The following table shows the World Record Progression in the Men's and Women's long jump, officially ratified by the IAAF.
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 | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.61 | Peter O'Connor (GBR) | Dublin, Ireland | 5 August 1901[1] | |
| 7.69 | Edward Gourdin (USA) | Cambridge, United States | 23 July 1921[1] | |
| 7.76 | Robert LeGendre (USA) | Paris, France | 7 July 1924[1] | |
| 7.89 | DeHart Hubbard (USA) | Chicago, United States | 13 June 1925[1] | |
| 7.90 | Edward Hamm (USA) | Cambridge, United States | 7 July 1928[1] | |
| 7.93 | 0.0 | Sylvio Cator (HAI) | Paris, France | 9 September 1928[1] |
| 7.98 | 0.5 | Chuhei Nambu (JPN) | Tokyo, Japan | 27 October 1931[1] |
| 8.13 | 1.5 | Jesse Owens (USA) | Ann Arbor, United States | 25 May 1935[1] |
| 8.21 | 0.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Walnut, United States | 12 August 1960[1] |
| 8.24 | 1.8 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Modesto, United States | 27 May 1961[1] |
| 8.28 | 1.2 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Moscow, Soviet Union | 16 July 1961[1] |
| 8.31 | -0.1 | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) | Yerevan, Soviet Union | 10 June 1962[1] |
| 8.31 | 0.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Kingston, Jamaica | 15 August 1964[1] |
| 8.34 | 1.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Los Angeles, United States | 12 September 1964[1] |
| 8.35 | 0.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Modesto, United States | 29 May 1965[1] |
| 8.35 | 0.0 | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) | Mexico City, Mexico | 19 October 1967[1] |
| 8.90 | 2.0 | Bob Beamon (USA) | Mexico City, Mexico | 18 October 1968[1] |
| 8.95 | 0.3 | Mike Powell (USA) | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991[1] |
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 | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.16 | Marie Mejzlikova II (TCH) | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6 Aug 1922[2] | |
| 5.30 | Marie Mejzlikova II (TCH) | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 23 Sept 1923[2] | |
| 5.485 | Muriel Gunn (GBR) | London, United Kingdom | 2 Aug 1926[2] | |
| 5.50 | Kinue Hitomi (JPN) | Gothenburg, Sweden | 28 Aug 1926[2] | |
| 5.57 | Muriel Gunn (GBR) | London, United Kingdom | 1 Aug 1927[2] | |
| 5.98 | Kinue Hitomi (JPN) | Osaka, Japan | 20 May 1928[2] | |
| 6.12 | Christel Schultz (GER) | Berlin, Nazi Germany | 30 July 1939[2] | |
| 6.25 | Francina Blankers-Koen (NED) | Leiden, Netherlands | 19 September 1943[2] | |
| 6.28 | 0.2 | Yvette Williams (NZL) | Gisborne, New Zealand | 20 February 1954[2] |
| 6.28 | 1.3 | Galina Vinogradova (URS) | Moscow, Soviet Union | 11 September 1955[2] |
| 6.31 | 0.5 | Galina Vinogradova (URS) | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | 18 November 1955[2] |
| 6.35 | 1.0 | Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL) | Budapest, Hungary | 20 August 1956[2] |
| 6.35 | Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL) | Melbourne, Australia | 27 November 1956[2] | |
| 6.40 | 0.0 | Hildrun Claus (GDR) | Erfurt, East Germany | 7 August 1960[2] |
| 6.42 | 1.4 | Hildrun Claus (GDR) | Berlin, East Germany | 23 June 1961[2] |
| 6.48 | -1.5 | Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) | Moscow, Soviet Union | 16 July 1961[2] |
| 6.53 | 1.5 | Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) | Leipzig, East Germany | 10 June 1962[2] |
| 6.70 | Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) | Moscow, Soviet Union | 4 July 1964[2] | |
| 6.76 | -1.6 | Mary Rand (GBR) | Tokyo, Japan | 14 October 1964[2] |
| 6.82 | 0.0 | Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROU) | Mexico City, Mexico | 14 October 1968[2] |
| 6.84 | 0.0 | Heide Rosendahl (DEU) | Torino, Italy | 3 September 1970[2] |
| 6.92 | 1.6 | Angela Voigt (GDR) | Dresden, East Germany | 9 May 1976[2] |
| 6.99 | 2.0 | Siegrun Siegl (GDR) | Dresden, East Germany | 19 May 1976[2] |
| 7.07 | 1.9 | Vilma Bardauskiené (URS) | Kishinyov, Soviet Union | 18 August 1978[2] |
| 7.09 | 0.0 | Vilma Bardauskiené (URS) | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 29 August 1978[2] |
| 7.15 | 0.3 | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) | Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1982[2] |
| 7.20 | -0.3 | Valy Ionescu (ROU) | Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1982[2] |
| 7.21 | 0.6 | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) | Bucharest, Romania | 15 May 1983[2] |
| 7.27 | 0.6 | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) | Bucharest, Romania | 4 June 1983[2] |
| 7.43 | 1.4 | Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) | Bucharest, Romania | 4 June 1983[2] |
| 7.44 | 2.0 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | East Berlin, East Germany | 22 September 1985[2] |
| 7.45 | 0.9 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | Tallinn, Soviet Union | 21 June 1986[2] |
| 7.45 | 1.1 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | Dresden, East Germany | 3 July 1986[2] |
| 7.45 | 0.6 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | Indianapolis, United States | 13 August 1987[2] |
| 7.45 | 1.0 | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988[2] |
| 7.52 | 1.4 | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988[2] |
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