Men's long jump world

record progression
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The men's long jump world record
progression lists records ratified by
the International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF) starting in 1912. The inaugural
record was the 7.61 m performance by Peter
O'Connor in 1901.[1]

Contents

 1Record progression
o 1.1Low altitude record progression
1965–1991
 2Graphic evolution
 3See also
 4References  21
0    Heik  Tallinn, Jun
. e Soviet e
Record progression[edit] 9 Drechsler 
(GDR)
Union 198
6[1]

Win
Mark Athlete Venue Date
d

  7.61 m    Peter  5
(24 ft 11+1⁄2 i O'Connor (IR  Dublin, Ireland August
n) E) 1901[1]
  7.69 m    Edward
 Cambridge, Un  23 July
(25 ft 2+3⁄4 in Gourdin (USA
ited States 1921[1]
) )
  7.76 m    Robert
 7 July
(25 ft 5+1⁄2 in LeGendre (US  Paris, France
1924[1]
) A)
  7.89 m    DeHart
 Chicago,  13 June
(25 ft 10+3⁄4 i Hubbard (US
United States 1925[1]
n) A)
  7.90 m    Edward  Cambridge,  7 July
(25 ft 11 in) Hamm (USA) United States 1928[1]
 9
  7.93 m    Sylvio Septem
0.0  Paris, France
(26 ft 0 in) Cator (HAI) ber
1928[1]
  27
  7.98 m    Chuhei
0.5  Tokyo, Japan October
(26 ft 2 in) Nambu (JPN) 1931[1]
  8.13 m    Jesse  Ann Arbor,  25 May
1.5
(26 ft 8 in) Owens (USA) United States 1935[1]
  8.21 m  12
   Ralph  Walnut, United
(26 ft 11+1⁄4 i 0.0 August
Boston (USA) States
n) 1960[1]
  8.24 m    Ralph  Modesto,  27 May
1.8
(27 ft 1⁄2 in) Boston (USA) United States 1961[1]
  8.28 m    Ralph  Moscow, Sovi  16 July
1.2
(27 ft 2 in) Boston (USA) et Union 1961[1]
   Igor
  8.31 m
Ter-  Yerevan,  10 June
(27 ft 3+1⁄4 in −0.1
Ovanesyan (U Soviet Union 1962[1]
)
RS)
   Phil
  8.33 m  Modesto,  25 May
Shinnick (US
(27 ft 4 in) United States 1963[2]
A)
 12
  8.34 m
   Ralph  Los Angeles, Septem
(27 ft 4+1⁄4 in 1.0
Boston (USA) United States ber
)
1964[1]
  8.35 m
   Ralph  Modesto,  29 May
(27 ft 4+3⁄4 in 0.0
Boston (USA) United States 1965[1]
)
   Igor
  8.35 m  19
Ter-  Mexico
(27 ft 4+3⁄4 in 0.0 October
Ovanesyan (U City, Mexico
) at Altitude 1967[1]
RS)
  8.90 m    Bob  18
 Mexico City,
(29 ft 2+1⁄2 in 2.0 Beamon (USA October
Mexico
) at Altitude ) 1968[1]
  8.95 m  30
   Mike  Shinjuku,
(29 ft 4+1⁄4 in 0.3 August
Powell (USA) Tokyo, Japan
) 1991[1]

Low altitude record progression 1965–

1991[edit]
The IAAF considers marks set at high altitude as
acceptable for record consideration. However, high
altitude can significantly assist long
jump performances. At the 1968 Summer
Olympics in Mexico City, Bob Beamon broke the
existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21+5⁄8 in), and
his world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2+3⁄8 in) stood
until Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4+3⁄8 in) in
1991. However, Beamon's jump was set at an
altitude of 2,240 m (7,350 ft), with a maximum
allowable wind, factors which assisted his
performance.[3]
This list contains the progression of long jump
marks set at low altitude starting with the mark that
stood at Beamon's record in 1968 to Powell's 1991
world record.

Win
Mark Athlete Venue Date
d

  8.35 m 0.0    Ralph  Modesto,  29

(27 ft 4+3⁄4 in Boston (USA) United States May
) 1965[1
]

  8.35 m  15
   Josef  Stuttgart, West July
(27 ft 4+3⁄4 in 0.8
Schwarz (FRG) Germany 1970[4
) ]

  8.45 m  25
   Nenad  Montreal, Can July
(27 ft 8+3⁄4 in 2.0
Stekić (YUG) ada 1975[4
) ]

 26
  8.52 m Augu
   Larry  Montreal,
(27 ft 11+1⁄2 i 0.0 st
Myricks (USA) Canada
n) 1979[4
]

 28
  8.54 m    Lutz  Moscow,
0.9 July
(28 ft 1⁄4 in) Dombrowski (G Soviet Union 1980[4
DR) ]

  8.62 m  20
   Carl  Sacramento, June
(28 ft 3+1⁄4 in 0.8
Lewis (USA) United States 1981[4
) ]

  8.76 m    Carl  Indianapolis,

1.0
(28 ft 9 in) Lewis (USA) United States
 19
  8.79 m    Carl  Indianapolis, June
1.9
(28 ft 10 in) Lewis (USA) United States 1983[4
]

 30
  8.95 m Augu
   Mike  Shinjuku,
(29 ft 4+1⁄4 in 0.3 st
Powell (USA) Tokyo, Japan
) 1991[1
]
Graphic evolution[edit]

World record progression for the Long Jump (men). Year on the
horizontal axis, length in meters on the vertical.

See also[edit]
 Women's long jump world record
progression

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:                                        "12th IAAF
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t

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 29 June
2011. Retrieved 5 August  2019.
2. ^ "US long jumper Shinnick retroactively
recognised as world record-breaker | World
Athletics".  www.worldathletics.org.
Retrieved  2021-06-28.
3. ^ Ward-Smith, A. J. (1986). "Altitude and wind
effects on long jump performance with particular
 reference to the world record established by
Bob Beamon".  Journal of Sports
Sciences. 4  (2): 89–
99. doi:10.1080/02640418608732104.  PMID  3
586109.
4. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f http://www.alltime-
athletics.com/mlongok.html All-time men's best
long jump
  7.45 m (24 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
 3
1    Heik  Dresden, Jul
  7.45 m (24 ft 5+1⁄4 in) . e East y
1 Drechsler  Germany 198
(GDR)
6[1]
 13
   Jacki Au
0  Indianapoli
e Joyner- gus
  7.45 m (24 ft 5+1⁄4 in) . s, United
Kersee (U t
6 States
SA) 198
7[1]
 11
   Gali
1  Leningrad, Jun
na
  7.45 m (24 ft 5+1⁄4 in) . Soviet e
Chistyako
0 Union 198
va (URS)
8[1]
 11
   Gali
1  Leningrad, Jun
na
  7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) . Soviet e
Chistyako
4 Union 198
va (URS)
8[1]

See also[edit]
 Men's long jump world record progression
 Women's long jump Italian record progression

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:                                                                          "12th IAAF World
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak

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 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August  2009.

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