Long Jump

From the end of the takeoff board to the point in the pit closest to the board where the jumper touches the sand. If a jumper falls back with their hands, that is the point at which the jump is measured.

Picture the arch. It resists the pull of gravity. The force of gravity is a constant, and it wants to pull the center of the span down. But the materials distribute some of the force sideways. The sides of the arch support much of the weight of the structure, but they have to be designed to resist being "pushed apart" by the arch as well as to hold it up. Take two sticks and a smooth table top. Stand the sticks a little apart and tip them to where the tops touch. Put just a bit of tape there to keep the sticks touching and pushing on each other. With a smooth table and a goodly space between the bottoms of the sticks, the sticks will slip sideways and fail to stand up. That's the "down" force of gravity acting along the stick. It pushes down, and the sticks resist. And some of the force is vectored "along" the stick and causes an "outward" push. It's an experiment that shows the "down and outward" force on the sticks, and the arch experiences similar forces. There are some other considerations that must be looked at in arch construction, but those two are the primary ones. It is the "down" and the "out" forces that are greatest in the arch. Links are provided to relevant Wikipedia posts. One is to a nice drawing, and the second is to the article on the arch. If pictures are worth a thousand words, there is a book here. And there are arches that have been standing for a thousand years, too!

Not anymore. The longest jump with a car has been made by Travis Pastrana:

Long Beach, Calif., Jan 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Motor-sports competitor Travis Pastrana started the year with a bang by registering the longest jump to have ever been scored in a rally car on Thursday night. The much acclaimed stunt performer created history as he jumped off the Pine Street Pier and successfully landed into a floating barge. With the astounding jump, Travis Pastrana broke the Guinness World Record of 'longest jump in a rally car'. The entire event was aired live on the ESPN network which provided the viewers the much needed entertainment that they were looking forward to on new year's eve.

Reportedly, the 26 year old stunt performer delivered a jump which unofficially turned out to be of 274 feet, shattering the earlier record of 103 feet. The much anticipated event witnessed the presence of around thousands of enthusiasts and at the same time the live show also received wide viewership. The event turned out to be an extremely entertaining experience for all the spectators who were holding their breath as Travis Pastrana flew across 200 feet of water and made a successful landing at the barge. His Subaru rally car broke the record just few minutes after the new year was ushered in. The car skidded sideways and hit the wall of the barge but the stunt performer went ahead and delivered a backflip into the water.

Meanwhile, Travis Pastrana is known for his action sports and has won multiple championship over the years that include super-cross, motocross as well as rally racing. The champion sports star shot to fame when he won the X-Games in the year 1999.

The longest ramp jump, with the vehicle landing on its wheels and driving on, is 237 ft (72.23 m) by Ray Baumann (Australia) in a Chrysler VH Valiant at Ravenswood International Raceway, Perth, Western Australia, on August 23 1998.

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Fundamental motor skills are essential movement patterns that form the foundation for more complex movements. Running involves coordinated leg movements for forward propulsion, jumping requires explosive lower body power, kicking utilizes a combination of balance and coordination, throwing involves a sequence of movements for accurate delivery, and hitting requires hand-eye coordination and power generation.

The author of Idaten Jump is Toshihiro Fujiwara.

The current world record for longest duration spinning a fidget spinner is 24 hours and 18 minutes.

Mike Powell set the long jump world record of 8.95m on 30th August 1991.

== == On 19 July 1988, at a performance in The Hague, the Chinese acrobat Yan Zhi Cheng jumped (without trampoline or any assistance) through a hoop of which the lowest point was measured at 246 cm. He used two legs to set off, so his jump isn't the official world record. However, it is the highest human jump ever recorded. Source: Guinness Book of Records 1989.

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The world record for the long jump by an under-16 athlete is 7.99 meters, set by Marcell Lamont Jacobs from Italy in 2012.

The current female world championship record for long jump is held by Galina Chistyakova from the Soviet Union, with a distance of 7.52 meters set in 1988.

The American men's record is held by Kenny Harrison who jumped 18.09 meters at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

The American women's record is held by Tiombe Hurd who jumped 14.45 meters at a meet in Sacramento, California in 2004.

Note: Harrison's current American Record is also the Olympic Record.

Paul Morning from Bloomer, Wisconsin has the fastest time and most jumps. 72 jumps in 10 seconds. he is in the record books and still holds the record from 1979.

No Larry (real name Onochie) doesn't hold any important triple jump records (national, European, world) however he won the world junior title and the Commonwealth Games and has competed at the 2000 and 2008 Olympic Games.

the current world record for the indoor is held by Kajsa Bergqvist from Sweden with a jump of 2.08m.

the current world record for the outdoor is held by Stefka Kostadinova from Bulgaria with a jump of 2.09m

to be honest there probably isn't one because that is quite a young age. even when i was doing triple jump at the age of 14 i was considered quite young to do it since it puts a lot of pressure on the body when it is still quite undeveloped.

Mike Powell of the United States set the world's record at the 1991 World Outdoor Championships in Tokyo. Powell's jump of 8.95 meters (29 feet, 4 1/2 inches) broke the world record set by Bob Beamon at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City of 8.90 meters (29 feet, 2 1/2 inches).

American long jumper Bob Beamon set the world record for the long jump on October 18, 1968 at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Beamon's leap of 8.90 meters (29 feet 2.5 inches) was a monumental achievement, exceeding the previous record by nearly two feet. His record-breaking jump stood for 23 years before being surpassed.

Stefka Kostadinova,from Bulgaria.The record measures 2.09m and was set on 30 August,1987 in Rome.It still stands taoday as one of the longest records in athletics history.

Javier Sotomayor of Cuba who jumped 2.45 mtrs on 27th July 1993

Galina Chistyakova with a jump of 7.52 meters.

The Women's Long Jump World Record is currently held by Galina Chistyakova (USSR/Russia) who leaped 7.53m (24.7ft) on June 11,1988!

Ralph Boston was ratified by the IAAF as world record holder with a jump of 8.21 meters (26 feet, 11 1/4 inches) in 1960. He broke the record, 8.13 meters (26 feet, 8 inches) held for 25 years by Jesse Owens.