Long jump

The long jump 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.

Athletics
Long jump
A long jumper at the 2007 Military World Games
World records
Men Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4 14 in) (1991)
Women Galina Chistyakova 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988)
Olympic records
Men Bob Beamon 8.90 m (29 ft 2 14 in) (1968)
Women Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.40 m (24 ft 3 14 in) (1988)
World Championship records
Men Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4 14 in) (1991)
Women Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.36 m (24 ft 1 34 in) (1987)

Rules

An indicator of wind direction and a device for measuring wind speed (here +2.6 m/s) along a run-up track.

At the elite level, competitors run down a runway (usually coated with the same rubberized surface as running tracks, crumb rubber also vulcanized rubber—known generally as an all-weather track) and jump as far as they can from a wooden board 20 cm or 8 inches wide that is built flush with the runway into a pit filled with finely ground gravel or sand. If the competitor starts the leap with any part of the foot past the foul line, the jump is declared a foul and no distance is recorded. A layer of plasticine is placed immediately after the board to detect this occurrence. An official (similar to a referee) will also watch the jump and make the determination. The competitor can initiate the jump from any point behind the foul line; however, the distance measured will always be perpendicular to the foul line to the nearest break in the sand caused by any part of the body or uniform. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the competitor to get as close to the foul line as possible. Competitors are allowed to place two marks along the side of the runway in order to assist them to jump accurately. At a lesser meet and facilities, the plasticine will likely not exist, the runway might be a different surface or jumpers may initiate their jump from a painted or taped mark on the runway. At a smaller meet, the number of attempts might also be limited to four or three.

Each competitor has a set number of attempts. That would normally be three trials, with three additional jumps being awarded to the best 8 or 9 (depending on the number of lanes on the track at that facility, so the event is equatable to track events) competitors. All legal marks will be recorded but only the longest legal jump counts towards the results. The competitor with the longest legal jump (from either the trial or final rounds) at the end of competition is declared the winner. In the event of an exact tie, then comparing the next best jumps of the tied competitors will be used to determine place. In a large, multi-day elite competition (like the Olympics or World Championships), a set number of competitors will advance to the final round, determined in advance by the meet management. A set of 3 trial round jumps will be held in order to select those finalists. It is standard practice to allow at a minimum, one more competitor than the number of scoring positions to return to the final round, though 12 plus ties and automatic qualifying distances are also potential factors. (For specific rules and regulations in United States Track & Field see Rule 185).[1]

For record purposes, the maximum accepted wind assistance is two metres per second (m/s) (4.5 mph).

History

The jumper on the left performs a distinctive isometric press, primarily by applying downward pressure onto his bent rear leg. This acts as a means of preloading the muscles prior to engaging in a jump from standing. The jumper to the right of him is mid-flight.
A long jumper comes in to land.

The long jump is the only known jumping event of Ancient Greece's original Olympics' pentathlon events. All events that occurred at the Olympic Games were initially supposed to act as a form of training for warfare. The long jump emerged probably because it mirrored the crossing of obstacles such as streams and ravines.[2] After investigating the surviving depictions of the ancient event it is believed that unlike the modern event, athletes were only allowed a short running start.[2] The athletes carried a weight in each hand, which were called halteres (between 1 and 4.5 kg). These weights were swung forward as the athlete jumped in order to increase momentum. It was commonly believed that the jumper would throw the weights behind him in midair to increase his forward momentum; however, halteres were held throughout the duration of the jump. Swinging them down and back at the end of the jump would change the athlete's center of gravity and allow the athlete to stretch his legs outward, increasing his distance. The jump itself was made from the bater ("that which is trod upon"). It was most likely a simple board placed on the stadium track which was removed after the event. The jumpers would land in what was called a skamma ("dug-up" area). The idea that this was a pit full of sand is wrong. Sand in the jumping pit is a modern invention.[3] The skamma was simply a temporary area dug up for that occasion and not something that remained over time.

The long jump was considered one of the most difficult of the events held at the Games since a great deal of skill was required. Music was often played during the jump and Philostratus says that pipes at times would accompany the jump so as to provide a rhythm for the complex movements of the halteres by the athlete.[2] Philostratus is quoted as saying, "The rules regard jumping as the most difficult of the competitions, and they allow the jumper to be given advantages in rhythm by the use of the flute, and in weight by the use of the halter."[4] Most notable in the ancient sport was a man called Chionis, who in the 656 BC Olympics staged a jump of 7.05 metres (23 feet and 1.7 inches).[5]

There has been some argument by modern scholars over the long jump. Some have attempted to recreate it as a triple jump. The images provide the only evidence for the action so it is more well received that it was much like today's long jump. The main reason some want to call it a triple jump is the presence of a source that claims there once was a fifty-five ancient foot jump done by a man named Phayllos.[6]

The long jump has been part of modern Olympic competition since the inception of the Games in 1896. In 1914, Dr. Harry Eaton Stewart recommended the "running broad jump" as a standardized track and field event for women.[7] However, it was not until 1948 that the women's long jump was added to the Olympic athletics programme.

Technique

Emmanuelle Chazal competes in the women's heptathlon long jump during the 2013 French Athletics Championships at Stade Charléty in Paris, 13 July 2013.

There are five main components of the long jump: the approach run, the last two strides, takeoff, action in the air, and landing. Speed in the run-up, or approach, and a high leap off the board are the fundamentals of success. Because speed is such an important factor of the approach, it is not surprising that many long jumpers also compete successfully in sprints. A classic example of this long jump / sprint doubling are performances by Carl Lewis.

The approach

The objective of the approach is to gradually accelerate to a maximum controlled speed at takeoff. The most important factor for the distance travelled by an object is its velocity at takeoff – both the speed and angle. Elite jumpers usually leave the ground at an angle of twenty degrees or less; therefore, it is more beneficial for a jumper to focus on the speed component of the jump. The greater the speed at takeoff, the longer the trajectory of the center of mass will be. The importance of a takeoff speed is a factor in the success of sprinters in this event.

The length of the approach is usually consistent distance for an athlete. Approaches can vary between 12 and 19 strides on the novice and intermediate levels, while at the elite level they are closer to between 20 and 22 strides. The exact distance and number of strides in an approach depends on the jumper's experience, sprinting technique, and conditioning level. Consistency in the approach is important as it is the competitor's objective to get as close to the front of the takeoff board as possible without crossing the line with any part of the foot.

Inconsistent approaches are a common problem in the event. As a result, the approach is usually practiced by athletes about 6–8 times per jumping session (see Training below).

The last two strides

The objective of the last two strides is to prepare the body for takeoff while conserving as much speed as possible.

The penultimate stride is longer than the last stride. The competitor begins to lower his or her center of gravity to prepare the body for the vertical impulse. The final stride is shorter because the body is beginning to raise the center of gravity in preparation for takeoff.

The last two strides are extremely important because they determine the velocity with which the competitor will enter the jump.

Takeoff

Takeoff board

The objective of the takeoff is to create a vertical impulse through the athlete's center of gravity while maintaining balance and control.

This phase is one of the most technical parts of the long jump. Jumpers must be conscious to place the foot flat on the ground, because jumping off either the heels or the toes negatively affects the jump. Taking off from the board heel-first has a braking effect, which decreases velocity and strains the joints. Jumping off the toes decreases stability, putting the leg at risk of buckling or collapsing from underneath the jumper. While concentrating on foot placement, the athlete must also work to maintain proper body position, keeping the torso upright and moving the hips forward and up to achieve the maximum distance from board contact to foot release.

There are four main styles of takeoff: the kick style, double-arm style, sprint takeoff, and the power sprint or bounding takeoff.

Kick

The kick style takeoff is where the athlete actively cycles the leg before a full impulse has been directed into the board then landing into the pit. This requires great strength in the hamstrings. This causes the jumper to jump to large distances.

Double-arm

The double-arm style of takeoff works by moving both arms in a vertical direction as the competitor takes off. This produces a high hip height and a large vertical impulse.

Sprint

The sprint takeoff is the style most widely instructed by coaching staff. This is a classic single-arm action that resembles a jumper in full stride. It is an efficient takeoff style for maintaining velocity through takeoff.

Power sprint or bounding

The power sprint takeoff, or bounding takeoff, is one of the more common elite styles. Very similar to the sprint style, the body resembles a sprinter in full stride. However, there is one major difference. The arm that pushes back on takeoff (the arm on the side of the takeoff leg) fully extends backward, rather than remaining at a bent position. This additional extension increases the impulse at takeoff.

The "correct" style of takeoff will vary from athlete to athlete.

Multi-eventer Jessica Ennis during a long jump, preparing to land

Action in the air and landing

There are three major flight techniques for the long jump: the hang, the sail, and the hitch-kick. Each technique is to combat the forward rotation experienced from take-off but is basically down to preference from the athlete. It is important to note that once the body is airborne, there is nothing that the athlete can do to change the direction they are traveling and consequently where they are going to land in the pit. However, it can be argued that certain techniques influence an athlete's landing, which can affect the distance measured. For example, if an athlete lands feet first but falls back because they are not correctly balanced, a lower distance will be measured.

In the 1970s, some jumpers used a forward somersault, including Tuariki Delamere who used it at the 1974 NCAA Championships, and who matched the jump of the then Olympic champion Randy Williams. The somersault jump has potential to produce longer jumps than other techniques because in the flip, no power is lost countering forward momentum, and it reduces wind resistance in the air.[8] The front flip jump was subsequently banned due to fear of it being unsafe.

Training

The long jump generally requires training in a variety of areas. These areas include: speed work, jumping, over distance running, weight training, plyometric training.

Speed work

Speed work is essentially short distance speed training where the athlete would be running at top or near top speeds. The distances for this type of work would vary between indoor and outdoor season but are usually around 30–60 m for indoors and up to 100 m for outdoors.

Jumping

Long jumpers tend to practice jumping 1–2 times a week. Approaches, or run-throughs, are repeated sometimes up to 6–8 times per session. Short approach jumps are common for jumpers to do, as it allows for them to work on specific technical aspects of their jumps in a controlled environment. Using equipment such as low hurdles and other obstacles are common in long jump training, as it helps the jumper maintain and hold phases of their jump. As a common rule, it is important for the jumper to engage in full approach jumps at least once a week, as it will prepare the jumper for competition.

Over-distance running

Over-distance running workouts helps the athlete jump a further distance than their set goal. For example, having a 100 m runner practice by running 200 m repeats on a track. This is specifically concentrated in the season when athletes are working on building endurance. Specific over-distance running workouts are performed 1–2 times a week. This is great for building sprint endurance, which is required in competitions where the athlete is sprinting down the runway 3–6 times. Typical workouts would include 5×150 m. Preseason workouts may be longer, including workouts like 6×300 m.

Weight training

During pre-season training and early in the competition season weight training tends to play a major role in the sport. It is customary for a long jumper to weight train up to 4 times a week, focusing mainly on quick movements involving the legs and trunk. Some athletes perform Olympic lifts in training. Athletes use low repetition and emphasize speed to maximize the strength increase while minimizing adding additional weight to their frame. Important lifts for a long jumper include the back squat, front squat, power cleans and hang cleans. The emphasis on these lifts should be on speed and explosive as those are crucial in the long jump take off phase.

Plyometrics

Plyometrics, including running up and down stairs and hurdle bounding, can be incorporated into workouts, generally twice a week. This allows an athlete to work on agility and explosiveness. Other plyometric workouts that are common for long jumpers are box jumps. Boxes of various heights are set up spaced evenly apart and jumpers can proceed jumping onto them and off moving in a forward direction. They can vary the jumps from both legs to single jumps. Alternatively, they can set up the boxes in front of a high jump mat if allowed, and jump over a high jump bar onto the mat mimicking a landing phase of the jump. These plyometric workouts are typically performed at the end of a workout.

Bounding

Bounding is any sort of continuous jumping or leaping. Bounding drills usually require single leg bounding, double-leg bounding, or some variation of the two. The focus of bounding drills is usually to spend as little time on the ground as possible and working on technical accuracy, fluidity, and jumping endurance and strength. Technically, bounding is part of plyometrics, as a form of a running exercise such as high knees and butt kicks.

Flexibility

Flexibility is an often forgotten tool for long jumpers. Effective flexibility prevents injury, which can be important for high-impact events such as the long jump. It also helps the athlete sprint down the runway. Hip and groin injuries are common for long jumpers who may neglect proper warm-up and stretching.

Hurdle mobility drills are a common way that jumpers improve flexibility. Common hurdle drills include setting up about 5–7 hurdles at appropriate heights and having athletes walk over them in a continuous fashion. Other variations of hurdle mobility drills are used as well, including hurdle skips. This is a crucial part of a jumper's training since they perform most exercises for a very short period of time and often aren't aware of their form and technique. A common tool in many long jump workouts is the use of video taping. This enables the athlete to go back and watch their own progress as well as letting the athlete compare their own footage to that of some of the world-class jumpers.

Training styles, duration, and intensity vary immensely from athlete to athlete and are based on the experience and strength of the athlete as well as on their coaching style.

Culture

Track and field events have been selected as a main motif in numerous collectors' coins. One of the recent samples is the €10 Greek Long Jump commemorative coin, minted in 2003 to commemorate the 2004 Summer Olympics. The obverse of the coin portrays a modern athlete at the moment he is touching the ground, while the ancient athlete in the background is shown while starting off his jump, as he is seen on a black-figure vase of the 5th century BC.

Records

Sand pit where Bob Beamon set the 8.90 m record in Mexico City, Mexico.

The men's long jump world record has been held by just four individuals for the majority of time since the IAAF started to ratify records. The first mark recognized by the IAAF in 1912, the 1901 performance by Peter O'Connor, stood just short of 20 years (nine years as an IAAF record). After it was broken in 1921, the record changed hands six times until Jesse Owens set the record at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, of 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) that was not broken for 25 years and 2 months, until 1960, by Ralph Boston. Boston improved upon it and exchanged records with Igor Ter-Ovanesyan seven times over the next seven years. At the 1968 Summer Olympics Bob Beamon jumped 8.90 m (29 ft 2 14 in), a jump not exceeded for 23 years, and which remains the second longest legal jump of all time; yet it has stood as the Olympic record for 53 years. On 30 August 1991, Mike Powell of the United States set the current men's world record at the World Championships in Tokyo. It was in a dramatic showdown against Carl Lewis who also surpassed Beamon's record that day but his jump was wind-assisted (and thus not legal for record purposes). Powell's record 8.95 m (29 ft 4 14 in) has now stood for over 30 years.

Some jumps over 8.95 m (29 ft 4 14 in) have been officially recorded. 8.99 m (29 ft 5 34 in) was recorded by Powell (wind-assisted +4.4) set at high altitude in Sestriere, Italy, in 1992. A potential world record of 8.96 m (29 ft 4 34 in) was recorded by Iván Pedroso,[9] with a "legal" wind reading also in Sestriere, but the jump was not validated because videotape revealed someone was standing in front of the wind gauge, invalidating the reading (and costing Pedroso a Ferrari valued at $130,000—the prize for breaking the record at that meet).[10] As mentioned above, Lewis jumped 8.91 m (29 ft 2 34 in) moments before Powell's record-breaking jump with the wind exceeding the maximum allowed. This jump remains the longest ever not to win an Olympic or World Championship gold medal, or any competition in general.

The women's world record has seen more consistent improvement, though the current record has stood longer than any other long jump record by men or women. The longest to hold the record prior was by Fanny Blankers-Koen during World War II. who held it for 10 years. There have been three occasions where the record was tied or improved upon twice in the same competition. The current world record for women is held by Galina Chistyakova of the former Soviet Union who leapt 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) in Leningrad on 11 June 1988, a mark that has stood for over 33 years.

Continental records

Outdoor

Area Men Women
Mark (m) Wind (m/s) Athlete Nation Mark (m) Wind (m/s) Athlete Nation
Africa (records)8.65[A]+1.3Luvo Manyonga South Africa7.12+0.9Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria
Asia (records)8.48+0.6Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi Saudi Arabia7.01+1.4Weili Yao China
Europe (records)8.86[A]+1.9Robert Emmiyan Soviet Union7.52 WR+1.4Galina Chistyakova Soviet Union
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
8.95 WR+0.3Mike Powell United States7.49+1.3Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States
Oceania (records)8.54+1.7Mitchell Watt Australia7.05+2.0Brooke Stratton Australia
South America (records)8.73+1.2Irving Saladino Panama7.26[A]+1.8Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil

Notes

Indoor

Area Men Women
Mark (m) Athlete Nation Mark (m) Athlete Nation
Africa (records)8.44Luvo Manyonga South Africa6.97Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria
Asia (records)8.27Su Xiongfeng China6.82Yang Juan China
Europe (records)8.71Sebastian Bayer Germany7.37 WRHeike Drechsler East Germany
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
8.79 WRCarl Lewis United States7.23Brittney Reese United States
Oceania (records)8.25Fabrice Lapierre Australia6.81Nicole Boegman Australia
South America (records)8.42Irving Saladino Panama6.89Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil

All-time top 25

Men (absolute)

RankMarkWind (m/s)AthleteDatePlaceRef
1 8.95 m (29 ft 4 14 in)0.3 Mike Powell (USA)30 August 1991Tokyo
2 8.90 m (29 ft 2 14 in) A2.0 Bob Beamon (USA)18 October 1968Mexico City
3 8.87 m (29 ft 1 in)−0.2 Carl Lewis (USA)30 August 1991Tokyo
4 8.86 m (29 ft 34 in) A1.9 Robert Emmiyan (URS)22 May 1987Tsakhkadzor
5 8.74 m (28 ft 8 in)1.4 Larry Myricks (USA)18 July 1988Indianapolis
8.74 m (28 ft 8 in) A2.0 Erick Walder (USA)2 April 1994El Paso
8.74 m (28 ft 8 in)−1.2 Dwight Phillips (USA)7 June 2009Eugene
8 8.73 m (28 ft 7 12 in)1.2 Irving Saladino (PAN)24 May 2008Hengelo
9 8.71 m (28 ft 6 34 in)1.9 Iván Pedroso (CUB)18 July 1995Salamanca
indoor Sebastian Bayer (GER)8 March 2009Turin
11 8.69 m (28 ft 6 in) 0.5  Tajay Gayle (JAM) 28 September 2019 Doha [17]
12 8.68 m (28 ft 5 12 in)1.7 Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB)30 June 2018Bad Langensalza[18]
13 8.66 m (28 ft 4 34 in)1.6 Louis Tsatoumas (GRE)2 June 2007Kalamata
14 8.65 m (28 ft 4 12 in) A1.3 Luvo Manyonga (RSA)22 April 2017Potchefstroom[19]
15 8.63 m (28 ft 3 34 in)0.5 Kareem Streete-Thompson (USA)4 June 1994Linz
16 8.62 m (28 ft 3 14 in)0.7 James Beckford (JAM)5 April 1997Orlando
17 8.59 m (28 ft 2 in)indoor Miguel Pate (USA)4 March 2002New York City
18 8.58 m (28 ft 1 34 in)1.8 Jarrion Lawson (USA)3 July 2016Eugene[20]
19 8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)1.3 Yago Lamela (ESP)24 June 1999Turin
0.2 Aleksandr Menkov (RUS)16 August 2013Moscow
21 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)0.9 Lutz Dombrowski (GDR)28 July 1980Moscow
1.7 Mitchell Watt (AUS)29 July 2011Stockholm
23 8.53 m (27 ft 11 34 in)1.2 Jaime Jefferson (CUB)12 May 1990Havana
24 8.52 m (27 ft 11 14 in)0.7 Savanté Stringfellow (USA)21 June 2002Palo Alto
1.8 Jeff Henderson (USA)22 July 2015Toronto

Notes

Below is a list of all other legal jumps equal or superior to 8.70 m:

Wind-assisted jumps

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of the best wind-assisted jumps (equal or superior to 8.52 m). Only marks that are superior to legal bests are shown:

  • Mike Powell jumped 8.99 (+4.4) at altitude in Sestriere, Italy on 21 July 1992.
  • Iván Pedroso jumped 8.96 (+1.2) at altitude in Sestriere, Italy on 29 July 1995. The jump was ruled invalid due to an obstructed wind-gauge.
  • Juan Miguel Echevarría jumped 8.92 (+3.3) in Havana, Cuba on 10 March 2019.
  • Carl Lewis jumped 8.91 (+3.0) at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan on 30 August 1991.
  • Fabrice Lapierre jumped 8.78 (+3.1) in Perth, Australia on 18 April 2010.
  • James Beckford jumped 8.68 (+4.9) in Odessa, Ukraine on 20 May 1995.
  • Joe Greene jumped 8.68 (+4.0) at altitude in Sestriere, Italy on 21 July 1995.
  • Marquis Dendy jumped 8.68 (+3.7) in Eugene, Oregon on 25 June 2015.
  • Kareem Streete-Thompson jumped 8.64 (+3.5) in Knoxville, Tennessee on 18 June 1995.
  • Mike Conley jumped 8.63 (+3.9) in Eugene, Oregon on 20 June 1986.
  • Jeff Henderson jumped 8.59 (+2.9) in Eugene, Oregon on 3 July 2016.
  • Jason Grimes jumped 8.57 (+5.2) in Durham, North Carolina on 27 June 1982.
  • Kevin Dilworth jumped 8.53 (+4.9) in Fort-de-France, Martinique on 27 April 2002.

Women (absolute)

RankMarkWind (m/s)AthleteDatePlaceRef
1 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in)1.4 Galina Chistyakova (URS)11 June 1988Leningrad
2 7.49 m (24 ft 6 34 in)1.3 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)22 May 1994New York City
7.49 m (24 ft 6 34 in) A1.731 July 1994Sestriere
3 7.48 m (24 ft 6 14 in)1.2 Heike Drechsler (GDR)9 July 1988Neubrandenburg
0.4 Heike Drechsler (GER)8 July 1992Lausanne
4 7.43 m (24 ft 4 12 in)1.4 Anişoara Cuşmir (ROM)4 June 1983Bucharest
5 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in)2.0 Tatyana Kotova (RUS)23 June 2002Annecy
6 7.39 m (24 ft 2 34 in)0.5 Yelena Belevskaya (URS)18 July 1987Bryansk
7 7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)N/A Inessa Kravets (UKR)13 June 1992Kyiv
8 7.33 m (24 ft 12 in)0.4 Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)31 July 2004Tula
9 7.31 m (23 ft 11 34 in)1.5 Olena Khlopotnova (URS)12 September 1985Alma Ata
−0.1 Marion Jones (USA)12 August 1998Zürich
1.7 Brittney Reese (USA)2 July 2016Eugene[23]
12 7.30 m (23 ft 11 14 in) −0.8  Malaika Mihambo (GER) 6 October 2019 Doha [24]
13 7.27 m (23 ft 10 in)−0.4 Irina Meleshina (RUS)31 July 2004Tula
14 7.26 m (23 ft 9 34 in) A1.8 Maurren Higa Maggi (BRA)26 July 1999Bogotá
15 7.24 m (23 ft 9 in)1.0 Larisa Berezhnaya (URS)25 May 1991Granada
indoor Ivana Španović (SRB)5 March 2017Belgrade[25]
17 7.21 m (23 ft 7 34 in)1.6 Helga Radtke (GDR)26 July 1984Dresden
1.9 Lyudmila Kolchanova (RUS)27 May 2007Sochi
19 7.20 m (23 ft 7 14 in)−0.5 Vali Ionescu-Constantin (ROU)11 August 1982Bucharest
2.0 Irena Ozenko (URS)12 September 1986Budapest
0.8 Yelena Sinchukova (URS)20 June 1991Budapest
0.7 Irina Mushailova (RUS)14 July 1994Saint Petersburg
23 7.17 m (23 ft 6 14 in)1.8 Irina Valyukevich (URS)18 July 1987Bryansk
0.6 Tianna Bartoletta (USA)17 August 2016Rio de Janeiro[26]
25 7.16 m (23 ft 5 34 in)N/A Iolanda Chen (URS)30 July 1988Moscow
7.16 m (23 ft 5 34 in) A−0.1 Elva Goulbourne (JAM)22 May 2004Mexico City
7.16 m (23 ft 5 34 in)1.6 Sosthene Moguenara (GER)28 May 2016Weinheim[27]

Notes

Below is a list of all other legal jumps equal or superior to 7.30 m:

  • Heike Drechsler also jumped 7.45 (2 × 1986), 7.44 (1985), 7.40 (1984 & 1987), 7.39 (1985), 7.37 (1988 indoors & 1991 at altitude), 7.36 (1992), 7.34 (1984 & 1987), 7.33 (2 × 1985 & 1992) 7.32 (1984 & 1987 indoors), 7.31 (1986) and 7.30 (1988 indoors, 1990 & 1992).
  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee also jumped 7.45 (1987), 7.40 (1988), 7.39 (1988), 7.36 (1987), 7.32 (1991) and 7.30 (1994).
  • Galina Chistyakova also jumped 7.45 (June 1988 ancillary jump during world record competition), 7.45 (August 1988), 7.35 (1990), 7.34 (1986) and 7.30 (1989 indoors).
  • Yelena Belevskaya also jumped 7.34 (1987) and 7.31 (1986 & 1987).

Wind-assisted jumps

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of the best wind-assisted jumps (equal or superior to 7.16 m). Only marks that are superior to legal bests are shown:

  • Heike Drechsler jumped 7.63 (+2.1) at altitude in Sestriere, Italy on 21 July 1992.
  • Fiona May jumped 7.23 (+4.3) at altitude in Sestriere, Italy on 29 July 1995.
  • Susen Tiedtke jumped 7.22 (+3.7) at altitude in Sestriere, Italy on 28 July 1993.
  • Anastassia Mirochuk-Ivanova jumped 7.22 (+4.3) in Grodno, Belarus on 6 July 2012.
  • Eva Murková jumped 7.17 (+3.6) in Nitra, Czechoslovakia on 26 August 1984.

Olympic medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1896 Athens
Ellery Clark
 United States
Robert Garrett
 United States
James Connolly
 United States
1900 Paris
Alvin Kraenzlein
 United States
Myer Prinstein
 United States
Patrick Leahy
 Great Britain
1904 St. Louis
Myer Prinstein
 United States
Daniel Frank
 United States
Robert Stangland
 United States
1908 London
Frank Irons
 United States
Daniel Kelly
 United States
Calvin Bricker
 Canada
1912 Stockholm
Albert Gutterson
 United States
Calvin Bricker
 Canada
Georg Åberg
 Sweden
1920 Antwerp
William Petersson
 Sweden
Carl Johnson
 United States
Erik Abrahamsson
 Sweden
1924 Paris
DeHart Hubbard
 United States
Edward Gourdin
 United States
Sverre Hansen
 Norway
1928 Amsterdam
Ed Hamm
 United States
Silvio Cator
 Haiti
Al Bates
 United States
1932 Los Angeles
Ed Gordon
 United States
Lambert Redd
 United States
Chūhei Nambu
 Japan
1936 Berlin
Jesse Owens
 United States
Luz Long
 Germany
Naoto Tajima
 Japan
1948 London
Willie Steele
 United States
Bill Bruce
 Australia
Herb Douglas
 United States
1952 Helsinki
Jerome Biffle
 United States
Meredith Gourdine
 United States
Ödön Földessy
 Hungary
1956 Melbourne
Gregory Bell
 United States
John Bennett
 United States
Jorma Valkama
 Finland
1960 Rome
Ralph Boston
 United States
Bo Roberson
 United States
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
 Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo
Lynn Davies
 Great Britain
Ralph Boston
 United States
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
 Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
Bob Beamon
 United States
Klaus Beer
 East Germany
Ralph Boston
 United States
1972 Munich
Randy Williams
 United States
Hans Baumgartner
 West Germany
Arnie Robinson
 United States
1976 Montreal
Arnie Robinson
 United States
Randy Williams
 United States
Frank Wartenberg
 East Germany
1980 Moscow
Lutz Dombrowski
 East Germany
Frank Paschek
 East Germany
Valeriy Pidluzhnyy
 Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
Carl Lewis
 United States
Gary Honey
 Australia
Giovanni Evangelisti
 Italy
1988 Seoul
Carl Lewis
 United States
Mike Powell
 United States
Larry Myricks
 United States
1992 Barcelona
Carl Lewis
 United States
Mike Powell
 United States
Joe Greene
 United States
1996 Atlanta
Carl Lewis
 United States
James Beckford
 Jamaica
Joe Greene
 United States
2000 Sydney
Iván Pedroso
 Cuba
Jai Taurima
 Australia
Roman Shchurenko
 Ukraine
2004 Athens
Dwight Phillips
 United States
John Moffitt
 United States
Joan Lino Martínez
 Spain
2008 Beijing
Irving Saladino
 Panama
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
 South Africa
Ibrahim Camejo
 Cuba
2012 London
Greg Rutherford
 Great Britain
Mitchell Watt
 Australia
Will Claye
 United States
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Jeff Henderson
 United States
Luvo Manyonga
 South Africa
Greg Rutherford
 Great Britain

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1948 London
Olga Gyarmati
 Hungary
Noemí Simonetto
 Argentina
Ann-Britt Leyman
 Sweden
1952 Helsinki
Yvette Williams
 New Zealand
Aleksandra Chudina
 Soviet Union
Shirley Cawley
 Great Britain
1956 Melbourne
Elżbieta Krzesińska
 Poland
Willye White
 United States
Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
 Soviet Union
1960 Rome
Vera Krepkina
 Soviet Union
Elżbieta Krzesińska
 Poland
Hildrun Claus
 United Team of Germany
1964 Tokyo
Mary Rand
 Great Britain
Irena Kirszenstein
 Poland
Tatyana Shchelkanova
 Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
Viorica Viscopoleanu
 Romania
Sheila Sherwood
 Great Britain
Tatyana Talysheva
 Soviet Union
1972 Munich
Heide Rosendahl
 West Germany
Diana Yorgova
 Bulgaria
Eva Šuranová
 Czechoslovakia
1976 Montreal
Angela Voigt
 East Germany
Kathy McMillan
 United States
Lidiya Alfeyeva
 Soviet Union
1980 Moscow
Tatyana Kolpakova
 Soviet Union
Brigitte Wujak
 East Germany
Tatyana Skachko
 Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu
 Romania
Valy Ionescu
 Romania
Sue Hearnshaw
 Great Britain
1988 Seoul
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
 United States
Heike Drechsler
 East Germany
Galina Chistyakova
 Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona
Heike Drechsler
 Germany
Inessa Kravets
 Unified Team
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
 United States
1996 Atlanta
Chioma Ajunwa
 Nigeria
Fiona May
 Italy
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
 United States
2000 Sydney
Heike Drechsler
 Germany
Fiona May
 Italy
Tatyana Kotova
 Russia
2004 Athens
Tatyana Lebedeva
 Russia
Irina Meleshina
 Russia
Tatyana Kotova
 Russia
2008 Beijing
Maurren Maggi
 Brazil
Tatyana Lebedeva
 Russia
Blessing Okagbare
 Nigeria
2012 London
Brittney Reese
 United States
Elena Sokolova
 Russia
Janay DeLoach
 United States
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Tianna Bartoletta
 United States
Britney Reese
 United States
Ivana Španović
 Serbia

World Championships medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Carl Lewis (USA)  Jason Grimes (USA)  Mike Conley (USA)
1987 Rome
 Carl Lewis (USA)  Robert Emmiyan (URS)  Larry Myricks (USA)
1991 Tokyo
 Mike Powell (USA)  Carl Lewis (USA)  Larry Myricks (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
 Mike Powell (USA)  Stanislav Tarasenko (RUS)  Vitaliy Kyrylenko (UKR)
1995 Gothenburg
 Iván Pedroso (CUB)  James Beckford (JAM)  Mike Powell (USA)
1997 Athens
 Iván Pedroso (CUB)  Erick Walder (USA)  Kirill Sosunov (RUS)
1999 Seville
 Iván Pedroso (CUB)  Yago Lamela (ESP)  Gregor Cankar (SLO)
2001 Edmonton
 Iván Pedroso (CUB)  Savanté Stringfellow (USA)  Carlos Calado (POR)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Dwight Phillips (USA)  James Beckford (JAM)  Yago Lamela (ESP)
2005 Helsinki
 Dwight Phillips (USA)  Ignisious Gaisah (GHA)  Tommi Evilä (FIN)
2007 Osaka
 Irving Saladino (PAN)  Andrew Howe (ITA)  Dwight Phillips (USA)
2009 Berlin
 Dwight Phillips (USA)  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)  Mitchell Watt (AUS)
2011 Daegu
 Dwight Phillips (USA)  Mitchell Watt (AUS)  Ngonidzashe Makusha (ZIM)
2013 Moscow
 Aleksandr Menkov (RUS)  Ignisious Gaisah (NED)  Luis Rivera (MEX)
2015 Beijing
 Greg Rutherford (GBR)  Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)  Wang Jianan (CHN)
2017 London
 Luvo Manyonga (RSA)  Jarrion Lawson (USA)  Ruswahl Samaai (RSA)
2019 Doha
 Tajay Gayle (JAM)  Jeff Henderson (USA)  Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB)

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
 Heike Daute (GDR)  Anișoara Cușmir (ROM)  Carol Lewis (USA)
1987 Rome
 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)  Yelena Belevskaya (URS)  Heike Drechsler (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)  Heike Drechsler (GER)  Larysa Berezhna (URS)
1993 Stuttgart
 Heike Drechsler (GER)  Larysa Berezhna (UKR)  Renata Nielsen (DEN)
1995 Gothenburg
 Fiona May (ITA)  Niurka Montalvo (CUB)  Irina Mushailova (RUS)
1997 Athens
 Lyudmila Galkina (RUS)  Niki Xanthou (GRE)  Fiona May (ITA)
1999 Seville
 Niurka Montalvo (ESP)  Fiona May (ITA)  Marion Jones (USA)
2001 Edmonton
 Fiona May (ITA)  Tatyana Kotova (RUS)  Niurka Montalvo (ESP)
2003 Saint-Denis
 Eunice Barber (FRA)  Tatyana Kotova (RUS)  Anju Bobby George (IND)
2005 Helsinki
 Tianna Madison (USA)  Eunice Barber (FRA)  Yargelis Savigne (CUB)
2007 Osaka
 Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)  Lyudmila Kolchanova (RUS)  Tatyana Kotova (RUS)
2009 Berlin
 Brittney Reese (USA)  Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)  Karin Melis Mey (TUR)
2011 Daegu
 Brittney Reese (USA)  Olga Kucherenko (RUS)  Ineta Radēviča (LAT)
2013 Moscow
 Brittney Reese (USA)  Blessing Okagbare (NGA)  Ivana Španović (SRB)
2015 Beijing
 Tianna Bartoletta (USA)  Shara Proctor (GBR)  Ivana Španović (SRB)
2017 London
 Brittney Reese (USA)  Darya Klishina (ANA)  Tianna Bartoletta (USA)
2019 Doha
 Malaika Mihambo (GER)  Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR)  Ese Brume (NGR)

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]  Jan Leitner (TCH)  Gyula Pálóczi (HUN)  Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA)
1987 Indianapolis
 Larry Myricks (USA)  Paul Emordi (NGR)  Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA)
1989 Budapest
 Larry Myricks (USA)  Dietmar Haaf (FRG)  Mike Conley (USA)
1991 Seville
 Dietmar Haaf (GER)  Jaime Jefferson (CUB)  Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA)
1993 Toronto
 Iván Pedroso (CUB)  Joe Greene (USA)  Jaime Jefferson (CUB)
1995 Barcelona
 Iván Pedroso (CUB)  Mattias Sunneborn (SWE)  Erick Walder (USA)
1997 Paris
 Iván Pedroso (CUB)  Kirill Sosunov (RUS)  Joe Greene (USA)
1999 Maebashi
 Iván Pedroso (CUB)  Yago Lamela (ESP)  Erick Walder (USA)
2001 Lisbon
 Iván Pedroso (CUB)  Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY)  Carlos Calado (POR)
2003 Birmingham
 Dwight Phillips (USA)  Yago Lamela (ESP)  Miguel Pate (USA)
2004 Budapest
 Savanté Stringfellow (USA)  James Beckford (JAM)  Vitaliy Shkurlatov (RUS)
2006 Moscow
 Ignisious Gaisah (GHA)  Irving Saladino (PAN)  Andrew Howe (ITA)
2008 Valencia
 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)  Chris Tomlinson (GBR)  Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi (KSA)
2010 Doha
 Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)  Mitchell Watt (AUS)
2012 Istanbul
 Mauro Vinícius da Silva (BRA)  Henry Frayne (AUS)  Aleksandr Menkov (RUS)
2014 Sopot
 Mauro Vinícius da Silva (BRA)  Li Jinzhe (CHN)  Michel Tornéus (SWE)
2016 Portland
 Marquis Dendy (USA)  Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)  Huang Changzhou (CHN)
2018 Birmingham
 Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB)  Luvo Manyonga (RSA)  Marquis Dendy (USA)

Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]  Helga Radtke (GDR)  Tatyana Rodionova (URS)  Nijolė Medvedeva (URS)
1987 Indianapolis
 Heike Drechsler (GDR)  Helga Radtke (GDR)  Yelena Belevskaya (URS)
1989 Budapest
 Galina Chistyakova (URS)  Marieta Ilcu (ROU)  Larysa Berezhna (URS)
1991 Seville
 Larysa Berezhna (URS)  Heike Drechsler (GER)  Marieta Ilcu (ROU)
1993 Toronto
 Marieta Ilcu (ROU)  Susen Tiedtke (GER)  Inessa Kravets (UKR)
1995 Barcelona
 Lyudmila Galkina (RUS)  Irina Mushailova (RUS)  Susen Tiedtke-Greene (GER)
1997 Paris
 Fiona May (ITA)  Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)  Agata Karczmarek (POL)
1999 Maebashi
 Tatyana Kotova (RUS)  Shana Williams (USA)  Iva Prandzheva (BUL)
2001 Lisbon
 Dawn Burrell (USA)  Tatyana Kotova (RUS)  Niurka Montalvo (ESP)
2003 Birmingham
 Tatyana Kotova (RUS)  Inessa Kravets (UKR)  Maurren Maggi (BRA)
2004 Budapest
 Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)  Tatyana Kotova (RUS)  Carolina Klüft (SWE)
2006 Moscow
 Tatyana Kotova (RUS)  Tianna Madison (USA)  Naide Gomes (POR)
2008 Valencia
 Naide Gomes (POR)  Maurren Maggi (BRA)  Irina Simagina (RUS)
2010 Doha
 Brittney Reese (USA)  Naide Gomes (POR)  Keila Costa (BRA)
2012 Istanbul
 Brittney Reese (USA)  Janay DeLoach (USA)  Shara Proctor (GBR)
2014 Sopot
 Éloyse Lesueur (FRA)  Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR)  Ivana Španović (SRB)
2016 Portland
 Brittney Reese (USA)  Ivana Španović (SRB)  Lorraine Ugen (GBR)
2018 Birmingham
 Ivana Španović (SRB)  Brittney Reese (USA)  Sosthene Moguenara (GER)
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National records

Men

Outdoor NR's equal or superior to 8.00 m:

Nation Mark Athlete Date Place
 United States8.95 m (29 ft 4 14 in)Mike Powell 30 August 1991 Tokyo
 Soviet Union/
 Armenia
8.86 m (29 ft 34 in) ARobert Emmiyan 22 May 1987 Tsakhkadzor
 Panama8.73 m (28 ft 7 12 in)Irving Saladino 24 May 2008 Hengelo
 Cuba8.71 m (28 ft 6 34 in)Iván Pedroso 18 July 1995 Salamanca
 Jamaica 8.69 m (28 ft 6 in) Tajay Gayle 28 September 2019 Doha
 Greece8.66 m (28 ft 4 34 in)Louis Tsatoumas 2 June 2007 Kalamata
 South Africa 8.65 m (28 ft 4 12 in) A Luvo Manyonga 22 April 2017 Potchefstroom
 Spain 8.56 m (28 ft 1 in) Yago Lamela 24 June 1999 Turin
 Russia 8.56 m (28 ft 1 in) Aleksandr Menkov 16 August 2013 Moscow
 East Germany/
 Germany
8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)Lutz Dombrowski 28 July 1980 Moscow
 Australia8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)Mitchell Watt 29 July 2011 Stockholm
 United Kingdom8.51 m (27 ft 11 in)Greg Rutherford 24 April 2014 Chula Vista
 Saudi Arabia8.48 m (27 ft 9 34 in)Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi 2 July 2006 Sotteville-lès-Rouen
 Italy8.47 m (27 ft 9 14 in)Andrew Howe 30 August 2007 Osaka
 People's Republic of China 8.47 m (27 ft 9 14 in) Li Jinzhe 29 June 2014 Bad Langensalza
8.47 m (27 ft 9 14 in) A Wang Jianan 16 June 2018 Guiyang
 Senegal 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in) Cheikh Tidiane Touré 15 June 1997 Bad Langensalza
 Mexico 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in) Luis Rivera 12 July 2013 Kazan
 Yugoslavia/
 Serbia
8.45 m (27 ft 8 12 in) Nenad Stekić 25 July 1975 Montreal
 Sweden 8.44 m (27 ft 8 14 in) A Michel Tornéus 10 July 2016 Monachil
 Ghana8.43 m (27 ft 7 34 in)Ignisious Gaisah 14 July 2006 Rome
 France8.42 m (27 ft 7 14 in)Salim Sdiri 12 June 2009 Pierre-Bénite
 Bahamas8.41 m (27 ft 7 in)Craig Hepburn 17 June 1993 Nassau
 Brazil8.40 m (27 ft 6 12 in)Douglas de Souza 15 February 1995 São Paulo
 Slovenia8.40 m (27 ft 6 12 in)Gregor Cankar 18 May 1997 Celje
 Morocco8.40 m (27 ft 6 12 in)Yahya Berrabah 2 October 2009 Beirut
 Zimbabwe8.40 m (27 ft 6 12 in)Ngonidzashe Makusha 9 June 2011 Des Moines
 Japan 8.40 m (27 ft 6 12 in) Shotaro Shiroyama 17 August 2019 Fukui
 Romania8.37 m (27 ft 5 12 in)Bogdan Tudor 9 July 1995 Bad Cannstatt
 Portugal8.36 m (27 ft 5 in)Carlos Calado 20 June 1997 Lisbon
 Ukraine 8.35 m (27 ft 4 12 in) Sergey Layevskiy 16 July 1988 Dnipropetrovsk
Roman Shchurenko 25 July 2000 Kyiv
 Chinese Taipei8.34 m (27 ft 4 14 in)Nai Hui-fang 14 May 1993 Shanghai
 Venezuela8.34 m (27 ft 4 14 in) AVíctor Castillo 30 May 2004 Cochabamba
 Bermuda 8.34 m (27 ft 4 14 in) Tyrone Smith 5 May 2017 Houston
 Bulgaria8.33 m (27 ft 3 34 in)Ivaylo Mladenov 3 June 1995 Seville
 Belarus8.33 m (27 ft 3 34 in) AAleksandr Glovatskiy 7 August 1996 Sestriere
 Egypt8.31 m (27 ft 3 in)Hatem Mersal 30 June 1999 Oslo
 Cayman Islands 8.31 m (27 ft 3 in) Kareem Streete-Thompson 1 July 2000 Bad Langensalza
 Czech Republic8.31 m (27 ft 3 in)Radek Juška 27 August 2017 Taipei City
 Hungary8.30 m (27 ft 2 34 in)László Szalma 7 July 1985 Budapest
 Austria8.30 m (27 ft 2 34 in)Andreas Steiner 4 June 1988 Innsbruck
 Netherlands8.29 m (27 ft 2 14 in)Ignisious Gaisah 16 August 2013 Moscow
 Poland8.28 m (27 ft 1 34 in) AGrzegorz Marciniszyn 14 July 2001 Mals
 Mauritius8.28 m (27 ft 1 34 in)Jonathan Chimier 24 August 2004 Athens
 Nigeria8.27 m (27 ft 1 12 in)Yusuf Alli 8 August 1989 Lagos
  Switzerland8.27 m (27 ft 1 12 in)Julien Fivaz 2 August 2003 Ebensee
 Botswana8.27 m (27 ft 1 12 in)Gable Garenamotse 20 August 2006 Rhede
 Finland 8.27 m (27 ft 1 12 in) Kristian Pulli 11 June 2020 Espoo
 Algeria8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)Issam Nima 28 July 2007 Zaragoza
 Uruguay 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in) A Emiliano Lasa 5 June 2018 Cochabamba
 Republic of Moldova8.25 m (27 ft 34 in) Sergey Podgainiy 18 August 1990 Chişinău
 Belgium8.25 m (27 ft 34 in)Erik Nys 6 July 1996 Hechtel
 Denmark8.25 m (27 ft 34 in)Morten Jensen 3 July 2005 Gothenburg
 Trinidad and Tobago 8.25 m (27 ft 34 in) A Andwuelle Wright 5 July 2019 Queretaro
 Namibia 8.24 m (27 ft 14 in) A Stephan Louw 12 January 2008 Germiston
 Croatia8.23 m (27 ft 0 in)Siniša Ergotić 5 June 2002 Zagreb
6 September 2003 Córdoba
 South Korea 8.22 m (26 ft 11 12 in) Kim Deok-hyeon 10 June 2016 Ried
 Canada 8.20 m (26 ft 10 34 in) Edrick Floréal 20 July 1991 Sherbrooke
 India 8.20 m (26 ft 10 34 in) Murali Sreeshankar 27 September 2018 Bhubaneshwar
 Puerto Rico 8.19 m (26 ft 10 14 in) A Elmer Williams 11 August 1989 Bogotá
 Tajikistan 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) Vasiliy Sokov 5 July 1988 Tallinn
 Iran 8.17 m (26 ft 9 12 in) Mohammad Arzandeh 7 July 2012 Tehran
 Kyrgyzstan 8.16 m (26 ft 9 14 in) Shamil Abbyasov 2 August 1981 Leningrad
 Kazakhstan 8.16 m (26 ft 9 14 in) Sergey Vasilenko 18 June 1988 Alma Ata
 Ecuador 8.16 m (26 ft 9 14 in) A Hugo Chila 23 November 2009 Sucre
 Lithuania 8.15 m (26 ft 8 34 in) Povilas Mykolaitis 4 June 2011 Kaunas
 Sri Lanka 8.15 m (26 ft 8 34 in) W. P. Amila Jayasiri 16 August 2016 Diyagama
 Qatar 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) Abdulrahman Faraj Al-Nubi 21 September 2003 Manila
 Kenya 8.12 m (26 ft 7 12 in) A Jacob Katonon 23 September 1995 Johannesburg
 Georgia 8.12 m (26 ft 7 12 in) Boleslav Skhirtladze 30 May 2012 Tel Aviv
 Hong Kong 8.12 m (26 ft 7 12 in) Chan Ming Tai 7 May 2016 Hong Kong
 Guyana 8.12 m (26 ft 7 12 in) Emanuel Archibald 11 May 2019 Kingston
 Albania 8.11 m (26 ft 7 14 in) Izmir Smajlaj 22 June 2019 Shkodër
 Uzbekistan 8.10 m (26 ft 6 34 in) Aleksandr Pototskiy 4 June 1992 Bryansk
Konstantin Sarnatskiy 11 October 1994 Hiroshima
 Estonia 8.10 m (26 ft 6 34 in) Erki Nool 27 May 1995 Götzis
 Peru 8.10 m (26 ft 6 34 in) A Jorge McFarlane 23 November 2009 Sucre
 Norway 8.10 m (26 ft 6 34 in) A Ingar Kiplesund 17 August 2019 Monachil
 Grenada 8.09 m (26 ft 6 12 in) Eugene Licorish 5 May 1989 Port of Spain
 Indonesia 8.09 m (26 ft 6 12 in) Sapwaturrahman 26 August 2018 Jakarta
 Turkey 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Mesut Yavaş 24 June 2000 Istanbul
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Clayton Latham 29 July 2008 Hamburg
 Chile 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Daniel Pineda 21 April 2012 Santiago de Chile
 Latvia 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Elvijs Misāns 12 July 2016 Saldus
 Ireland 8.07 m (26 ft 5 12 in) Ciaran McDonagh 21 August 2005 La Chaux-de-Fonds
 Dominica 8.06 m (26 ft 5 14 in) A David Registe 15 August 2014 Mexico City
 Turks and Caicos Islands 8.06 m (26 ft 5 14 in) Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye 9 June 2018 Chula Vista
 New Zealand 8.05 m (26 ft 4 34 in) Bob Thomas 20 January 1968 Whangārei
 Slovakia 8.05 m (26 ft 4 34 in) Róbert Széli 6 July 1988 Budapest
 Thailand 8.05 m (26 ft 4 34 in) Supanara Sukhasvasti 10 July 2011 Kobe
 Azerbaijan 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) Vladimir Tsepelyov 17 September 1978 Tbilisi
 Libya 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) Mohamed Bishty 25 May 1985 Chania
 Cameroon 8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) A Marcel Mayack 2 March 2019 Bafoussam
 Antigua and Barbuda 8.02 m (26 ft 3 12 in) Lester Benjamin 12 May 1984 Baton Rouge
 Kuwait 8.02 m (26 ft 3 12 in) Saleh Abdelaziz Al Haddad 5 May 2009 Al-Kuwait
 Malaysia 8.02 m (26 ft 3 12 in) Andre Anura 7 December 2019 New Clark City
 Tunisia 8.01 m (26 ft 3 14 in) Anis Gallali 22 August 1998 Dakar
 Iceland 8.00 m (26 ft 2 34 in) Jón Arnar Magnússon 26 August 1994 Reykjavík
 Burkina Faso 8.00 m (26 ft 2 34 in) Franck Zio 21 June 1998 Viry-Chatillon
 Togo 8.00 m (26 ft 2 34 in) A Teko Georges Folligan 15 September 1999 Johannesburg
 Liberia 8.00 m (26 ft 2 34 in) Cadeau Kelley 18 April 2009 Ypsilanti

Women

Outdoor NR's equal or superior to 6.75 m:

Nation Mark Athlete Date Place
 Soviet Union/
 Russia
7.52 m (24 ft 8 in)Galina Chistyakova 11 June 1988 Leningrad
 United States7.49 m (24 ft 6 34 in)Jackie Joyner-Kersee 22 May 1994 New York City
7.49 m (24 ft 6 34 in) A 31 July 1994 Sestriere
 East Germany/
 Germany
7.48 m (24 ft 6 14 in)Heike Drechsler 9 July 1988 Neubrandenburg
8 July 1992 Lausanne
 Romania7.43 m (24 ft 4 12 in)Anișoara Cușmir 4 June 1983 Bucharest
 Belarus7.39 m (24 ft 2 34 in)Yelena Belevskaya 18 July 1987 Bryansk
 Ukraine7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)Inessa Kravets 13 June 1992 Kyiv
 Kazakhstan7.31 m (23 ft 11 34 in)Yelena Khlopotnova 12 September 1985 Alma Ata
 Brazil7.26 m (23 ft 9 34 in) AMaurren Higa Maggi 26 July 1999 Bogotá
 Lithuania7.20 m (23 ft 7 14 in)Irena Oženko 12 September 1986 Budapest
 Jamaica7.16 m (23 ft 5 34 in) AElva Goulbourne 22 May 2004 Mexico City
 Nigeria7.12 m (23 ft 4 14 in)Chioma Ajunwa 2 August 1996 Atlanta
 Portugal7.12 m (23 ft 4 14 in)Naide Gomes 29 July 2008 Monaco
 Italy7.11 m (23 ft 3 34 in)Fiona May 22 August 1998 Budapest
 Serbia7.10 m (23 ft 3 12 in)Ivana Španović 11 September 2016 Belgrade
 Austria7.09 m (23 ft 3 in)Ludmila Ninova 5 June 1994 Seville
 United Kingdom7.07 m (23 ft 2 14 in)Shara Proctor 28 August 2015 Beijing
 Kyrgyzstan7.06 m (23 ft 1 34 in)Tatyana Kolpakova 31 July 1980 Moscow
 Spain7.06 m (23 ft 1 34 in)Niurka Montalvo 23 August 1999 Seville
 France7.05 m (23 ft 1 12 in)Eunice Barber 14 September 2003 Monaco
 Australia7.05 m (23 ft 1 12 in)Brooke Stratton 12 March 2016 Perth
 Greece7.03 m (23 ft 34 in)Niki Xanthou 18 August 1997 Bellinzona
 Czechoslovakia/
 Slovakia
7.01 m (22 ft 11 34 in)Eva Murková 26 May 1984 Leningrad
 People's Republic of China7.01 m (22 ft 11 34 in)Weili Yao 4 June 1993 Jinan
 Bulgaria7.00 m (22 ft 11 12 in)Silvia Khristova-Moneva 3 August 1986 Sofia
 Cuba6.99 m (22 ft 11 in)Lissette Cuza 3 June 2000 Jena
 Sweden6.99 m (22 ft 11 in)Erica Johansson 5 July 2000 Lausanne
 Canada6.99 m (22 ft 11 in)Christabel Nettey 29 May 2015 Eugene
 Poland6.97 m (22 ft 10 14 in)Agata Karczmarek 6 August 1988 Lublin
 Puerto Rico6.96 m (22 ft 10 in) AMadeline de Jesus 24 July 1988 Mexico City
 Denmark6.96 m (22 ft 10 in)Renata Nielsen 5 June 1994 Seville
 South Africa6.93 m (22 ft 8 34 in)Karin Mey Melis 7 July 2007 Bad Langensalza
7 June 2008
 Colombia6.93 m (22 ft 8 34 in)Caterine Ibarguen 9 September 2018 Ostrava
 Latvia6.92 m (22 ft 8 14 in)Ineta Radēviča 28 July 2010 Barcelona
 British Virgin Islands6.90 m (22 ft 7 12 in)Chantel Malone 26 April 2019 Athens
 Czech Republic6.89 m (22 ft 7 14 in)Jarmila Strejčková 18 September 1982 Prague
 Turkey6.87 m (22 ft 6 14 in)Karin Mey Melis 31 July 2009 Leverkusen
 Estonia6.87 m (22 ft 6 14 in)Ksenija Balta 8 August 2010 Tallinn
 Hungary6.86 m (22 ft 6 in)Tünde Vaszi 7 August 2001 Edmonton
 Japan6.86 m (22 ft 6 in)Kumiko Imura 6 May 2006 Osaka
 Belgium6.86 m (22 ft 6 in)Nafissatou Thiam 18 August 2019 Birmingham
 Finland6.85 m (22 ft 5 12 in)Ringa Ropo-Junnila 11 August 1990 Lahti
  Switzerland6.84 m (22 ft 5 14 in)Irene Pusterla 20 August 2011 Chiasso
 Sierra Leone6.83 m (22 ft 4 34 in)Eunice Barber 9 May 1999 Reims
 India6.83 m (22 ft 4 34 in)Anju Bobby George 27 August 2004 Athens
 Bahamas6.83 m (22 ft 4 34 in)Bianca Stuart 26 June 2015 Nassau
 Trinidad and Tobago6.82 m (22 ft 4 12 in)Rhonda Watkins 25 May 2007 Eugene
 Guyana6.81 m (22 ft 4 in)Jennifer Inniss 18 June 1983 Indianapolis
 Uzbekistan6.81 m (22 ft 4 in)Yuliya Tarasova 4 June 2010 Tashkent
 Cyprus6.80 m (22 ft 3 12 in)Maroula Lambrou 25 March 1985 Limassol
 Slovenia6.78 m (22 ft 2 34 in)Nina Kolarič 29 June 2008 Ptuj
 Netherlands6.78 m (22 ft 2 34 in)Dafne Schippers 26 July 2014 Amsterdam
 Syria6.77 m (22 ft 2 12 in)Ghada Shouaa 26 May 1996 Götzis
 South Korea6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)Soon-ok Jung 4 June 2009 Daegu
 Barbados6.75 m (22 ft 1 12 in)Akela Jones 14 May 2016 Fort Worth

Notes and references

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  2. Judith Swaddling (1999). The Ancient Olympic Games. University of Texas Pres. ISBN 0292777515.
  3. Miller, p. 66
  4. Miller, p. 67
  5. "Ancient Origins". The Times/The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
  6. Miller, p. 68
  7. Tricard, Louise Mead (1 July 1996). American Women's Track & Field: A History, 1895 Through 1980. McFarland & Company. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-7864-0219-9.
  8. Ron Reid (29 July 1974). "The Flip That Led To A Flap". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
  9. Athlete profile for Iván Pedroso. Iaaf.org (17 December 1972). Retrieved on 2013-04-20.
  10. Pedroso may lose record. The Victoria Advocate (4 August 1995).
  11. "Men's Outdoor Long Jump | Records". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  12. "Women's Outdoor Long Jump | Records". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  13. "Men's Indoor Long Jump | Records". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  14. "Women's Indoor Long Jump | Records". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  15. Long Jump – men – senior – outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.
  16. Long Jump – men – senior – indoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.
  17. "400m Hurdles Semi-Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  18. Jon Mulkeen (30 June 2018). "Echevarria extends long jump world lead to 8.68m in Bad Langensalza". IAAF. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  19. "Long Jump Results". asaseniors.co.za. 22 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  20. Roy Jordan (4 July 2016). "Six world leads on third day of US Olympic Trials". IAAF. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  21. Long Jump – women – senior – outdoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.
  22. Long Jump – women – senior – indoor. IAAF. Retrieved on 25 January 2014.
  23. Roy Jordan (3 July 2016). "Reese's big leap highlights early action at US Olympic Trials". IAAF. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  24. "Long Jump Results" (PDF). IAAF. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  25. "Long Jump Results" (PDF). European Athletics. 5 March 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  26. "Women's Long Jump Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  27. "Long Jump Results". lalive.de. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  28. Vol. 3 No. 20 June, 1963, and a New 440 WR by ADOLPH PLUMMER. onceuponatimeinthevest.blogspot.com. Note: This article indicates they were measuring in Imperial at Modesto in 1963 (and probably most other years in this era). Particularly notable is that this measurement under windy conditions is likely the best wind legal, but not even the winning jump of the competition (Phil Shinnick 27'4") or Boston's best jump that day
  29. Note: Olympic Trials measured metrically. Also did 8.49w that day. usatf.org (PDF) . Retrieved on 20 January 2016.
  30. Town / City With Most World Records. trackandfieldnews.com. April 2013

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