Standing long jump
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The standing long jump is an athletic event that was featured in the Olympics from 1900 to 1912.
In performing the standing long jump, the springer stands at a line marked on the ground with his feet slightly apart. The athlete takes off and lands using both feet, swinging his arms and bending his knees to provide forward drive. In Olympic rules, the measurement taken was the longest of three tries. The jump must be repeated if the athletes falls back or uses a step at take-off.
Ray Ewry set the world record for the standing long jump (3.47 m on September 3, 1904) as well as the standing high jump (1.65 m on July 16, 1900).
When indoor arenas were built, the standing long jump began to disappear as an event. Today, Norway is the only country that has standing long jump as a National Championships event. The Norwegian Championships in Standing Jumps (long jump and high jump) has been held in Stange every winter since 1995. The 2006 edition was held on 18th-19th of February.
In Canada, students in elementary schools can choose to compete in standing long jump along with every other track and field event except javelin, discus throw, hammer throw, pole vault and track events longer than the 1500 meter run.
