World record progression long jump
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The world record progression long jump as recognized by the IAAF.
[edit] Men
| MARK | ATHLETE | VENUE | DATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.61 |  Peter O'Connor (IRL) |
Dublin | 1901-08-05 |
| 7.69 |  Edwin Gourdin (USA) |
Cambridge | 1923-07-23 |
| 7.76 | Robert LeGendre (USA) |
Paris | 1924-07-07 |
| 7.89 | William DeHart Hubbard (USA) |
Chicago | 1925-06-13 |
| 7.90 | Edward Hamm (USA) |
Cambridge | 1928-07-07 |
| 7.93 |  Sylvio Cator (HAI) |
Paris | 1928-09-09 |
| 7.98 |  Chuhei Nambu (JPN) |
Tokyo | 1931-10-27 |
| 8.13 | Jesse Owens (USA) |
Ann Arbor | 1935-05-25 |
| 8.21 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Walnut | 1960-08-12 |
| 8.24 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Modesto | 1961-05-27 |
| 8.28 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Moscow | 1961-07-16 |
| 8.31 |  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) |
Yerevan | 1962-06-10 |
| 8.31 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Kingston | 1964-08-15 |
| 8.34 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Los Angeles | 1964-09-12 |
| 8.35 | Ralph Boston (USA) |
Modesto | 1965-05-29 |
| 8.35 | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) |
Mexico City | 1967-10-19 |
| 8.90 | Bob Beamon (USA) |
Mexico City | 1968-10-18 |
| 8.95 | Mike Powell (USA) |
Tokyo | 1991-08-30 |
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