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long jump
A discipline in athletics in which the goal is to jump as far as possible into a sandpit after a run-up.
Sie gewann die Goldmedaille im Weitsprung mit einer Weite von über sieben Metern.
She won the gold medal in the long jump with a distance of over seven meters.
'Der Weitsprung' (long jump) is a compound noun made from the adjective 'weit' (far) and the noun 'der Sprung' (jump). So it literally describes a jump where distance is what matters.
Beim Weitsprung ist nicht nur die Sprungkraft, sondern auch die Technik entscheidend.
In the long jump, not only jumping power but also technique is crucial.
The structure 'adjective + Sprung' (jump) is also used for other athletics disciplines. Examples are 'der Hochsprung' (high jump; hoch + Sprung) and 'der Dreisprung' (triple jump; drei + Sprung).
Nach dem Weitsprung findet der Hochsprung der Frauen statt.
After the long jump, the women's high jump takes place.
In a sports context, 'Weitsprung' (long jump) is often used with verbs like 'machen' (to do) or 'trainieren' (to train). When taking part in a competition, you say 'im Weitsprung antreten' (to compete in the long jump).
Der Athlet wird bei den nächsten Meisterschaften im Weitsprung antreten.
The athlete will compete in the long jump at the next championships.
high jump
'der Weitsprung' and 'der Hochsprung' are both events in athletics. You take a run-up and jump. The difference is the direction of the goal: in 'Weitsprung' (long jump), you want to jump as far as possible and land in a sandpit. In 'Hochsprung' (high jump), you want to jump as high as possible over a bar. The words can be confused because both have to do with jumping in sports. A simple way to remember it is: 'weit' means forward in terms of distance, while 'hoch' means upward over a bar.
Beim Sportfest sprang Lena im Weitsprung fast vier Meter weit.
At the sports festival, Lena jumped almost four meters in the long jump.
Im Hochsprung riss Max die Latte beim ersten Versuch herunter.
In the high jump, Max knocked the bar down on his first attempt.