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Summer Olympic disciplines in athletics
High jumpThe first recorded high jump event took place in Scotland in the 19th century, marking the beginning of a sport that would evolve from a simple test of…
Long jumpIn 656 BC, a Greek athlete named Chionis leaped 7.05 meters, a distance that would have been considered impossible for a modern jumper without the aid of…