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Long Jump for Women has been part of the Olympics
since the 1948 London Summer Games. Thereafter, the event has been
part of every Olympic schedule.
Rules and Regulations
The International Association of Athletics Federations or the IAAF
specifies the rules and regulations for all track and field events
in the Olympics including the long jump.
- Distance covered in the jump is measured from the take off
line to the point of landing.
- The athletes should not touch the ground after the take-off
line and before the landing area. If an athlete violates this
rule, she is disqualified.
- The breadth of the landing area usually differs between 2.75
meter and 3 meter.
- The landing area of the athletes should be filled with soft
damp sand.
- The International Association of Athletics Federations or the
IAAF has the final say on the design of the take-off board and
the material used.
- The IAAF sets the distance between the take-off line and the
end of the landing area. The distance should not be less than 10
meter.
Running Technique
Also called broad jump, the event of long jump is the part of
athletics competitions. The athletes jump at the take off point and
try to reach as far as possible. The landing area is filled with
ground gravel or sand so that the athletes might not get hurt. In
the event of long jump, speed is the key. The athletes run down the
runaway coated with rubber and jump as far as they can off of a
wooden board into a pit filled with finely ground gravel or sand.
Top Performers
Marion Jones, Yelena Khlopotnova, Tatyana Lebedeva, Inessa Kravets,
Yelena Belevskaya, Tatyana Kotova, Anisoara Stanciu, Heike
Drechsler, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Galina Chistyakova, Tatyana
Kolpakova, Angela Voigt, Heide Rosendahl, Viorica Viscopoleanu, Mary
Rand, Vera Krepkina, Elzbieta Krzesinska, |
