The evolution of the long jump world record tells a story of athletic achievement and era-defining moments in sport. It began over a century ago when Peter O’Connor of Ireland made history in 1901 ...

(CNN) — Arriving in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, triple jumper Jonathan Edwards made an unlikely purchase in duty free. He decided to pick up a pair of sunglasses – not for sunning himself on the ...

TOKYO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Italy’s Mattia Furlani underlined his status as the coming man in long jump when he won the world title with a personal best leap of 8.39 metres on Wednesday, as big ...

Few jumpers in the state have the talent that Demarest’s Liam Paneque boast across all three jumping events and his strength was on display on Sunday as he captured two Meet of Champions titles in the ...