Paralympic long jump medallist Hum dies aged 32

Australian Para-athlete Nicholas Hum, who won bronze in long jump at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021, dies at the age 32.
Reuters

Italy's Furlani, 20, leaps to world long jump gold

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 ...
Sports Illustrated

After Switching Events, Jarryd Wallace Heads to Paris Paralympics Reinvigorated

After winning bronze in Tokyo in the 200 and feeling sapped from years of sprinting, the 34-year-old will now contend for a medal in the long jump. He hopes the decision will be yet another in his ...
Oregonian

Yuki Hashioka leads qualifying round for the men’s long jump at the World Athletics Championships

Yuki Hashioka of Japan led the qualifying round of the men’s long jump at the World Athletics Championships on Friday with a best leap of 26 feet, 10 inches. He entered the event ranked fourth in the ...
Reuters

Athletics-American flies to first Olympic long jump title

PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - American Tara Davis-Woodhall soared to Olympic gold in the women's long jump on Thursday, sealing victory with a gigantic fourth leap to improve on her silver medal ...
Tennessean

Tennessee State and Olympic track great Ralph Boston, who set world long jump record, dies at 83

Tennessee State's Ralph Boston, an Olympic athlete who set the world record in the long jump, died Sunday morning after recently suffering a stroke. He was 83. Boston, who had set a national high ...