which competitors try to cover the farthest distance possible with a running jump from a fixed board or mark US and Canadian equivalent broad jump
long jumping  n
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Noun1.long jump - a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running startlong jump - a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start
run-up - the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
field event - a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track
2.long jump - the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start
jumping - the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
Translations
long jump nsalto in lungo

long jump قفزة طويلة skok daleký længdespring Weitsprung άλμα εις μήκος salto de longitud pituushyppy saut en longueur skok udalj salto in lungo 幅跳び 멀리뛰기 verspringen lengdehopp skok w dal salto em comprimento, salto em distância прыжок в длину längdhopp กระโดดยาว uzun atlama nhảy xa 跳远


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TEENAGER Greg Rutherford showed there is light at the end of the tunnel for British long-jumping as he won Great Britain's first medal - a silver - at the European Championships.
 
 
 
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