Long jump, also known as sprint long jump, is a jumping event in track and field. It includes run-up, take-off, flight and landing. Athletes run up in a straight line, take off with one foot before and after the springboard, go through the flying stage, and then land their feet in the bunker. In the competition, the ranking is determined by the distance of jumping.
Long jump is one of the oldest competitions. It is the activity of human beings crossing rivers and ditches when hunting or avoiding wild animals. Later, it became a means of military training, and in 708 BC, it became one of the five events in the ancient Olympic Games. In the pentathlon of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, there was the long jump.
According to historical records, the first official long jump competition was held in 708 BC, with a history of more than 2,700 years. At that time, the equipment for long jump
It's very simple. Dig up the soil on the ground, put a threshold in front, and don't use a springboard. In order to avoid injury accidents when landing, bunkers will be used instead of scarification in the future.
At the end of 18, French educators Guterres and Ya 'an listed the long jump as one of the important physical exercises, and introduced the equipment and training methods of the long jump in detail in their works, which highly affirmed the important role of the long jump in human sports.
The modern long jump started in England. 1827 On September 26th, the first long jump champion was produced in the sports meeting held in St. Laurent Boarder Club, England. With the passage of time, the long jump record has been broken. In modern track and field competition, the first world record of men's long jump was set by British athlete Machel with a score of 1864, with a score of 5.48 meters. Bi Meng, a famous long jumper, kept the world record of 8.90 meters for more than 20 years at the 19 Olympic Games, and was later surpassed by Powell of the United States by 8.95.