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An overview of long jumping.
Dwight Phillips: Long Jump Champion Returns
A summary of Dwight Phillips’ track and field career.
Mike Powell Offers Advice and Drills for Long Jumpers
World long jump champion Mike Powell offers coaching advice for beginning and established jumpers.
World Champion Mike Powell Discusses Long Jump Technique
World long jump record-breaker Mike Powell describes good long jumping technique.
Interview With Long Jump World Record-Holder Mike Powell
Exclusive interview with long jumper Mike Powell
Interview With Olympic Long Jump Champion Bob Beamon
Exclusive interview with record-setting long jumper Bob Beamon.
Did Carl Lewis Fail a Drug Test? Olympic Long Jump Controversy
Biggest controversy in Olympic long jump history.
Irving Saladino: World Champion Hopes to Jump for Gold
Everything you'd want to know about Panamanian Olympic long jumper Irving Saladino
Brittney Reese: New Long Jump Hopeful
Everything you'd want to know about American Olympic long jumper Brittney Reese
Trevell Quinley: Leaping to the Top
Everything you'd want to know about American Olympic long jumper Trevell Quinley
Long Jump Action Photo Gallery
View action photographs of the long jump, which is one of the sports represented in the Summer Olympic Games.
An Illustrated History of the Long Jump
A photographic history of the long jump
Introduction to the Long Jump
Introduction to the Long Jump
How to Coach Young Long Jumpers
Advice on finding, developing and coaching young long jumpers.

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