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long jump
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long jump

 or broad jump

Track-and-field sport consisting of a horizontal jump for distance. It was formerly performed from both standing and running starts, as separate events, but the standing long jump is no longer included in major competitions. The running long jump was an event in the Olympic Games of 708 BC and in the modern Games from 1896. In 1948 the women's long jump became an Olympic event.


long jump
an athletic contest in which competitors try to cover the farthest distance possible with a running jump from a fixed board or mark


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With his team in danger of giving back a 14-point lead, Evans connected on three long jumpers as the Lakers restored order and went on to a 94-79 victory over the Utah Jazz.
They went to the hoop and tried to stay away from the long jumpers, that when missed, can feed the Phoenix fastbreak.
What Jackson doesn't want to see are the long jumpers that turn into long rebounds and a license to run for the Suns.
 
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