Long Jump Athletes

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson
(British Heptathlete and an Indoor Pentathlete)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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Birthdate: January 9, 1993
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Liverpool, England

Katarina Johnson-Thompson is an English heptathlete whose performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games earned her a gold medal. She also won the gold at the 2019 World Championships. Katarina Johnson-Thompson holds the British record for the women's pentathlon with 5,000 points. A highly talented athlete, Katarina Johnson-Thompson also holds the British records for high jump in both outdoors and indoors.

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Luz Long
(Olympic long-jumper)
Luz Long
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Birthdate: April 27, 1913
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: July 14, 1943
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Bob Beamon
(Best Known for His World Record in the Long Jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968)
Bob Beamon
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Birthdate: August 29, 1946
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: South Jamaica, New York, United States

Bob Beamon is a former American track and field athlete who won the gold medal for the long jump at the 1968 Olympics. He created a world record in the process of winning the gold medal; the record was broken by Mike Powell almost 23 years later. Beamon was inducted into United States Olympic Hall of Fame.

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Greg Rutherford
(British Track and Field Athlete)
Greg Rutherford
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Birthdate: November 17, 1986
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England

The great-grandson of English footballer Jock Rutherford, Greg Rutherford had a brief stint with Aston Villa football club before he focused on athletics. The Milton Keynes athlete won a gold at the 2012 London Olympics, while his 8.29m jump at the 2016 Rio Olympics won him a bronze medal.

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Stefanie Reid
(Track and Field Para Athlete)
Stefanie Reid
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Birthdate: October 26, 1984
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Zealand

Stefanie Reid is a track and field para athlete. She represented Canada at the 2008 Paralympic Games, where she won a bronze medal. She then represented Great Britain at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in both the events. Stefanie Reid has also won a gold medal at the 2014 European Championships and 2017 World Championships.

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Mike Powell
(American Former Track and Field Athlete and the Holder of the Long Jump World Record)
Mike Powell
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Birthdate: November 10, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jazmin Sawyers
(British Track and Field Athlete)
Jazmin Sawyers
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Birthdate: May 21, 1994
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
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Malaika Mihambo
(Athletics competitor)
Malaika Mihambo
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Birthdate: February 3, 1994
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
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Will Claye
(American Track and Field Athlete)
Will Claye
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Birthdate: June 13, 1991
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Khaddi Sagnia
(Swedish Long Jump Athlete)
Khaddi Sagnia
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Birthdate: April 20, 1994
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Helsingborg, Sweden

Khaddi Sagnia is a Swedish athlete who specializes in the long jump. She competed in the first Youth Olympic Games where she won a gold medal in the triple jump. She also took part in the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships where she won a bronze medal in the long jump final.

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Galina Chistyakova
(Current World Record Holder in the Long Jump)
Galina Chistyakova
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Birthdate: July 26, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Izmail, Ukraine

Galina Chistyakova is a former athlete best known for representing the Soviet Union in the Olympic Games, European Championships, World Indoor Championships, and European Indoor Championships, winning a bronze medal, one silver medal, one gold medal, and six medals, respectively. In 1988, Chistyakova reached 7.52 metres in the long jump, creating a new world record which she continues to hold.

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Mary Rand
(British Long Jumper Who won the Long Jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by Breaking the World Record)
Mary Rand
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Birthdate: February 10, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wells, Somerset, England

English track and field athlete Mary Denise Rand made history by becoming the first woman from her country to earn a track and field Olympic gold medal. The long jumper also has a Commonwealth gold to her credit and has been named a Member of the Order of the British Empire.

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Grigoris Lambrakis
(Politician)
Grigoris Lambrakis
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Birthdate: April 3, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kerasitsa, Greece
Died: May 27, 1963

Grigoris Lambrakis was a Greek physician, politician, and track and field athlete. He played an important role during the Second World War as a prominent member of the Greek resistance to the occupation of Greece by the Axis Powers. After the war, Grigoris Lambrakis went on to become a popular anti-war activist.

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Irving Saladino
(Former Long Jumper and Panama's First Olympic Gold Medalist)
Irving Saladino
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Birthdate: January 23, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
Irving Saladino is a Panamanian retired athlete who specialized in long jump. He is best known for winning a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Over the course of his career, Irving Saladino also won gold medals at the World Championships, Ibero-American Championships, Pan American Games, South American Games, Central American Games, and Central American and Caribbean Games.
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Fiona May
(British Retired Track and Field Athlete)
Fiona May
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Birthdate: December 12, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Slough, England

Former track and field athlete Fiona May initially represented the UK and then Italy in long jump. She has two Olympic silver medals to her credit and is a three-time World Champion. Her daughter, Larissa Iapichino, too is an athlete, who specializes in hurdles and long jump.

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Larissa Iapichino
(Long jumper)
Larissa Iapichino
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Birthdate: July 18, 2002
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Borgo San Lorenzo, Italy
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Robert Emmiyan
(Retired Long Jumper Who Has Played for Both Armenia and the USSR)
Robert Emmiyan
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Birthdate: February 16, 1965
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gyumri, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union

A 2-time Olympian, retired long jumper Robert Emmiyan has represented both the USSR and Armenia internationally. The 4th-best long jumper in the history of the sport, he has been a European Championship gold medalist and a World Championship silver medalist. He lost a part of his family in the 1988 Armenian earthquake.

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Andrew Howe
(Italian Sprinter and Long Jumper)
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Birthdate: May 12, 1985
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
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Lynn Davies
(Welsh Long Jumper Who was the 1964 Olympic Champion in the Event)
Lynn Davies
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Birthdate: May 20, 1942
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nantymoel, Wales
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Adhemar da Silva
(Brazilian Triple Jumper Who Won Two Olympic Gold Medals)
Adhemar da Silva
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Birthdate: September 29, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Died: January 12, 2001
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Eunice Barber
(Olympic athlete)
Eunice Barber
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Birthdate: November 17, 1974
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Ngonidzashe Makusha
(Olympic athlete)
Ngonidzashe Makusha
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Birthdate: March 11, 1987
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zimbabwe
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Maria Piątkowska
(Polish Long Jumper)
Maria Piątkowska
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Birthdate: February 24, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Goleni, Moldova
Died: December 19, 2020
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Mitchell Watt
(Long jumper)
Mitchell Watt
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Birthdate: March 25, 1988
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bendigo, Australia
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Ineta Radēviča
(Long jumper)
Ineta Radēviča
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Birthdate: July 13, 1981
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Krāslava, Latvia
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Thelma Hopkins
(Northern Irish Athlete Who Competed in the High and the Long Jump)
Thelma Hopkins
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Birthdate: March 16, 1936
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kingston upon Hull, England
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Anna Kaniuk
(Belarusian Paralympian Athlete)
Anna Kaniuk
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Birthdate: August 16, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Unknown
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Lissa Labiche
(Athlete competing in the high jump and occasionally long jump)
Lissa Labiche
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Birthdate: February 18, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Victoria, Seychelles
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Fred Salle
(Long jumper)
Fred Salle
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Birthdate: September 10, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: N/A
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Yelena Belevskaya
(Belarusian Long Jumpers)
Yelena Belevskaya
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Birthdate: October 11, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yevpatoria, Russia
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Mikela Ristoski
(Croatian Long Jumper)
Mikela Ristoski
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Birthdate: November 7, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pula, Croatia
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Volha Sudarava
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Birthdate: February 22, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gomel Region, Belarus
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Danny Beauchamp
(Seychellois Long Jumper)
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Birthdate: April 16, 1969
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Seychelles
Died: November 12, 2010
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Irina Valyukevich
(Long jumper)
Irina Valyukevich
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Birthdate: November 19, 1959
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Unknown
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Iryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk
(Belarusian Long Jumper)
Iryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk
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Birthdate: March 9, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Slutsk, Minsk Voblast, Belarus
Died: December 5, 2013
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Veronika Shutkova
(Long jumper)
Veronika Shutkova
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Birthdate: May 26, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Minsk Region, Belarus
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Gaston Médécin
(Monegasque Athlete)
Gaston Médécin
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Birthdate: January 8, 1901
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Monaco
Died: March 9, 1983
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Natallia Safronava
(Belarusian Triple Jumper)
Natallia Safronava
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Birthdate: April 11, 1974
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ploskin', Belarus
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Volha Zinkevich
(Belarusian Long Jumper)
Volha Zinkevich
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Birthdate: September 8, 1975
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Belarus
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Kseniya Dziatsuk
(Belarusian Triple Jumper)
Kseniya Dziatsuk
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Birthdate: April 23, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gomel, Belarus
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Tatyana Shlyakhto
(High jumper)
Tatyana Shlyakhto
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Birthdate: November 24, 1955
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vitebsk, Belarussian SSR
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Lyudmila Borsuk
(Belarusian Athlete Who Competed in the Women’s Long Jump)
Lyudmila Borsuk
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Birthdate: April 28, 1952
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brest, Belarus
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Luis Flores
(Honduran Athlete Who Competed in the Men’s Triple Jump at the 1992 Summer Olympics)
Luis Flores
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Birthdate: October 27, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Honduran
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