There were Olympic titles for American male long jumpers at 13 of the first 14 Games, including Owens at Berlin in 1936.

Just a few weeks ago the Olympic gold medal for men's long jump was won with a leap of 8.48m. That's 24cm short of this man's longest jump.

The 1936 Berlin Olympics are best remembered for Jesse Owens, who triumphed in a dramatic duel in the Olympic long jump against Germany's Luz Long. Although the story of that competition and the ...

American long jump great Greg Bell, who had been the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in athletics, has died at the age of 94.

At the Rome Diamond League, Tara Davis-Woodhall competes for the first time since winning Olympic long jump gold.

Olympic long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall, left, talks with her husband, Paralympian sprinter Hunter Woodhall, after finishing their workout.