Definition
A track and field event where athletes sprint down a runway and jump as far as possible from a takeoff board into a sand pit. Distance is measured from the takeoff line to the nearest mark made in the sand.
Etymology
Originally called 'broad jump' in American English, the term evolved to 'long jump' to align with international usage. The event traces back to ancient Olympic Games, where it was performed while holding weights called halteres.
Kelly Says
Bob Beamon's 1968 Olympic long jump of 29 feet 2.5 inches was so far beyond the existing record that officials had to find a steel measuring tape—the optical measurement device couldn't reach that far! His jump broke the previous record by nearly two feet, a margin that remains unprecedented in track and field.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
MaxLength
Max-Length
ARالعربية
قفزة بعيدة
qaf-zah ba-ee-da
BNবাংলা
দীর্ঘ দৌড়
dee-rgh dou-r
CACatalà
salt de llargada
salt de lar-ga-da
CSČeština
skok daleký
s-kok da-le-ky
DADansk
længdespring
læng-de-spring
DEDeutsch
Weitsprung
vayt-shpr-ung
ELΕλληνικά
μακροσκελής άλμα
ma-kro-ske-lis al-ma
ESEspañol
salto de longitud
sal-to de lon-gi-tud
FAفارسی
پرش طولانی
parsh ta-lo-ee-an
FISuomi
pituushypyt
pi-tu-u-hy-put
FRFrançais
saut en longueur
soh ahn lon-g-ur
GUGU
લાંબી કૂદ
la-mbi koo-d
HAHA
Tashi a tsayi
ta-shi a ts-ai
HEעברית
קפיצה לרוחק
ka-pit-sa le-ro-chach
HIहिन्दी
दीर्घ कूद
deer-gh koo-d
HUMagyar
távolugrász
ta-vol-u-gras
IDBahasa Indonesia
lompat jauh
lom-pat ju-ah
ITItaliano
salto in lungo
sal-to in lon-go
JA日本語
長距離跳躍
cho-ki-suu to-yaku
KKKK
ұзын ату
u-zy-n a-tu
KO한국어
장거리 점프
jang-geo-ri jeom-peu
MRMR
लंबी उडी
lamb-ee oo-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
lompat jauh
lom-pat ju-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြော
ky-ye-pya-u
NLNederlands
verspringen
ver-spring-en
NONorsk
lengdesprang
leng-de-sprang
PAPA
ਲੰਬੀ ਛਾਲ
lamb-ee ch-haal
PLPolski
skok w dal
s-kok v dal
PTPortuguês
salto em distância
sal-to em dis-tan-sa
RORomână
salt în lungime
salt in lon-gi-me
RUРусский
прыжок в длину
pryzh-ok v di-ly-nu
SVSvenska
långhop
lang-hop
SWKiswahili
ruka mbali
ru-ka m-ba-li
TAதமிழ்
நீண்ட தூரம்
nee-en-da thoo-ram
TEతెలుగు
పొడవు దూకుడు
po-d-vu doo-ku-du
THไทย
กระโดดไกล
gra-dot-kai
TRTürkçe
uzak atlama
u-zak a-tla-ma
UKУкраїнська
стрибок у довжину
st-ri-bok u dov-zhi-nu
URاردو
لمبے پر چھلانگ
lambay par chal-ang
VITiếng Việt
nhảy xa
nhay xa