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History has not recorded the person that invented the long jump. History has recorded that the long jump started in the original Olympics in ancient Greece. Long jumpers would carry weights in their hands as they ran. As the athlete jumped he would swing the weight forward to increase momentum. In mid air the athlete would swing the weights backward to increase forward momentum. The athlete was required to hold onto the weights during the entire jump, including when he landed.

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