Long jump world record progression
The following table shows the World Record Progression in the Men's and Women's long jump, officially ratified by the IAAF.
Men

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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
7.61 m (24 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ![]() |
Dublin, Ireland | 5 August 1901[1] | |
7.69 m (25 ft 2 3⁄4 in) | ![]() |
Cambridge, United States | 23 July 1921[1] | |
7.76 m (25 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ![]() |
Paris, France | 7 July 1924[1] | |
7.89 m (25 ft 10 3⁄4 in) | ![]() |
Chicago, United States | 13 June 1925[1] | |
7.90 m (25 ft 11 in) | ![]() |
Cambridge, United States | 7 July 1928[1] | |
7.93 m (26 ft 0 in) | 0.0 | ![]() |
Paris, France | 9 September 1928[1] |
7.98 m (26 ft 2 in) | 0.5 | ![]() |
Tokyo, Japan | 27 October 1931[1] |
8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) | 1.5 | ![]() |
Ann Arbor, United States | 25 May 1935[1] |
8.21 m (26 ft 11 1⁄4 in) | 0.0 | ![]() |
Walnut, United States | 12 August 1960[1] |
8.24 m (27 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.8 | ![]() |
Modesto, United States | 27 May 1961[1] |
8.28 m (27 ft 2 in) | 1.2 | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union | 16 July 1961[1] |
8.31 m (27 ft 3 1⁄4 in) | -0.1 | ![]() |
Yerevan, Soviet Union | 10 June 1962[1] |
8.31 m (27 ft 3 1⁄4 in) | 0.0 | ![]() |
Kingston, Jamaica | 15 August 1964[1] |
8.34 m (27 ft 4 1⁄4 in) | 1.0 | ![]() |
Los Angeles, United States | 12 September 1964[1] |
8.35 m (27 ft 4 3⁄4 in) | 0.0 | ![]() |
Modesto, United States | 29 May 1965[1] |
8.35 m (27 ft 4 3⁄4 in) at Altitude | 0.0 | ![]() |
Mexico City, Mexico | 19 October 1967[1] |
8.90 m (29 ft 2 1⁄2 in) at Altitude | 2.0 | ![]() |
Mexico City, Mexico | 18 October 1968[1] |
8.95 m (29 ft 4 1⁄4 in) | 0.3 | ![]() |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
5.16 m (16 ft 11 1⁄8 in) | ![]() |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6 August 1922[2] | |
5.30 m (17 ft 4 11⁄16 in) | ![]() |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | 23 September 1923[2] | |
5.485 m (17 ft 11 15⁄16 in) | ![]() |
London, United Kingdom | 2 August 1926[2] | |
5.50 m (18 ft 0 1⁄2 in) | ![]() |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 28 August 1926[2] | |
5.57 m (18 ft 3 1⁄4 in) | ![]() |
London, United Kingdom | 1 August 1927[2] | |
5.98 m (19 ft 7 1⁄4 in) | ![]() |
Osaka, Japan | 20 May 1928[2] | |
6.12 m (20 ft 0 3⁄4 in) | ![]() |
Berlin, Nazi Germany | 30 July 1939[2] | |
6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) | ![]() |
Leiden, Netherlands | 19 September 1943[2] | |
6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) | 0.2 | ![]() |
Gisborne, New Zealand | 20 February 1954[2] |
6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) | 1.3 | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union | 11 September 1955[2] |
6.31 m (20 ft 8 1⁄4 in) | 0.5 | ![]() |
Tbilisi, Soviet Union | 18 November 1955[2] |
6.35 m (20 ft 10 in) | 1.0 | ![]() |
Budapest, Hungary | 20 August 1956[2] |
6.35 m (20 ft 10 in) | ![]() |
Melbourne, Australia | 27 November 1956[2] | |
6.40 m (20 ft 11 3⁄4 in) | 0.0 | ![]() |
Erfurt, East Germany | 7 August 1960[2] |
6.42 m (21 ft 0 3⁄4 in) | 1.4 | ![]() |
East Berlin, East Germany | 23 June 1961[2] |
6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) | -1.5 | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union | 16 July 1961[2] |
6.53 m (21 ft 5 in) | 1.5 | ![]() |
Leipzig, East Germany | 10 June 1962[2] |
6.70 m (21 ft 11 3⁄4 in) | ![]() |
Moscow, Soviet Union | 4 July 1964[2] | |
6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) | -1.6 | ![]() |
Tokyo, Japan | 14 October 1964[2] |
6.82 m (22 ft 4 1⁄2 in) at Altitude | 0.0 | ![]() |
Mexico City, Mexico | 14 October 1968[2] |
6.84 m (22 ft 5 1⁄4 in) | 0.0 | ![]() |
Torino, Italy | 3 September 1970[2] |
6.92 m (22 ft 8 1⁄4 in) | 1.6 | ![]() |
Dresden, East Germany | 9 May 1976[2] |
6.99 m (22 ft 11 in) | 2.0 | ![]() |
Dresden, East Germany | 19 May 1976[2] |
7.07 m (23 ft 2 1⁄4 in) | 1.9 | ![]() |
Kishinyov, Soviet Union | 18 August 1978[2] |
7.09 m (23 ft 3 in) | 0.0 | ![]() |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | 29 August 1978[2] |
7.15 m (23 ft 5 1⁄4 in) | 0.3 | ![]() |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1982[2] |
7.20 m (23 ft 7 1⁄4 in) | -0.3 | ![]() |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1982[2] |
7.21 m (23 ft 7 3⁄4 in) | 0.6 | ![]() |
Bucharest, Romania | 15 May 1983[2] |
7.27 m (23 ft 10 in) | 0.6 | ![]() |
Bucharest, Romania | 4 June 1983[2] |
7.43 m (24 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.4 | ![]() |
Bucharest, Romania | 4 June 1983[2] |
7.44 m (24 ft 4 3⁄4 in) | 2.0 | ![]() |
East Berlin, East Germany | 22 September 1985[2] |
7.45 m (24 ft 5 1⁄4 in) | 0.9 | ![]() |
Tallinn, Soviet Union | 21 June 1986[2] |
7.45 m (24 ft 5 1⁄4 in) | 1.1 | ![]() |
Dresden, East Germany | 3 July 1986[2] |
7.45 m (24 ft 5 1⁄4 in) | 0.6 | ![]() |
Indianapolis, United States | 13 August 1987[2] |
7.45 m (24 ft 5 1⁄4 in) | 1.0 | ![]() |
Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988[2] |
7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) | 1.4 | ![]() |
Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988[2] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 556. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 646. Archived from the original (pdf) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
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