1) Ancient Olympic sport 2) Jumping sport 
The long jump (historically called the broad jump) is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point. This event has a history in the Ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympic event for men since the first Olympics in 1896 and for women since 1...
The athlete dashes along a runway and springs into the air from a takeoff board attempting to covering the greatest possible distance.
sport in athletics (track-and-field) consisting of a horizontal jump for distance. It was formerly performed from both standing and running starts, ... [7 related articles]
The Long Jump is a standard field event in the programme of all major athletic championships and is one of the events in the decathlon and pentathlon. The first record of long-jumping contests dates from the ancient Greek Olympic games in 708 BC.
[n] - a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start
broad jump noun a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start
Field event in athletics in which competitors sprint and jump as far as possible into a sandpit from a takeoff board. The takeoff board is one metre from the landing area, and the sandpit measures nine metres in length. In international competitions, each competitor usually has three attempts, and the leading eight athletes then have a further thre...
a jump for distance from a running start. · a field event featuring competition in the long jump. Also called