long jump : 13 videos

The well-known pole vault and long jump event, The Golden Roof Challenge, Home of the Golden Fly Series, took place for the 19th time in the heart of Innsbruck, Austria. For the first time ever, this event is included in the WACT (World Athletics Continental Tour) from the International Athletics Federation IAAF. This allows the invited top athletes to collect important world ranking points for the qualification to the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 Olympic Games next year. Twenty-two...

Women`s long jump also proofed high quality with the win of Agate DE Sousa (STP), which took the win with 6,56 m (currently Pos. 4 in annual world ranking outdoors) before actual Asian Indoor Champion Sumire HATA (JPN) with 6,47 m and Magdalene ZEBROVSKA (POL) with 6,42 m. Men`s long jump was dominated from Cheswill JOHNSON (RSA) which took the win with 7,84 m, followed by two Brazil top Jumpers Gabriel Luiz BOZA with 7,81 m and Lucas Marcelino DOS SANTOS with 7,66 m.

Men`s pole vault title-defender Austin MILLER (USA) took again the win in the new annual world leading mark (outdoors) with 5,76 m. Second Chinese Top Vaulter Jie YAO with 5,71 m before Thai local hero Patsapong AMSAM-ANG, who equalized his Thai Record with 5,61m! Ladies Pole Vault showed a double win of Zuzanna PRAZAKOVA (CZE) and Anicka NEWELL (CAN) with 4,21m, third local hero Khabut CHONTHICHA (THA) with 4,01. Nice frame story: The Poles of NEWELL were denied for the flight from Canada, s...

Great performances could be marveled at the long jump and pole vault meeting at the Linda Square in Schaan. Already the starting field promised great distances and heights and last but not least excitement and jumping aces to touch. In all four competitions - men's and women's long jump and pole vault - there were internationally strong results with 8.12m and 5.71m, as well as 6.67m and 4.61m.

Great performances could be marveled at the long jump and pole vault meeting at the Linda Square in Schaan. Already the starting field promised great distances and heights and last but not least excitement and jumping aces to touch. In all four competitions - men's and women's long jump and pole vault - there were internationally strong results with 8.12m and 5.71m, as well as 6.67m and 4.61m.

The elite of long jump and pole vault came together in the city centre Innsbruck for the 15th Golden Roof Challenge. Their extraordinary arena: The historic area in front of the tourist spot Goldenes Dachl meaning Golden Roof. At this In-City-Event, the cheering spectators can follow the competition with the top-stars jumping in touching distance – contrary to the spacious athletics stadiums. The centrepiece of the contest is the “FlySwat”, the largest mobile athletics facility in the worl...

On the saturday of farmer johns race weekend, we held some competitions to win some spot prizes. Such good times in the mud.

The final 2016 tour stop of the successful In-City Athletics meeting, the Golden Fly Series was hosted on Thursday in Schaan in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein is the world’s sixth smallest country and boasts just 40,000 inhabitants. The "FlySwat" - the world’s largest mobile certified athletics facility, built especially for the purpose – was celebrating its 10th Tour Stop. The victory in the men’s pole vault was finally clinched by Jan Kudlicka who jumped 5.70m. Da Silva...

The final 2016 tour stop of the successful In-City Athletics meeting, the Golden Fly Series was hosted on Thursday in Schaan in the Principality of Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein is the world’s sixth smallest country and boasts just 40,000 inhabitants. The "FlySwat" - the world’s largest mobile certified athletics facility, built especially for the purpose – was celebrating its 10th Tour Stop. The long jump men was won by Czech Radek Juska with a jump of 8.00m while second place went to Urug...

Under perfect conditions, the world’s elite in pole vault and long jump provided great sports action at the 12th International Golden Roof Challenge in Innsbruck (AUT). The annual classic excited the audience with great performances and emotions on the “FlySwat”, the world’s largest mobile track and field facility (length 72.3 metres long and weight 25 tons). The athletes jumped right in the historic city center – directly in front of the “Golden Roof”, the landmark of the Olympic city of In...

Under perfect conditions, the world’s elite in pole vault and long jump provided great sports action at the 12th International Golden Roof Challenge in Innsbruck (AUT). The annual classic excited the audience with great performances and emotions on the “FlySwat”, the world’s largest mobile track and field facility (length 72.3 metres long and weight 25 tons). The athletes jumped right in the historic city center – directly in front of the “Golden Roof”, the landmark of the Olympic city of In...

Saturday evening, Innsbruck saw a veritable firework display of athletic performance at the kick-off of the Golden Fly Series. With its best start list since the creation of this well-loved in-city event, the show was as exciting as could be anticipated! In perfect conditions, the performances on the FlySwat were outstanding. The Men’s Pole Vault competition was in the hands of Portugal’s Edi Maia who won with a jump of 5.50m having gone out of the competition when he failed to jump the Wo...

Saturday evening, Innsbruck saw a veritable firework display of athletic performance at the kick-off of the Golden Fly Series. With its best start list since the creation of this well-loved in-city event, the show was as exciting as could be anticipated! In perfect conditions, the performances on the FlySwat were outstanding. The highlight of the evening was the long jump competition. A radar coupled laser-line, developed by Armin Margreiter and Fa. Medialas made its world premiere. A lase...