Long jump world record progression
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The following table shows the World Record Progression in the Men's and Women's long jump, officially ratified by the IAAF.
Men
File:LongJumpProgression.gif
World record progression for the Long Jump (men).
The first world record in the men's long jump was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. That inaugural record was the 7.61 m performance by Peter O'Connor in 1901.[1]
As of June 21, 2009, 18 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.[1]
| Mark | Wind | Athlete | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |  Peter O'Connor (IRE) |
Dublin, Ireland | 5 August 1901[1] | |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |  Edward Gourdin (USA) |
Cambridge, United States | 23 July 1921[1] | |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | Robert LeGendre (USA) |
Paris, France | 7 July 1924[1] | |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | DeHart Hubbard (USA) |
Chicago, United States | 13 June 1925[1] | |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | Edward Hamm (USA) |
Cambridge, United States | 7 July 1928[1] | |
| 7.93 m (26 ft 0 in) | 0.0 |  Sylvio Cator (HAI) |
Paris, France | 9 September 1928[1] |
| 7.98 m (26 ft 2 in) | 0.5 |  Chuhei Nambu (JPN) |
Tokyo, Japan | 27 October 1931[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | 1.5 | Jesse Owens (USA) |
Ann Arbor, United States | 25 May 1935[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | 0.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Walnut, United States | 12 August 1960[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | 1.8 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Modesto, United States | 27 May 1961[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | 1.2 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Moscow, Soviet Union | 16 July 1961[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | -0.1 |  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) |
Yerevan, Soviet Union | 10 June 1962[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | 0.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Kingston, Jamaica | 15 August 1964[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | 1.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Los Angeles, United States | 12 September 1964[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | 0.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Modesto, United States | 29 May 1965[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). at Altitude | 0.0 | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) |
Mexico City, Mexico | 19 October 1967[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). at Altitude | 2.0 | Bob Beamon (USA) |
Mexico City, Mexico | 18 October 1968[1] |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | 0.3 | Mike Powell (USA) |
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991[1] |
Women
The first world record in the women's long jump was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1936.
As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF (and the FSFI before it) have ratified 36 world records in the event.[2]
| Mark | Wind | Athlete | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |  Marie Mejzlikova II (TCH) |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6 August 1922[2] | |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | Marie Mejzlikova II (TCH) |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | 23 September 1923[2] | |
| Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |  Muriel Gunn (GBR) |
London, United Kingdom | 2 August 1926[2] | |
| 5.50 m (18 ft 01⁄2 in) | Kinue Hitomi (JPN) |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 28 August 1926[2] | |
| 5.57 m (18 ft 31⁄4 in) | Muriel Gunn (GBR) |
London, United Kingdom | 1 August 1927[2] | |
| 5.98 m (19 ft 71⁄4 in) | Kinue Hitomi (JPN) |
Osaka, Japan | 20 May 1928[2] | |
| 6.12 m (20 ft 03⁄4 in) |  Christel Schulz (GER) |
Berlin, Nazi Germany | 30 July 1939[2] | |
| 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) |  Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) |
Leiden, Netherlands | 19 September 1943[2] | |
| 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) | 0.2 |  Yvette Williams (NZL) |
Gisborne, New Zealand | 20 February 1954[2] |
| 6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) | 1.3 | Galina Vinogradova (long jumper) (URS) |
Moscow, Soviet Union | 11 September 1955[2] |
| 6.31 m (20 ft 81⁄4 in) | 0.5 | Galina Vinogradova (URS) |
Tbilisi, Soviet Union | 18 November 1955[2] |
| 6.35 m (20 ft 10 in) | 1.0 |  Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL) |
Budapest, Hungary | 20 August 1956[2] |
| 6.35 m (20 ft 10 in) | Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL) |
Melbourne, Australia | 27 November 1956[2] | |
| 6.40 m (20 ft 113⁄4 in) | 0.0 |  Hildrun Claus (GDR) |
Erfurt, East Germany | 7 August 1960[2] |
| 6.42 m (21 ft 03⁄4 in) | 1.4 | Hildrun Claus (GDR) |
East Berlin, East Germany | 23 June 1961[2] |
| 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) | -1.5 | Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) |
Moscow, Soviet Union | 16 July 1961[2] |
| 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in) | 1.5 | Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) |
Leipzig, East Germany | 10 June 1962[2] |
| 6.70 m (21 ft 113⁄4 in) | Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) |
Moscow, Soviet Union | 4 July 1964[2] | |
| 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) | -1.6 | Mary Rand (GBR) |
Tokyo, Japan | 14 October 1964[2] |
| 6.82 m (22 ft 41⁄2 in) at Altitude | 0.0 |  Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROU) |
Mexico City, Mexico | 14 October 1968[2] |
| 6.84 m (22 ft 51⁄4 in) | 0.0 |  Heide Rosendahl (FRG) |
Torino, Italy | 3 September 1970[2] |
| 6.92 m (22 ft 81⁄4 in) | 1.6 | Angela Voigt (GDR) |
Dresden, East Germany | 9 May 1976[2] |
| 6.99 m (22 ft 11 in) | 2.0 | Siegrun Siegl (GDR) |
Dresden, East Germany | 19 May 1976[2] |
| 7.07 m (23 ft 21⁄4 in) | 1.9 | Vilma Bardauskiené (URS) |
Kishinyov, Soviet Union | 18 August 1978[2] |
| 7.09 m (23 ft 3 in) | 0.0 | Vilma Bardauskiené (URS) |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | 29 August 1978[2] |
| 7.15 m (23 ft 51⁄4 in) | 0.3 | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1982[2] |
| 7.20 m (23 ft 71⁄4 in) | -0.3 | Valy Ionescu (ROU) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1982[2] |
| 7.21 m (23 ft 73⁄4 in) | 0.6 | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) |
Bucharest, Romania | 15 May 1983[2] |
| 7.27 m (23 ft 10 in) | 0.6 | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) |
Bucharest, Romania | 4 June 1983[2] |
| 7.43 m (24 ft 41⁄2 in) | 1.4 | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) |
Bucharest, Romania | 4 June 1983[2] |
| 7.44 m (24 ft 43⁄4 in) | 2.0 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
East Berlin, East Germany | 22 September 1985[2] |
| 7.45 m (24 ft 51⁄4 in) | 0.9 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
Tallinn, Soviet Union | 21 June 1986[2] |
| 7.45 m (24 ft 51⁄4 in) | 1.1 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
Dresden, East Germany | 3 July 1986[2] |
| 7.45 m (24 ft 51⁄4 in) | 0.6 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
Indianapolis, United States | 13 August 1987[2] |
| 7.45 m (24 ft 51⁄4 in) | 1.0 | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988[2] |
| 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) | 1.4 | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988[2] |
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
