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Long Jump
The long jump is one of the oldest events in the ancient and modern Olympics. It is one of the few event is sport that has sometimes known been unpredictable in amazingness, defying science and human limitations. As Bob Beamon was living proof in 1968, with his jump of 8.90 meters.
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Who is the record holder of the current land speed record?
== Usain Bolt holds the current land speed record. He is the fastest man alive. ==
Andy Green - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Green
Who is the current Male world record holder for high jump?
James ollgy from south America made a world record record of 2.45 meters
Why was Bob Beamon's long jump record never broken?
It was not broken for so long because it was so legendary.
It defyed all of human limits at the time. Even done at altitude, with was a good jump. The measuring system could not measure his jump, so done manuelly, 8.90 came up.
No one in the world at the time could even get half a meter close to him.
Beamon never jumped pass 8.25 ever again in his life.
When broken in 1991 by Mike Powell with a jump of 8.95, it was still amazing.
Powell never won a gold medal in the Olympics. He was the most inconsitant jumpers in the world during his career spaning 1988-1995. One jump broke the world record. Again like Beamon, he never came close again.
The Greatest long jumper in the world is Carl Lewis. He no only excelled in the long jump but the sprints. He had a personal best of 9.91 unoffical can a 9.87 offical jumps. He held the world record (in my books) for a few short minutes. Mike Powell killed his jump with his record said above. Lewis pro career spaned longer that Powels. Lewis's Career was 1983-1996. 4 consecutive gold Medal in the Olympics '84, 88', '92, and '96. No one had ever and even today has managed to win 4 consecutive long jumps in the Olympics. Alongside Al Oerter, they are the only two to have a four-peat in an event at the Olympics.
Lewis's four-peat in the Olympics is greater than Beamon or Powell former world and world records. It proves he is much more consistant
What is the longest Middle school long jump?
The longest for middle in sarasota, Florida is 18feet 5inches by Joseph Cooper, Jr., #20
What is an average distance for a 14 year old teenage girl to be jumping in long jump?
Around 8-10 feet. Some of the longest jumps in my middle school district get around 12 or 13 feet, but 8-10 is the average for a good long jumper.
What are the names of professional long jumpers?
Carl Lewis
Mike Powell
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Bob Beamon
Jesse Owens
What is the record in Long Jump for a Sub-Bantum or 8 year old girl?
On April 17th, 2010 in San Diego at the Millenium Express Track and Field Meet in Mira Mesa, Alexxis Brown, age 8 jumped 10 feet, 11.5 inches.
Who was the first man to do the long jump olympics?
Jozef Szmidt of Poland.
Szmidt's jump of 17.03 meters in 1960 broke the world record of 16.70 meters held by Oleg Fedoseyev of the USSR.
What is the average length of the standing long jump?
The IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) specifies the long jump runway is a minimum of 40 meters in length and a maximum of 45 meters.
What is the Length of a long jump pit for schools?
It varies between different types of ages and skill level. Meaning that a school long jump pit would probably be different then a pit in the Olympics.
What is the record for the high jump for a 12 year old girl?
The record for a 12-year old girl is 5 feet, 6 inches.
Most consistant Jumper: Lewis 4-peat olympic jumper: Lewis Unoffical World record holder for 15 minutes: Lewis Best Running to the board jumper: Lewis World record holder: Powell Uses Most of Board: Lewis Unluckiest Jumper: Lewis Best Jumper To never hold the world record: Lewis (because of wind) Decide for yourself?
What is the average jump in high jump for a 11 year old boy?
Im 13 and i jump 4 foot 8. Which doesn't gualify in my school.
How can you increase your distance in the boys long jump in high school?
You can get higher in many ways.
1.Watch your form and apporach I cant tell you how many times I have seen kids just run and jump at the bar without proper form that kills them in later heights.
2. Shoes if your not wearing spikes chances are your sliping when you go on your curve causeing you to lose momentum and your center of balance is off
3.Work out your legs with lunges and bleachers
4.Hops 2 sets of 30 seconds on each leg(you lift one leg and hop in a small square touching all four coners with your ball of your foot. Fellow high jumper- My secret to winning every meet is the warm up before the meet starts, you have to be selfish in getting practice jumps in and get your legs warm and the blood pumping before you jump. lean in a tad bit more on the later end of your "J" giving you more spring as you jump straight up. Form is the most important part- I'm only 5'1" and I can jump 5'4" because i have great form and high speed. good luck!
How long is a sand pit at the Olympics?
Two events in athletics use a sandpit: the long jump, and the triple jump.
When do you jump out of a plane?
Skydivers have jumped at the North and South poles, so it is possible to jump in any temperature on earth. For all practical purposes if you're doing a first jump, you'll be comfortable when the ground temperature is above 40 degrees, and below 100 degrees. It is possible to skydive at night, and is in fact a requirement for the USPA D license, but student jumps are required to be done during daylight hours. Licensed skydivers set their own wind limits, generally between 15 and 30 mph, but solo student jumps are required to be done at a maximum wind speed of 15 mph (individual DZs can file a waiver to this requirement). The minimum opening altitude for licensed skydivers in the US under USPA requirements is 2000', since it's a violation of the Federal Aviation Administration law to jump through clouds, this effectively requires that any cloud overcast be above 2000'. Student skydivers are required to open by 3,000'. Your question is a bit vague and open ended, hopefully I hit on what you needed to know.
What is the longest tandem bungee jump?
The record was held for a very long time by Colonel Joe Kittinger who managed a staggering freefall time of 4 minutes 36 seconds jumping from an altitude of 102,800ft (also an altitude record).
Since then, wingsuit skydiving has taken over the record setting. The discipline still involves freefall so is applicable, however it changes frequently. Adrian Nicholas set the first of these wingsuit records in March 1999 with a freefall time of 4 minutes 55 seconds. Currently, a trio of Spanish skydivers (Santi, Toni and Alvaro) hold the record at 6 minutes 47 seconds, but this will undoubtedly increase as time goes on.
Making a wingsuit record like this requires quite a few things:
- An experienced skydiver with thousands of jumps.
- Positive-pressure facemask oxygen systems and the training to go with it (practice jumps and barometric pressure chamber tests).
- An aircraft capable of taking the skydiver in an unpressurised aircraft to an altitude of at least 30,000ft. This is expensive.
Three jumping sports in Athletics?
They are:
- believing in yourself,that you can do something
- show what you know,don't be shy
- take your energy on playing sports
How old do you have to be to enter show jumping?
According to USET and USEF rules a rider must be over 18 years old to compete in Grand Prix Level Show Jumping, however any other level of competition of Show Jumping there is no age restriction.
What is the farthest jump for the long jump?
There are two track and field events. The long jump, and the triple jump.
What is the long jump record for a 16 year old boy?
Mr. Amit kumar is the record in the long jump for a 15 year old boy
driver hut ghat tand west bokaro division , Hazaribag ,(Jharkand)
What are some techniques in the long jump?
Find the right mark on the runwat, and sprint as fast as you can. once you get to the scratch line, pull your arms back and shove them forward. While you are
flying through the air, pull your knees up to your chest. when you land , if you feel like you are going to fall, fall FORWARD! If you fall backwards, at all of my track meets, they counted where your hands landed only IF YOU FALL BACKWARDS! That will most likely count off 2 or more feet. Good luck!
I am 11 and juumped 13 feet and won 1st!
