Exploring the Long Jump: A Quiz on History and Technique Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

the long jumper Fred Salle originally represented England in international competitions, then changed allegiance to Cameroon before returning to England some years later.

the Norwegian long jump record for women, which Margrethe Renstrøm broke in 2009 with a 6.64 metres jump, was at the time the oldest Norwegian athletics record.

while long jumper László Szalma won six medals in total at the European Indoor Championships, his best result at both the Summer Olympics and the World Championships was fourth place.

former long jump record holder Carol Lewis tried out for the 2002 Winter Olympics bobsleigh team.

Senegalese long jumper and triple jumper Ndiss Kaba Badji was the only person from his country to reach a final at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Hungarian long jumper and triple jumper Gyula Pálóczi has been called "the most successful jumper Hungary has ever produced" by the European Athletic Association.

Norwegian long jumper Nils Uhlin Hansen was killed as a saboteur in World War II.

East German athlete Henry Lauterbach competed on an international level in both high jump and long jump.

Exploring the Long Jump: A Quiz on History and Technique

1 [4] However, it was not until 1928 that women were allowed to compete in the event at the Olympic level (See ________).

2 The most important factor for the distance traveled by an object is its ________ at takeoff - both the speed and angle.

3 The long jump is an ________ event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible.

4 Otherwise, an official (similar to a ________) will watch the jump and make the determination.

5 One of the recent samples is the €10 Greek Long Jump commemorative coin, minted in 2003 to commemorate the ________.

6 In 1935, ________ set a long jump world record (of 8.13m) that was not broken until 1960 by Ralph Boston.

7 A classic example of this long jump / sprint doubling is performances by ________.

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