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USC Dornsife Professor’s research helps USA Track and Field Olympians in Paris
USC Dornsife Professor Jill McNitt-Gray is a sports scientist who, since the London 2012 Olympic Games, has worked with USA Track and Field to help improve the performance of Olympians in the long jump and triple jump.
McNitt-Gray, whose research focuses on the control and dynamics of human movement, is traveling to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Watch as she explains the science behind the long and triple jumps and her work in the Dornsife Biomechanics Research Lab.