Category: Long Jump News
Tara Davis-Woodhall smashed the competition in the long jump at the Stockholm Diamond League
Paris 2024 Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall won the Stockholm Diamond League with a meeting record of 7.05m(+1.3 m/s). She achieved this result on her first attempt and did not allow herself to be displaced from first place until the end of the competition. Only Italy’s Larissa Iapichino came close to threatening the American’s
European long jump indoor champion Bozhidar Saraboyukov faces fierce competition at Rome Diamond League
The European indoor long jump champion from Apeldoorn this winter, Bozhidar Saraboyukov, will make his third start in the Diamond League in a few days. He will start in Rome on June 6. Bozhidar Saraboyukov will face a large number of the strongest competitors in the world, and this competition is also a prerequisite for
Jazmin Sawyers returned to the long jump after a 13-month absence due to a torn Achilles
Istanbul 2023 European Indoor long jump champion Jazmin Sawyers has returned to the track and field after a 13-month absence due to a torn Achilles. The 30-year-old Briton suffered the serious injury in training in April 2024. Jazmin Sawyers cleared 6.53m at the Loughborough International, which was her first competition since the injury. With such
Claire Bryant won the long jump gold at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing
American long jump athlete Claire Bryant won the gold at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. The 23-year-old athlete, who is making her debut in a tournament of this level, blew away the competition and won the long jump gold with a personal best of 6.96m. She achieved this result on her
Mattia Furlani won the long jump gold at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing
Mattia Furlani won his first major men’s title. After losing the European indoor long jump gold to Bozhidar Saraboyukov by one centimeter two weeks ago, the Italian now triumphed at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing with 8.30m. He registered his winning attempt in his second outing in the sector. The 20-year-old Mattia Furlani was
European long jump champion Bozhidar Saraboyukov misses the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships
The European champion in the long jump Bozhidar Saraboyukov will miss the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, which begin in a few days. The news was announced by the athlete’s coach Dimitar Karamfilov. Bozhidar Saraboyukov has influenza B and has had a high fever for six days, which he only managed to
Bozhidar Saraboyukov won the Balkan title in the long jump with 8.12m
Bozhidar Saraboyukov won the Balkan title in the long jump at the indoor championships in Belgrade. The Bulgarian athlete reached the gold with 8.12m, thus crossing the 8-meter mark in his fourth competition of the season. The 20-year-old talent grabbed the gold medal on his second attempt, when he landed on this result. The silver
Malaika Mihambo after new long jump rules: It’s interesting, but some improvement is needed
The Olympic, world and European long jump champion Malaika Mihambo won the first experimental competition from a 40-centimeter take-off-zone in Dusseldorf with 6.87m. Dutchwoman Pauline Hondema was second with 6.68m and Plamena Mitkova was third with 6.67m. The standings according to the normal rules took on a completely different direction – Pauline Hondema wins with
Malaika Mihambo won the long jump gold in Karlsruhe with new meeting record and season’s best
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics long jump champion Malaika Mihambo smashed the competition and won the gold at the INIT Indoor Meeting Karlsruhe. The German athlete jumped 7.07m, improving the meeting record and topping the season’s best in the world. Malaika Mihambo jumped 7.07m from her fourth attempt, while before that she had only 6.08m from
Larissa Iapichino withdrew from Dusseldorf meeting due to the new experimental rules in the long jump
European silver medalist Larissa Iapichino withdrew from the ISTAF competition in Dusseldorf on Sunday as athletes will be taking off from a wider area rather than the traditional board. The new take-off area, which is 40cm long, was developed by World Athletics to reduce fouls, create a fairer competition for athletes and increase the excitement