long jumper

noun

Track and Field.

1. a participant in the long jump.

Word History and Origins

Origin of long jumper¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Using a light, springy carbon-fibre blade on her right leg, she eventually became a world champion Paralympic long jumper and sprinter for both Canada and Great Britain - winning medals, breaking records and receiving an MBE.

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With an outstretched hand, Dent blocked a shot to trigger a fast break that he ended with his own long jumper.

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High jumper Morgan Lake and long jumper Jazmin Sawyers also secured their Tokyo places on the final day of the two-day meet.

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It started when long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall, who went to school with Heller’s daughter, asked for a diamond Olympic rings necklace in advance of the Tokyo Olympics.

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A letter sent by American long jumper William DeHart Hubbard, the first black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event, is among rare loans on display.

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