How Far Can YOU Jump?
Mike Powell holds the record for the long jump. He jumped 29 feet, 4 inches. How long is that? About the length of two minivans!
The long jump is a track and field event. Athletes combine speed, agility, and strength to leap as far as possible from a take off point. This was an event in the Ancient Olympic Games and has been a part of the modern Olympic Games since 1896.
Wilma Rudolph had scarlet fever and pneumonia and polio as a child, and the doctors thought that she would never walk again.
Wilma overcame her disabilities and competed in the 1956 Olympics in track and field. At the 1960 Olympics, Wilma became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics.
"Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: the potential for greatness lives within each of us."
- Wilma Rudolph
Have a great day! See you on Friday!
