Her best jump at those Olympics was 5.88 meters (19 feet, 3 1/2 inches) in qualifying, which for a few minutes made her the Olympic record holder. New Zealand's Yvette Williams jumped 6.16 (20-2 1 ...

He represented the United States in the long jump at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Texas native won two college national championships for the Longhorns and set the high school record in 2009.

Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics ...