Men: Irving Saladino
Women: Maurren Maggi
Zambia has two Olympic medals: one for high jump and one for long jump.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee won Olympic medals in the heptathlon and long jump events in track and field.
The record for most Athletics Olympic medals won was 19 medals by Michael Phelps in swimming at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
100m long jump relay 200m
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Nigeria has won 23 Olympic medals (2 gold, 9 silver, 12 bronze). Both of Nigeria's gold medals came in the 1996 Games in Atlanta, one by Chioma Ajunwa in women's long jump and the other by the men's football team.
Long jump has been an Olympic event since the Modern Olympics began in 1896. Men have competed in Olympic long jump since 1896. Women have competed in Olympic long jump since 1948.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Nigeria has won 2 Olympic gold medals, both at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. 1) Men's football team 2) Chioma Ajunwa - women's long jump
Carl Lewis' best long jump was 8.91 meters (29 feet, 2 3/4 inches) at the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Later in the competition, Mike Powell jumped 8.95 meters (29 feet, 4 1/2 inches) to surpass Lewis and win the gold medal.
The Olympic Long jump record for men is 8.90 meters jumped by Bob Beamon.
Panama won one medal at the 2008 Games ... a gold in men's long jump by Irving Saladino.
23 years old James Cleveland Owens (mostly known as Jessy Owens) won 4 gold medals in Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. He was born in September 12, 1913.Jesse is a legend of sprint and the long jump.
It was a sport in the first Olympic.