Long jump Long jump The long jump (historically called the broad jump in the USA) is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a group are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". This event has a history in the Ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympic event for men since the first Olympics in 1896 and for women since 1948. At the elite level, competitors run
Quantum Jump of the manner in which an electron's energy increases and decreases, not linearly as had been long assumed, but in a discrete step, known as a "quantum." The term "quantum jump" (later to be commonly referred to as "quantum leap") was coined by the Cambridge team. I preferred "jump," as it had more of a "soul / funk" music connotation". Quantum Jump's sound was a hybrid of fusion, funk, and jazz rock. The first album was written and arranged in 1973-1974, and recorded (with equipment hired from Air London) at Farmyard. Hine produced the sessions, with Steve Nye as sound