The Prefontaine Classic continues its impressive legacy with an exciting Olympic rematch in the women’s long jump!

Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896 ... below shows the progression of gold medalists' distances for the long jump since 1896. Use the zoom controls at the top right to get ...

TOKYO - Cuban Juan Miguel Echevarria topped the men's long jump qualification round on Saturday at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, as 12 athletes moved through to Monday's final. The 22-year-old Echevarria, ...

Tara Davis-Woodhall had just won an Olympic gold medal in the long jump and, after an initial celebration ... according to a YouTube video they put together explaining the origins of their ...

English jumper Lynn Davies, the defending Olympic champion, told Beamon, "You have destroyed this event." Before Beamon's leap, the farthest long jump had been 27 feet, 4¾ inches, by Ter ...

All six medallists from the Paris Olympics women’s 800m and long jump have been announced for the Prefontaine Classic ...

With his unsurpassed talent in the long jump and his speed in the sprints, he has gone places where no other track and field athlete has ever visited. Carl Lewis capped his remarkable Olympics ...

Since the advent of the modern-day Olympics in 1896 ... shows the progression of gold medalists' heights for the high jump since 1896. Use the zoom controls at the top right to get a closer ...