Long jump, in particular, helps Gillette feel like he is rising above "naysayers and people who are always trying to hold us down." "I'll soar through the air. That's me defying gravity.

JuVaughn Harrison is first American man since 1912 to compete in both the long jump and high jump at the Olympics. It sort of happened by accident.

The Portugal meet was Sreeshankar's second competition since returning from a serious knee injury sustained in April 2024, ...

Miltiadis Tentoglou threatened to quit the long jump shortly after winning the world indoor title, saying he would change events if the sport implements a rule change intended to eliminate foul jumps.

I want to hit 18 (feet) in the long jump and 38 (feet) in the triple before I graduate. I know I can do better than what I did my sophomore year. It’s just a matter of executing.” ...

Mike Powell, the world record holder in the long jump, hasn’t competed seriously since March 2003, when he went 24 feet 3 inches at the Ben Brown Invitational in Fullerton. Now at age 58, he’s ...

A proposed change to the long jump has stirred debate in the track and field community, so much so that even 9-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis has spoken out.

"I do that so I can have the world watch," Davis-Woodhall told PEOPLE during a post-meet press conference in Paris on Aug. 8. "I've always wanted to change the long jump.

Savage becomes the first in program history to win the national championship in the women’s long jump. ... AND I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND ME SAYING LIKE, NO, YOU HAVE TO KEEP GOING.

On the men’s side, the long jump record has stood for nearly as long. During a famous duel between Carl Lewis and Mike Powell at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Powell leapt 29 feet 4 3/8 ...

Lewis certainly is an experienced competitor when it comes to the long jump. He won a gold medal in the event in four consecutive Olympic Games, including in 1991 when he recorded a record jump of ...

A proposed change to the long jump has stirred debate in the track and field community, so much so that even 9-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis has spoken out.