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Long jump
An athlete performing the long jump at the2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
World records
MenUnited StatesMike Powell8.95 m (29 ft4+14in) (1991)
WomenSoviet UnionGalina Chistyakova7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988)
Olympic records
MenUnited StatesBob Beamon8.90 m (29 ft2+14in)A(1968)
WomenUnited StatesJackie Joyner-Kersee7.40 m (24 ft3+14in) (1988)
World Championship records
MenUnited StatesMike Powell8.95 m (29 ft4+14in) (1991)
WomenUnited StatesJackie Joyner-Kersee7.36 m (24 ft1+34in) (1987)
World Indoor Championship records
MenCubaIván Pedroso8.62 m (28 ft3+14in) (1999)
WomenUnited StatesBrittney Reese7.23 m (23 ft8+12in) (2012)
Women's Long Jump Final28th Summer Universiade 2015

Thelong jumpis atrack and fieldevent in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with thetriple jump,the two events that measure jumping for distance as a group are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". This event has a history in theancient Olympic Gamesand has been a modern Olympic event for men since the first Olympics in 1896 and for women since 1948.

Rules

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An indicator of wind direction and a device for measuring wind speed (here +2.6 m/s) along a run-up track

At the elite level, competitors run down a runway (usually coated with the samerubberized surfaceas running tracks,crumb rubberorvulcanized rubber,known generally as anall-weather track) and jump as far as they can from a wooden or synthetic board, 20 centimetres or 8 inches wide, that is built flush with the runway, into a pit filled with soft damp sand. If the competitor starts the leap with any part of the foot past the foul line, the jump is declared a foul and no distance is recorded. To detect this occurrence, a layer ofplasticineis placed at a 90° angle immediately after the board. An official (similar to areferee) will also watch the jump and make the determination. In recent times,laser sensorsandhigh-speed camerashave replaced the plasticine at elite competitions (likeDiamond Leaguemeetings). The competitor can initiate the jump from any point behind the foul line; however, the distance measured will always be perpendicular to the foul line to the nearest break in the sand caused by any part of the body or uniform. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the competitor to get as close to the foul line as possible. Competitors are allowed to place two marks along the side of the runway in order to assist them to jump accurately. At a lesser meet and facilities, the plasticine will likely not exist, the runway might be a different surface or jumpers may initiate their jump from a painted or taped mark on the runway. At a smaller meet, the number of attempts might also be limited to four or three.

Each competitor has a set number of attempts. That would normally be three trials, with three additional jumps being awarded to the best eight or nine (depending on the number of lanes on the track at that facility, so the event is equatable to track events) competitors. All valid attempts will be recorded but only the best mark counts towards the results. The competitor with the longest valid jump (from either the trial or final rounds) is declared the winner at the end of competition. In the event of an exact tie, then comparing the next best jumps of the tied competitors will be used to determine place. In a large, multi-day elite competition (like theOlympicsorWorld Championships), a qualification is held in order to select at least 12 finalists. Ties and automatic qualifying distances are potential factors. In the final, a set of trial round jumps will be held, with the best eight performers advancing to the final rounds. (For specific rules and regulations in United States Track & Field see Rule 185)[1]

For record purposes, the maximum acceptedwind assistanceis two metres per second (4.5 mph).

History

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Halteresused in athletic games in ancient Greece
A long jump from standing. The jumper on the left performs a distinctiveisometric press,primarily by applying downward pressure onto his bent rear leg. This acts as a means of preloading the muscles prior to engaging in the jump. The halteres would be swung up and down before taking off on an upswing. The jumper to the right of him is mid-flight and performs a distinctive bending and tucking of his legs in order to increase the distance of the jump. The vase on the right shows a jumper coming in to land.

The long jump is the only known jumping event of ancient Greece's original Olympics' pentathlon events. All events that occurred at the Olympic Games were initially supposed to act as a form of training for warfare. The long jump emerged probably because it mirrored the crossing of obstacles such as streams and ravines.[2]After investigating the surviving depictions of the ancient event it is believed that unlike the modern event, athletes were only allowed a short running start.[2]The athletes carried a weight in each hand, which were calledhalteres(between 1 and 4.5 kg). These weights were swung forward as the athlete jumped in order to increase momentum. It was commonly believed that the jumper would throw the weights behind him in midair to increase his forward momentum; however, halteres were held throughout the duration of the jump. Swinging them down and back at the end of the jump would change the athlete's center of gravity and allow the athlete to stretch his legs outward, increasing his distance. The jump itself was made from thebater( "that which is trod upon" ). It was most likely a simple board placed on the stadium track which was removed after the event. The jumpers would land in what was called askamma( "dug-up" area). The idea that this was a pit full of sand is wrong. Sand in the jumping pit is a modern invention.[3]Theskammawas simply a temporary area dug up for that occasion and not something that remained over time.

The long jump was considered one of the most difficult of the events held at the Games since a great deal of skill was required. Music was often played during the jump and Philostratus says that pipes at times would accompany the jump so as to provide a rhythm for the complex movements of the halteres by the athlete.[2]Philostratus is quoted as saying, "The rules regard jumping as the most difficult of the competitions, and they allow the jumper to be given advantages in rhythm by the use of the flute, and in weight by the use of the halter."[4]Most notable in the ancient sport was a man calledChionis,who in the 656 BC Olympics staged a jump of 7.05 m (23 ft1+12in).[5]

There has been some argument by modern scholars over the long jump. Some have attempted to recreate it as atriple jump.The images provide the only evidence for the action so it is more well received that it was much like today's long jump. The main reason some want to call it a triple jump is the presence of a source that claims there once was a fifty-five ancient foot jump done by a man named Phayllos.[6]

The long jump has been part of modern Olympic competition since the inception of theGamesin 1896. In 1914, Dr. Harry Eaton Stewart recommended the "running broad jump" as a standardized track and field event for women.[7]However, it was not until 1948 that the women's long jump was added to theOlympic athletics programme.

Technique

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An athlete performing the long jump as part of theheptathlonat the2013 French Athletics ChampionshipsatStade Charlétyin Paris

There are five main components of the long jump: the approach run, the last two strides, takeoff, action in the air, and landing. Speed in the run-up, or approach, and a high leap off the board are the fundamentals of success. Because speed is such an important factor of the approach, it is not surprising that many long jumpers also compete successfully in sprints. Classic examples of this long jump / sprint doubling are performances byCarl LewisandHeike Drechsler.

Approach

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The objective of the approach is to gradually accelerate to a maximum controlled speed at takeoff. The most important factor for the distance travelled by an object is itsvelocityat takeoff – both the speed and angle. Elite jumpers usually leave the ground at an angle of 20° or less;[8]therefore, it is more beneficial for a jumper to focus on the speed component of the jump. The greater the speed at takeoff, the longer the trajectory of the center of mass will be. The importance of takeoff speed is a factor in the success of sprinters in this event.

The length of the approach is usually consistent distance for an athlete. Approaches can vary between 12 and 19 steps on the novice and intermediate levels, while at the elite level they are closer to between 20 and 22 steps. The exact distance and number of steps in an approach depends on the jumper's experience, sprinting technique, and conditioning level. Consistency in the approach is important as it is the competitor's objective to get as close to the front of the takeoff board as possible without crossing the line with any part of the foot.

Last two steps

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The objective of the last two steps is to prepare the body for takeoff while conserving as much speed as possible.

The penultimate step is longer than the previous ones and than the final one before takeoff. The competitor begins to lower his or her center of gravity to prepare the body for the vertical impulse. The last step is shorter because the body is beginning to raise the center of gravity in preparation for takeoff.

The last two steps are extremely important because they determine the velocity at which the competitor will enter the jump.

Takeoff

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Takeoff board

The objective of the takeoff is to create a vertical impulse through the athlete's center of gravity while maintaining balance and control.

This phase is one of the most technical parts of the long jump. Jumpers must be conscious to place the foot flat on the ground, because jumping off either the heels or the toes negatively affects the jump. Taking off from the board heel-first has a braking effect, which decreases velocity and strains the joints. Jumping off the toes decreases stability, putting the leg at risk of buckling or collapsing from underneath the jumper. While concentrating on foot placement, the athlete must also work to maintain proper body position, keeping the torso upright and moving the hips forward and up to achieve the maximum distance from board contact to foot release.

There are four main styles of takeoff: the double-arm style, the kick style, the power sprint or bounding takeoff, and the sprint takeoff.

Double-arm

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The double-arm style of takeoff works by moving both arms in a vertical direction as the competitor takes off. This produces a high hip height and a large vertical impulse.

Kick

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The kick style takeoff is where the athlete actively cycles the leg before a full impulse has been directed into the board then landing into the pit. This requires great strength in the hamstrings. This causes the jumper to jump to large distances.

Power sprint or bounding

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The power sprint takeoff, or bounding takeoff, is one of the more common elite styles. Very similar to the sprint style, the body resembles a sprinter in full stride. However, there is one major difference. The arm that pushes back on takeoff (the arm on the side of the takeoff leg) fully extends backward, rather than remaining at a bent position. This additional extension increases the impulse at takeoff.

Sprint

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The sprint takeoff is the style most widely instructed by coaching staff. This is a classic single-arm action that resembles a jumper in full stride. It is an efficient takeoff style for maintaining velocity through takeoff.

The "correct" style of takeoff will vary from athlete to athlete.

Action in the air and landing

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Adecathletelanding a jump close to the 8-metre mark

There are three major flight techniques for the long jump: the hang, the hitch-kick, and the sail. Each technique is to combat the forward rotation experienced from take-off but is basically down to preference from the athlete. Once the body is airborne, there is nothing that the athlete can do to change the direction they are traveling and consequently where they are going to land in the pit. However, certain techniques influence an athlete's landing, which can affect the distance measured. For example, if an athlete lands feet first but falls back because they are not correctly balanced, a lower distance will be measured.

Hang

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Following the pivotal takeoff phase, the jumper executes a deliberate maneuver wherein the free leg descends until it aligns directly beneath the hips. This strategic positioning, characterized by an elongated and streamlined body silhouette, is meticulously crafted to minimize rotational forces. By maximizing the distance between both the arm and leg extremities and the hips—the theoretical center of mass—the rotational inertia is significantly increased. Leveraging the principle that longer levers rotate at a slower pace than shorter ones, this configuration facilitates a controlled and stable aerial trajectory.

As the free leg descends to meet the takeoff leg, forming an angle of 180° relative to the ground, a symmetrical alignment is achieved with both knees positioned directly beneath the hips. This alignment marks the apex of stability during the airborne phase, as minimal rotational tendencies are manifested. This aerodynamically advantageous posture, colloquially termed the "180° position", epitomizes the pinnacle of equilibrium, affording the jumper enhanced control and poise amidst the dynamic forces encountered in flight.[9]

Hitch-kick

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In the realm of athletic performance, particularly in the domain of jumping techniques, a prevalent strategy observed among practitioners involves the utilization of a single-step arm and leg cycle. This technique, ingrained within the repertoire of many athletes, serves a fundamental purpose: to mitigate and alleviate the forward rotation momentum experienced during the jump. Characterized by a deliberate and synchronized motion of the arms and legs, this cycling maneuver is strategically devised to offset the rotational forces generated at the moment of takeoff.

Central to the efficacy of this technique is its capacity to orchestrate secondaryrotationsof both the upper and lower extremities, thereby fostering a mechanical equilibrium that counterbalances the initial rotational impulses triggered upon liftoff. By implementing this methodological approach, athletes can harness the principles ofbiomechanicsto optimize their jumping performance, enhancing stability, control, and overall efficiency in their aerial endeavors.[10]This nuanced understanding underscores the intricate interplay between physics and humankinetics,illuminating the sophisticated strategies employed by athletes to excel in their athletic pursuits.

Sail

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The "sail technique" represents a fundamental long jump approach widely employed by athletes in competitive settings. Following the culmination of the takeoff phase, practitioners swiftly elevate their legs into a configuration aimed at touching the toes.[11]This maneuver serves as an entry-level strategy particularly beneficial for novice jumpers, facilitating an early transition into the landing posture. However, despite its utility in expediting the landing process, this technique fails to mitigate the inherent forward rotationalmomentumof the body effectively. Consequently, while advantageous for its simplicity and expedited landing preparation, the sail technique lacks the requisite mechanisms to adequately counteract excessive forward rotation, posing a notable limitation to its effectiveness in optimizing jump performance.[12]

Somersault

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In the 1970s, some jumpers used a forward somersault, includingTuariki Delamerewho used it at the 1974NCAAChampionships, and who matched the jump of the then Olympic championRandy Williams.The somersault jump has potential to produce longer jumps than other techniques because in the flip, no power is lost countering forward momentum, and it reduces wind resistance in the air.[13]The front flip jump was subsequently banned for fear that it was unsafe.

Records

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Sand pit atEstadio Olímpico UniversitariowhereBob Beamonset the 8.90 m record

The men's long jump world record has been held by just four individuals for the majority of time since theIAAFstarted to ratify records. The first mark recognized by the IAAF in 1912, the 7.61 m (24 ft11+12in) performance byPeter O'Connorin August 1901, stood just short of 20 years (nine years as an IAAF record). After it was broken in 1921, the record changed hands five times untilJesse Owensset the mark of 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) at the 1935Big Tentrack meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a record that was not broken for over 25 years, until 1960 byRalph Boston.Boston improved upon it and exchanged records withIgor Ter-Ovanesyanthree times over the next seven years. At the1968 Summer Olympics,Bob Beamonjumped 8.90 m (29 ft2+14in) at an altitude of 2,292 m (7,520 ft),[14]a record jump not exceeded for almost 23 years, and which remains the second longestwind legaljump of all time; it has now stood as the Olympic record for over55 years. On 30 August 1991,Mike Powellof the United States set the current men's world record at theWorld ChampionshipsinTokyo.It was in adramatic showdownagainstCarl Lewiswho also surpassed Beamon's record that day, but his jump waswind-assisted(and thus not legal for record purposes). Powell's record of 8.95 m (29 ft4+14in) has now stood for over33 years.

Some jumps over 8.95 m (29 ft4+14in) have been officially recorded. Wind-assisted 8.99 m (29 ft5+34in) were recorded by Powell athigh altitudeinSestrierein 1992. A potential world record of 8.96 m (29 ft4+34in) was recorded byIván Pedrosoalso in Sestriere. Despite a "legal" wind reading, the jump was not validated because videotape revealed a person standing in front of the wind gauge, invalidating the reading (and costing Pedroso aFerrarivalued at $130,000—the prize for breaking the record at that meet).[15]As mentioned above, Lewis jumped 8.91 m (29 ft2+34in) moments before Powell's record-breaking jump with the wind exceeding the maximum allowed. This jump remains the longest ever not to win an Olympic or World Championship gold medal, or any competition in general.

The women's world record has seen more consistent improvement, though the current record has stood longer than any other long jump world record by men or women. The longest to hold the record prior was byFanny Blankers-KoenduringWorld War II,who held it for over 10 years. There have been four occasions when the record was tied and three when it was improved upon twice in the same competition. The current women's world record is held byGalina Chistyakovaof the former Soviet Union who leapt 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) inLeningradon 11 June 1988, a mark that has now stood for over36 years.

Continental records

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Area Men Women
Mark
(m)
Wind
(m/s)
Athlete Nation Mark
(m)
Wind
(m/s)
Athlete Nation
Africa(records) 8.65[A] +1.3 Luvo Manyonga South Africa 7.17 +1.1 Ese Brume Nigeria
Asia(records) 8.48 +0.6 Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi Saudi Arabia 7.01 +1.4 Weili Yao China
Europe(records) 8.86[A] +1.9 Robert Emmiyan Soviet Union 7.52WR +1.4 Galina Chistyakova Soviet Union
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
8.95WR +0.3 Mike Powell United States 7.49 +1.3 Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States
7.49[A] +1.7
Oceania(records) 8.54 +1.7 Mitchell Watt Australia 7.13 +1.8 Brooke Buschkuehl Australia
South America(records) 8.73 +1.2 Irving Saladino Panama 7.26[A] +1.8 Maurren Maggi Brazil

Notes

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All-time top 25

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Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25long jump marksand the top 25athletes:
- denotes top performance forathletesin the top 25long jump marks
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25long jump marks,by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25athleteswho fall outside the top 25 long jump marks

Men

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Ath.# Perf.# Mark Wind
(m/s)
Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 8.95 m (29 ft4+14in) +0.3 Mike Powell United States 30 August 1991 Tokyo
2 2 8.90 m (29 ft2+14in)A +2.0 Bob Beamon United States 18 October 1968 Mexico City
3 3 8.87 m (29 ft 1 in) −0.2 Carl Lewis United States 30 August 1991 Tokyo
4 4 8.86 m (29 ft34in)A +1.9 Robert Emmiyan Soviet Union 22 May 1987 Tsaghkadzor
5 8.84 m (29 ft 0 in) +1.7 Lewis #2 30 August 1991 Tokyo
6 8.79 m (28 ft 10 in) +1.9 Lewis #3 19 June 1983 Indianapolis
8.79 m (28 ft 10 in)i Lewis #4 27 January 1984 New York City
8 8.76 m (28 ft8+34in) +1.0 Lewis #5 24 July 1982 Indianapolis
+0.8 Lewis #6 18 July 1988 Indianapolis
5 10 8.74 m (28 ft 8 in) +1.4 Larry Myricks United States 18 July 1988 Indianapolis
8.74 m (28 ft 8 in)A +2.0 Erick Walder United States 2 April 1994 El Paso
8.74 m (28 ft 8 in) −1.2 Dwight Phillips United States 7 June 2009 Eugene
8 13 8.73 m (28 ft7+12in) +1.2 Irving Saladino Panama 24 May 2008 Hengelo
14 8.72 m (28 ft7+14in) −0.2 Lewis #7 26 September 1988 Seoul
15 8.71 m (28 ft6+34in) −0.4 Lewis #8 13 May 1984 Westwood
+0.1 Lewis #9 19 June 1984 Los Angeles
9 15 8.71 m (28 ft6+34in) +1.9 Iván Pedroso Cuba 18 July 1995 Salamanca
8.71 m (28 ft6+34in)i Sebastian Bayer Germany 8 March 2009 Turin
19 8.70 m (28 ft6+12in) +0.9 Myricks #2 17 June 1989 Houston
+0.7 Powell #2 27 July 1993 Salamanca
+1.6 Pedroso #2 12 August 1995 Gothenburg
11 22 8.69 m (28 ft 6 in) +0.5 Tajay Gayle Jamaica 28 September 2019 Doha
23 8.68 m (28 ft5+12in) +1.0 Lewis #10 5 August 1992 Barcelona
+1.6 Pedroso #3 17 June 1995 Lisbon
12 23 8.68 m (28 ft5+12in) +1.7 Juan Miguel Echevarría Cuba 30 June 2018 Bad Langensalza [19]
13 8.66 m (28 ft4+34in) +1.6 Louis Tsatoumas Greece 2 June 2007 Kalamata
14 8.65 m (28 ft4+12in)A +1.3 Luvo Manyonga South Africa 22 April 2017 Potchefstroom
8.65 m (28 ft4+12in) −0.3 Miltiadis Tentoglou Greece 8 June 2024 Rome [20]
16 8.63 m (28 ft3+34in) +0.5 Kareem Streete-Thompson United States 4 July 1994 Linz
17 8.62 m (28 ft3+14in) +0.7 James Beckford Jamaica 5 April 1997 Orlando
18 8.59 m (28 ft 2 in)i Miguel Pate United States 1 March 2002 New York City
19 8.58 m (28 ft1+34in) +1.8 Jarrion Lawson United States 3 July 2016 Eugene [21]
20 8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)i Yago Lamela Spain 7 March 1999 Maebashi
8.56 m (28 ft 1 in) +0.2 Aleksandr Menkov Russia 16 August 2013 Moscow
22 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in) +0.9 Lutz Dombrowski East Germany 28 July 1980 Moscow
+1.7 Mitchell Watt Australia 29 July 2011 Stockholm
+1.2 Wayne Pinnock Jamaica 23 August 2023 Budapest [22]
25 8.53 m (27 ft11+34in) +1.2 Jaime Jefferson Cuba 12 May 1990 Havana

Para marks

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Performances by disabled athletes that would qualify for the all-time top 25:

Class Mark Wind
(m/s)
Athlete Date Place Ref.
T64 8.72 m (28 ft7+14in) +1.6 Markus Rehm(GER) 25 June 2023 Rhede [23]

Assisted marks

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Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list ofwind-assistedjumps (equal or superior to 8.53 m). Only best assisted mark that is superior to legal best is shown:

Mark Wind
(m/s)
Athlete Date Place Ref.
8.99 m (29 ft5+34in)A +4.4 Mike Powell(USA) 21 July 1992 Sestriere
8.92 m (29 ft 3 in) +3.3 Juan Miguel Echevarría(CUB) 10 March 2019 Havana
8.91 m (29 ft2+34in) +2.9 Carl Lewis(USA) 30 August 1991 Tokyo
8.79 m (28 ft 10 in) +3.0 Iván Pedroso(CUB) 21 May 1992 Havana
8.78 m (28 ft9+12in) +3.1 Fabrice Lapierre(AUS) 18 April 2010 Perth
8.68 m (28 ft5+12in) +4.9 James Beckford(JAM) 19 May 1995 Odessa
+3.7 Marquis Dendy(USA) 25 June 2015 Eugene
8.66 m (28 ft4+34in)A +4.0 Joe Greene(USA) 21 July 1992 Sestriere
8.64 m (28 ft 4 in) +3.5 Kareem Streete-Thompson(CAY) 18 June 1994 Knoxville
8.63 m (28 ft3+34in) +3.9 Mike Conley(USA) 20 June 1986 Eugene
8.59 m (28 ft 2 in) +2.9 Jeff Henderson(USA) 3 July 2016 Eugene
8.57 m (28 ft1+14in) +5.2 Jason Grimes(USA) 27 June 1982 Durham
8.53 m (27 ft11+34in) +4.9 Kevin Dilworth(USA) 27 April 2002 Fort-de-France

Women

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Ath.# Perf.# Mark Wind
(m/s)
Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) +1.4 Galina Chistyakova Soviet Union 11 June 1988 Leningrad
2 2 7.49 m (24 ft6+34in) +1.3 Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States 22 May 1994 New York City
2 7.49 m (24 ft6+34in)A +1.7 Joyner-Kersee #2 31 July 1994 Sestriere
3 4 7.48 m (24 ft6+14in) +1.2 Heike Drechsler East Germany 9 July 1988 Neubrandenburg
4 7.48 m (24 ft6+14in) +0.4 Drechsler #2 8 July 1992 Lausanne
6 7.45 m (24 ft5+14in) +0.9 Drechsler #3 21 June 1986 Tallinn
+1.1 Drechsler #4 3 July 1986 Dresden
+0.6 Joyner-Kersee #3 13 August 1987 Indianapolis
+1.0 Chistyakova #2 11 June 1988 Leningrad
+1.6 Chistyakova #3 12 August 1988 Budapest
11 7.44 m (24 ft4+34in) +2.0 Drechsler #5 22 September 1985 Berlin
4 12 7.43 m (24 ft4+12in) +1.4 Anişoara Cuşmir Romania 4 June 1983 Bucharest
5 13 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in) +2.0 Tatyana Kotova Russia 23 June 2002 Annecy
14 7.40 m (24 ft3+14in) +1.8 Drechsler #6 26 July 1984 Dresden
+0.7 Drechsler #7 21 August 1987 Potsdam
+0.9 Joyner-Kersee #4 29 September 1988 Seoul
17 7.39 m (24 ft2+34in) +0.3 Drechsler #8 21 August 1985 Zürich
6 17 7.39 m (24 ft2+34in) +0.5 Yelena Belevskaya Soviet Union 18 July 1987 Bryansk
17 7.39 m (24 ft2+34in) Joyner-Kersee #5 25 June 1988 San Diego
20 7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)i Drechsler #9 13 February 1988 Vienna
7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)A +1.8 Drechsler #10 31 July 1991 Sestriere
7 20 7.37 m (24 ft 2 in) Inessa Kravets Ukraine 13 June 1992 Kyiv
23 7.36 m (24 ft1+34in) +0.4 Joyner-Kersee #6 4 September 1987 Rome
+1.8 Belevskaya #2 11 June 1988 Leningrad
+1.8 Drechsler #11 28 May 1992 Jena
8 7.33 m (24 ft12in) +0.4 Tatyana Lebedeva Russia 31 July 2004 Tula
9 7.31 m (23 ft11+34in) +1.5 Olena Khlopotnova Soviet Union 12 September 1985 Alma Ata
+1.9 Marion Jones United States 31 May 1998 Eugene
+1.7 Brittney Reese United States 2 July 2016 Eugene [25]
12 7.30 m (23 ft11+14in) −0.8 Malaika Mihambo Germany 6 October 2019 Doha [26]
13 7.27 m (23 ft 10 in) −0.4 Irina Simagina Russia 31 July 2004 Tula
14 7.26 m (23 ft9+34in)A +1.8 Maurren Maggi Brazil 25 June 1999 Bogotá
15 7.24 m (23 ft 9 in) +1.0 Larysa Berezhna Soviet Union 25 May 1991 Granada
7.24 m (23 ft 9 in)i Ivana Španović Serbia 5 March 2017 Belgrade
17 7.21 m (23 ft7+34in) +1.6 Helga Radtke East Germany 26 July 1984 Dresden
+1.9 Lyudmila Kolchanova Russia 27 May 2007 Sochi
19 7.20 m (23 ft7+14in) −0.3 Vali Ionescu Romania 1 August 1982 Bucharest
+2.0 Irena Oženko Soviet Union 12 September 1986 Budapest
+0.8 Yelena Sinchukova Soviet Union 20 June 1991 Budapest
+0.7 Irina Mushailova Russia 14 July 1994 Saint Petersburg
23 7.18 m (23 ft6+12in)iA Tara Davis-Woodhall United States 16 February 2024 Albuquerque [27]
24 7.17 m (23 ft6+14in) +1.8 Irina Valyukevich Soviet Union 18 July 1987 Bryansk
+0.6 Tianna Bartoletta United States 17 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [28]
+1.1 Ese Brume Nigeria 29 May 2021 Chula Vista [29]

Assisted marks

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Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list ofwind-assistedjumps (equal or superior to 7.17 m). Only best assisted mark that is superior to legal best is shown:

Mark Wind
(m/s)
Athlete Date Place Ref.
7.63 m (25 ft14in)A +2.1 Heike Drechsler(GER) 21 July 1992 Sestriere
7.27 m (23 ft 10 in) +2.7 Yulimar Rojas(VEN) 13 June 2021 La Nucia
7.24 m (23 ft 9 in) +2.8 Tara Davis(USA) 9 July 2022 Chula Vista
7.23 m (23 ft8+12in)A +4.3 Fiona May(ITA) 29 July 1995 Sestriere
7.22 m (23 ft8+14in) +4.3 Anastassia Mirochuk-Ivanova(BLR) 6 July 2012 Grodno
7.19 m (23 ft 7 in)A +3.7 Susen Tiedtke(GER) 28 July 1993 Sestriere
7.17 m (23 ft6+14in) +3.6 Eva Murková(TCH) 26 August 1984 Nitra

Olympic medalists

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Men

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
1896 Athens
details
Ellery Clark
United States
6.35 m Robert Garrett
United States
6.18 m James Brendan Connolly
United States
6.11 m
1900 Paris
details
Alvin Kraenzlein
United States
7.185 m Myer Prinstein
United States
7.175 m Patrick Leahy
Great Britain
6.95 m
1904 St. Louis
details
Myer Prinstein
United States
7.34 m Daniel Frank
United States
6.89 m Robert Stangland
United States
6.88 m
1908 London
details
Frank Irons
United States
7.48 m Daniel Kelly
United States
7.09 m Calvin Bricker
Canada
7.08 m
1912 Stockholm
details
Albert Gutterson
United States
7.60 m Calvin Bricker
Canada
7.21 m Georg Åberg
Sweden
7.18 m
1920 Antwerp
details
William Petersson
Sweden
7.15 m Carl Johnson
United States
7.095 m Erik Abrahamsson
Sweden
7.08 m
1924 Paris
details
DeHart Hubbard
United States
7.445 m Edward Gourdin
United States
7.275 m Sverre Hansen
Norway
7.26 m
1928 Amsterdam
details
Ed Hamm
United States
7.73 m Silvio Cator
Haiti
7.58 m Al Bates
United States
7.40 m
1932 Los Angeles
details
Ed Gordon
United States
7.64 m Lambert Redd
United States
7.60 m Chūhei Nambu
Japan
7.45 m
1936 Berlin
details
Jesse Owens
United States
8.06 m Luz Long
Germany
7.87 m Naoto Tajima
Japan
7.74 m
1948 London
details
Willie Steele
United States
7.82 m Bill Bruce
Australia
7.55 m Herb Douglas
United States
7.54 m
1952 Helsinki
details
Jerome Biffle
United States
7.57 m Meredith Gourdine
United States
7.53 m Ödön Földessy
Hungary
7.30 m
1956 Melbourne
details
Gregory Bell
United States
7.83 m John Bennett
United States
7.68 m Jorma Valkama
Finland
7.48 m
1960 Rome
details
Ralph Boston
United States
8.12 m Bo Roberson
United States
8.11 m Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
Soviet Union
8.04 m
1964 Tokyo
details
Lynn Davies
Great Britain
8.07 m Ralph Boston
United States
8.03 m Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
Soviet Union
7.99 m
1968 Mexico City
details
Bob Beamon
United States
8.90 m Klaus Beer
East Germany
8.19 m Ralph Boston
United States
8.16 m
1972 Munich
details
Randy Williams
United States
8.24 m Hans Baumgartner
West Germany
8.18 m Arnie Robinson
United States
8.03 m
1976 Montreal
details
Arnie Robinson
United States
8.35 m Randy Williams
United States
8.11 m Frank Wartenberg
East Germany
8.02 m
1980 Moscow
details
Lutz Dombrowski
East Germany
8.54 m Frank Paschek
East Germany
8.21 m Valeriy Pidluzhnyy
Soviet Union
8.18 m
1984 Los Angeles
details
Carl Lewis
United States
8.54 m Gary Honey
Australia
8.24 m Giovanni Evangelisti
Italy
8.24 m
1988 Seoul
details
Carl Lewis
United States
8.72 m Mike Powell
United States
8.49 m Larry Myricks
United States
8.27 m
1992 Barcelona
details
Carl Lewis
United States
8.67 m Mike Powell
United States
8.64 m Joe Greene
United States
8.34 m
1996 Atlanta
details
Carl Lewis
United States
8.50 m James Beckford
Jamaica
8.29 m Joe Greene
United States
8.24 m
2000 Sydney
details
Iván Pedroso
Cuba
8.55 m Jai Taurima
Australia
8.49 m Roman Shchurenko
Ukraine
8.31 m
2004 Athens
details
Dwight Phillips
United States
8.59 m John Moffitt
United States
8.47 m Joan Lino Martínez
Spain
8.32 m
2008 Beijing
details
Irving Saladino
Panama
8.34 m Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
South Africa
8.24 m Ibrahim Camejo
Cuba
8.20 m
2012 London
details
Greg Rutherford
Great Britain
8.31 m Mitchell Watt
Australia
8.16 m Will Claye
United States
8.12 m
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
Jeff Henderson
United States
8.38 m Luvo Manyonga
South Africa
8.37 m Greg Rutherford
Great Britain
8.29 m
2020 Tokyo
details
Miltiadis Tentoglou
Greece
8.41 m Juan Miguel Echevarría
Cuba
8.41 m Maykel Massó
Cuba
8.21 m
2024 Paris
details
Miltiadis Tentoglou
Greece
8.48 m Wayne Pinnock
Jamaica
8.36 m Mattia Furlani
Italy
8.34 m

Medal table

[edit]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1United States(USA)22151047
2Great Britain(GBR)2024
3Greece(GRE)2002
4East Germany(GDR)1214
5Cuba(CUB)1124
6Sweden(SWE)1023
7Panama(PAN)1001
8Australia(AUS)0404
9Germany(GER)0202
Jamaica(JAM)0202
South Africa(RSA)0202
12Canada(CAN)0112
13Haiti(HAI)0101
14Soviet Union(URS)0033
15Italy(ITA)0022
Japan(JPN)0022
17Finland(FIN)0011
Hungary(HUN)0011
Norway(NOR)0011
Spain(ESP)0011
Ukraine(UKR)0011
Totals (21 entries)30303090

Women

[edit]
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1948 London
details
Olga Gyarmati
Hungary
5.695 m Noemí Simonetto
Argentina
5.60 m Ann-Britt Leyman
Sweden
5.575 m
1952 Helsinki
details
Yvette Williams
New Zealand
6.24 m Aleksandra Chudina
Soviet Union
6.14 m Shirley Cawley
Great Britain
5.92 m
1956 Melbourne
details
Elżbieta Krzesińska
Poland
6.35 m Willye White
United States
6.09 m Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
Soviet Union
6.07 m
1960 Rome
details
Vera Krepkina
Soviet Union
6.37 m Elżbieta Krzesińska
Poland
6.27 m Hildrun Claus
United Team of Germany
6.21 m
1964 Tokyo
details
Mary Rand
Great Britain
6.76 m Irena Kirszenstein
Poland
6.60 m Tatyana Shchelkanova
Soviet Union
6.42 m
1968 Mexico City
details
Viorica Viscopoleanu
Romania
6.82 m Sheila Sherwood
Great Britain
6.68 m Tatyana Talysheva
Soviet Union
6.66 m
1972 Munich
details
Heide Rosendahl
West Germany
6.78 m Diana Yorgova
Bulgaria
6.77 m Eva Šuranová
Czechoslovakia
6.67 m
1976 Montreal
details
Angela Voigt
East Germany
6.72 m Kathy McMillan
United States
6.66 m Lidiya Alfeyeva
Soviet Union
6.60 m
1980 Moscow
details
Tatyana Kolpakova
Soviet Union
7.06 m Brigitte Wujak
East Germany
7.04 m Tatyana Skachko
Soviet Union
7.01 m
1984 Los Angeles
details
Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu
Romania
6.96 m Valy Ionescu
Romania
6.81 m Sue Hearnshaw
Great Britain
6.80 m
1988 Seoul
details
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
United States
7.40 m Heike Drechsler
East Germany
7.22 m Galina Chistyakova
Soviet Union
7.11 m
1992 Barcelona
details
Heike Drechsler
Germany
7.14 m Inessa Kravets
Unified Team
7.12 m Jackie Joyner-Kersee
United States
7.07 m
1996 Atlanta
details
Chioma Ajunwa
Nigeria
7.12 m Fiona May
Italy
7.02 m Jackie Joyner-Kersee
United States
7.00 m
2000 Sydney
details
Heike Drechsler
Germany
6.99 m Fiona May
Italy
6.92 m Tatyana Kotova
Russia
6.83 m
2004 Athens
details
Tatyana Lebedeva
Russia
7.07 m Irina Simagina
Russia
7.05 m Tatyana Kotova
Russia
7.05 m
2008 Beijing
details
Maurren Maggi
Brazil
7.04 m Blessing Okagbare
Nigeria
6.91 m Chelsea Hammond
Jamaica
6.79 m
2012 London
details
Brittney Reese
United States
7.12 m Elena Sokolova
Russia
7.07 m Janay DeLoach
United States
6.89 m
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
Tianna Bartoletta
United States
7.17 m Brittney Reese
United States
7.15 m Ivana Španović
Serbia
7.08 m
2020 Tokyo
details
Malaika Mihambo
Germany
7.00 m Brittney Reese
United States
6.97 m Ese Brume
Nigeria
6.97 m
2024 Paris
details
Tara Davis-Woodhall
United States
7.10 m Malaika Mihambo
Germany
6.98 m Jasmine Moore
United States
6.96 m

Medal table

[edit]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1United States(USA)44412
2Germany(GER)4105
3Soviet Union(URS)2169
4Romania(ROU)2103
5Russia(RUS)1225
6East Germany(GDR)1214
7Poland(POL)1203
8Great Britain(GBR)1124
9Nigeria(NGR)1113
10Brazil(BRA)1001
Hungary(HUN)1001
New Zealand(NZL)1001
13Italy(ITA)0202
14Argentina(ARG)0101
Bulgaria(BUL)0101
Ukraine(UKR)0101
17Czechoslovakia(TCH)0011
Jamaica(JAM)0011
Serbia(SRB)0011
Sweden(SWE)0011
Totals (20 entries)20202060

World Championships medalists

[edit]

Men

[edit]
Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
details
Carl Lewis
United States
8.55 m Jason Grimes
United States
8.29 m Mike Conley
United States
8.12 m
1987 Rome
details
Carl Lewis
United States
8.67 m Robert Emmiyan
Soviet Union
8.53 m Larry Myricks
United States
8.33 m
1991 Tokyo
details
Mike Powell
United States
8.95 m Carl Lewis
United States
8.91 m Larry Myricks
United States
8.42 m
1993 Stuttgart
details
Mike Powell
United States
8.59 m Stanislav Tarasenko
Russia
8.16 m Vitaliy Kyrylenko
Ukraine
8.15 m
1995 Gothenburg
details
Iván Pedroso
Cuba
8.70 m James Beckford
Jamaica
8.30 m Mike Powell
United States
8.29 m
1997 Athens
details
Iván Pedroso
Cuba
8.42 m Erick Walder
United States
8.38 m Kirill Sosunov
Russia
8.18 m
1999 Seville
details
Iván Pedroso
Cuba
8.56 m Yago Lamela
Spain
8.40 m Gregor Cankar
Slovenia
8.36 m
2001 Edmonton
details
Iván Pedroso
Cuba
8.40 m Savanté Stringfellow
United States
8.24 m Carlos Calado
Portugal
8.21 m
2003 Saint-Denis
details
Dwight Phillips
United States
8.32 m James Beckford
Jamaica
8.28 m Yago Lamela
Spain
8.22 m
2005 Helsinki
details
Dwight Phillips
United States
8.60 m Ignisious Gaisah
Ghana
8.34 m Tommi Evilä
Finland
8.25 m
2007 Osaka
details
Irving Saladino
Panama
8.57 m Andrew Howe
Italy
8.47 m Dwight Phillips
United States
8.30 m
2009 Berlin
details
Dwight Phillips
United States
8.54 m Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
South Africa
8.47 m Mitchell Watt
Australia
8.37 m
2011 Daegu
details
Dwight Phillips
United States
8.45 m Mitchell Watt
Australia
8.33 m Ngonidzashe Makusha
Zimbabwe
8.29 m
2013 Moscow
details
Aleksandr Menkov
Russia
8.56 m Ignisious Gaisah
Netherlands
8.29 m Luis Rivera
Mexico
8.27 m
2015 Beijing
details
Greg Rutherford
Great Britain
8.41 m Fabrice Lapierre
Australia
8.24 m Wang Jianan
China
8.18 m
2017 London
details
Luvo Manyonga
South Africa
8.48 m Jarrion Lawson
United States
8.44 m Ruswahl Samaai
South Africa
8.32 m
2019 Doha
details
Tajay Gayle
Jamaica
8.69 m Jeff Henderson
United States
8.39 m Juan Miguel Echevarría
Cuba
8.34 m
2022 Eugene
details
Wang Jianan
China
8.36 m Miltiadis Tentoglou
Greece
8.32 m Simon Ehammer
Switzerland
8.16 m
2023 Budapest
details
Miltiadis Tentoglou
Greece
8.52 m Wayne Pinnock
Jamaica
8.50 m Tajay Gayle
Jamaica
8.27 m

Medal table

[edit]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1United States(USA)86519
2Cuba(CUB)4015
3Jamaica(JAM)1315
4Russia(RUS)1113
South Africa(RSA)1113
6Greece(GRE)1102
7China(CHN)1012
8Great Britain(GBR)1001
Panama(PAN)1001
10Australia(AUS)0213
11Spain(ESP)0112
12Ghana(GHA)0101
Italy(ITA)0101
Netherlands(NED)0101
Soviet Union(URS)0101
16Finland(FIN)0011
Mexico(MEX)0011
Portugal(POR)0011
Slovenia(SLO)0011
Switzerland(SUI)0011
Ukraine(UKR)0011
Zimbabwe(ZIM)0011
Totals (22 entries)19191957

Women

[edit]
Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
details
Heike Daute
East Germany
7.27 m Anișoara Cușmir
Romania
7.15 m Carol Lewis
United States
7.04 m
1987 Rome
details
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
United States
7.36 m Yelena Belevskaya
Soviet Union
7.14 m Heike Drechsler
East Germany
7.13 m
1991 Tokyo
details
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
United States
7.32 m Heike Drechsler
Germany
7.29 m Larysa Berezhna
Soviet Union
7.11 m
1993 Stuttgart
details
Heike Drechsler
Germany
7.11 m Larysa Berezhna
Ukraine
6.98 m Renata Nielsen
Denmark
6.76 m
1995 Gothenburg
details
Fiona May
Italy
6.98 m Niurka Montalvo
Cuba
6.86 m Irina Mushailova
Russia
6.83 m
1997 Athens
details
Lyudmila Galkina
Russia
7.05 m Niki Xanthou
Greece
6.94 m Fiona May
Italy
6.91 m
1999 Seville
details
Niurka Montalvo
Spain
7.06 m Fiona May
Italy
6.94 m Marion Jones
United States
6.83 m
2001 Edmonton
details
Fiona May
Italy
7.02 m Tatyana Kotova
Russia
7.01 m Niurka Montalvo
Spain
6.88 m
2003 Saint-Denis
details
Eunice Barber
France
6.99 m Tatyana Kotova
Russia
6.74 m Anju Bobby George
India
6.70 m
2005 Helsinki
details
Tianna Madison
United States
6.89 m Eunice Barber
France
6.76 m Yargelis Savigne
Cuba
6.69 m
2007 Osaka
details
Tatyana Lebedeva
Russia
7.03 m Lyudmila Kolchanova
Russia
6.92 m Tatyana Kotova
Russia
6.90 m
2009 Berlin
details
Brittney Reese
United States
7.10 m Karin Melis Mey
Turkey
6.80 m Naide Gomes
Portugal
6.77 m
2011 Daegu
details
Brittney Reese
United States
6.82 m Ineta Radēviča
Latvia
6.76 m Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova
Belarus
6.74 m
2013 Moscow
details
Brittney Reese
United States
7.01 m Blessing Okagbare
Nigeria
6.99 m Ivana Španović
Serbia
6.82 m
2015 Beijing
details
Tianna Bartoletta
United States
7.14 m Shara Proctor
Great Britain
7.07 m Ivana Španović
Serbia
7.01 m
2017 London
details
Brittney Reese
United States
7.02 m Darya Klishina
Authorised Neutral Athletes
7.00 m Tianna Bartoletta
United States
6.97 m
2019 Doha
details
Malaika Mihambo
Germany
7.30 m Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk
Ukraine
6.92 m Ese Brume
Nigeria
6.91 m
2022 Eugene
details
Malaika Mihambo
Germany
7.12 m Ese Brume
Nigeria
7.02 m Leticia Oro Melo
Brazil
6.89 m
2023 Budapest
details
Ivana Vuleta
Serbia
7.14 m Tara Davis-Woodhall
United States
6.91 m Alina Rotaru-Kottmann
Romania
6.88 m

Medal table

[edit]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1United States(USA)81312
2Germany(GER)3104
3Russia(RUS)2327
4Italy(ITA)2114
5France(FRA)1102
6Serbia(SRB)1023
7East Germany(GDR)1012
Spain(ESP)1012
9Nigeria(NGR)0213
10Ukraine(UKR)0202
11Cuba(CUB)0112
Romania(ROU)0112
Soviet Union(URS)0112
14Great Britain(GBR)0101
Greece(GRE)0101
Latvia(LAT)0101
Turkey(TUR)0101
Authorised Neutral Athletes(ANA)0101
18Belarus(BLR)0011
Brazil(BRA)0011
Denmark(DEN)0011
India(IND)0011
Portugal(POR)0011
Totals (22 entries)19191957

World Indoor Championships medalists

[edit]

Men

[edit]
Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]
details
Jan Leitner
Czechoslovakia
7.96 m Gyula Pálóczi
Hungary
7.94 m Giovanni Evangelisti
Italy
7.88 m
1987 Indianapolis
details
Larry Myricks
United States
8.23 m Paul Emordi
Nigeria
8.01 m Giovanni Evangelisti
Italy
8.01 m
1989 Budapest
details
Larry Myricks
United States
8.37 m Dietmar Haaf
West Germany
8.17 m Mike Conley
United States
8.11 m
1991 Seville
details
Dietmar Haaf
Germany
8.15 m Jaime Jefferson
Cuba
8.04 m Giovanni Evangelisti
Italy
7.93 m
1993 Toronto
details
Iván Pedroso
Cuba
8.23 m Joe Greene
United States
8.13 m Jaime Jefferson
Cuba
7.98 m
1995 Barcelona
details
Iván Pedroso
Cuba
8.51 m Mattias Sunneborn
Sweden
8.20 m Erick Walder
United States
8.14 m
1997 Paris
details
Iván Pedroso
Cuba
8.51 m Kirill Sosunov
Russia
8.41 m Joe Greene
United States
8.41 m
1999 Maebashi
details
Iván Pedroso
Cuba
8.62 m Yago Lamela
Spain
8.56 m Erick Walder
United States
8.30 m
2001 Lisbon
details
Iván Pedroso
Cuba
8.43 m Kareem Streete-Thompson
Cayman Islands
8.16 m Carlos Calado
Portugal
8.16 m
2003 Birmingham
details
Dwight Phillips
United States
8.29 m Yago Lamela
Spain
8.28 m Miguel Pate
United States
8.21 m
2004 Budapest
details
Savanté Stringfellow
United States
8.40 m James Beckford
Jamaica
8.31 m Vitaliy Shkurlatov
Russia
8.28 m
2006 Moscow
details
Ignisious Gaisah
Ghana
8.30 m Irving Saladino
Panama
8.29 m Andrew Howe
Italy
8.19 m
2008 Valencia
details
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
South Africa
8.08 m Chris Tomlinson
Great Britain
8.06 m Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi
Saudi Arabia
8.01 m
2010 Doha
details
Fabrice Lapierre
Australia
8.17 m Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
South Africa
8.08 m Mitchell Watt
Australia
8.05 m
2012 Istanbul
details
Mauro Vinícius da Silva
Brazil
8.23 m Henry Frayne
Australia
8.23 m Aleksandr Menkov
Russia
8.22 m
2014 Sopot
details
Mauro Vinícius da Silva
Brazil
8.28 m Li Jinzhe
China
8.23 m Michel Tornéus
Sweden
8.21 m
2016 Portland
details
Marquis Dendy
United States
8.26 m Fabrice Lapierre
Australia
8.25 m Huang Changzhou
China
8.21 m
2018 Birmingham
details
Juan Miguel Echevarría
Cuba
8.46 m Luvo Manyonga
South Africa
8.44 m Marquis Dendy
United States
8.42 m
2022 Belgrade
details
Miltiadis Tentoglou
Greece
8.55 m Thobias Montler
Sweden
8.38 m Marquis Dendy
United States
8.27 m
2024 Glasgow
details
Miltiadis Tentoglou
Greece
8.22 m Mattia Furlani
Italy
8.22 m Carey McLeod
Jamaica
8.21 m

Medal table

[edit]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Cuba(CUB)6118
2United States(USA)51713
3Brazil(BRA)2002
Greece(GRE)2002
5Australia(AUS)1214
6South Africa(RSA)1203
7Germany(GER)1102
8Czechoslovakia(TCH)1001
Ghana(GHA)1001
10Sweden(SWE)0213
11Spain(ESP)0202
12Italy(ITA)0145
13Russia(RUS)0123
14China(CHN)0112
Jamaica(JAM)0112
16Cayman Islands(CAY)0101
Great Britain(GBR)0101
Hungary(HUN)0101
Nigeria(NGR)0101
Panama(PAN)0101
21Portugal(POR)0011
Saudi Arabia(KSA)0011
Totals (22 entries)20202060

Women

[edit]
Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1985 Paris[A]
details
Helga Radtke
East Germany
6.88 m Tatyana Rodionova
Soviet Union
6.72 m Nijolė Medvedeva
Soviet Union
6.44 m
1987 Indianapolis
details
Heike Drechsler
East Germany
7.10 m Helga Radtke
East Germany
6.94 m Yelena Belevskaya
Soviet Union
6.76 m
1989 Budapest
details
Galina Chistyakova
Soviet Union
6.98 m Marieta Ilcu
Romania
6.86 m Larysa Berezhna
Soviet Union
6.82 m
1991 Seville
details
Larysa Berezhna
Soviet Union
6.84 m Heike Drechsler
Germany
6.82 m Marieta Ilcu
Romania
6.74 m
1993 Toronto
details
Marieta Ilcu
Romania
6.84 m Susen Tiedtke
Germany
6.84 m Inessa Kravets
Ukraine
6.77 m
1995 Barcelona
details
Lyudmila Galkina
Russia
6.95 m Irina Mushailova
Russia
6.90 m Susen Tiedtke-Greene
Germany
6.90 m
1997 Paris
details
Fiona May
Italy
6.86 m Chioma Ajunwa
Nigeria
6.80 m Agata Karczmarek
Poland
6.71 m
1999 Maebashi
details
Tatyana Kotova
Russia
6.86 m Shana Williams
United States
6.82 m Iva Prandzheva
Bulgaria
6.78 m
2001 Lisbon
details
Dawn Burrell
United States
7.03 m Tatyana Kotova
Russia
6.98 m Niurka Montalvo
Spain
6.88 m
2003 Birmingham
details
Tatyana Kotova
Russia
6.84 m Inessa Kravets
Ukraine
6.72 m Maurren Maggi
Brazil
6.70 m
2004 Budapest
details
Tatyana Lebedeva
Russia
6.98 m Tatyana Kotova
Russia
6.93 m Carolina Klüft
Sweden
6.92 m
2006 Moscow
details
Tianna Madison
United States
6.80 m Naide Gomes
Portugal
6.76 m Concepción Montaner
Spain
6.76 m
2008 Valencia
details
Naide Gomes
Portugal
7.00 m Maurren Maggi
Brazil
6.89 m Irina Simagina
Russia
6.88 m
2010 Doha
details
Brittney Reese
United States
6.70 m Naide Gomes
Portugal
6.67 m Keila Costa
Brazil
6.63 m
2012 Istanbul
details
Brittney Reese
United States
7.23 m Janay DeLoach
United States
6.98 m Shara Proctor
Great Britain
6.89 m
2014 Sopot
details
Éloyse Lesueur
France
6.85 m Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Great Britain
6.81 m Ivana Španović
Serbia
6.77 m
2016 Portland
details
Brittney Reese
United States
7.22 m Ivana Španović
Serbia
7.07 m Lorraine Ugen
Great Britain
6.93 m
2018 Birmingham
details
Ivana Španović
Serbia
6.96 m Brittney Reese
United States
6.89 m Sosthene Moguenara
Germany
6.85 m
2022 Belgrade
details
Ivana Vuleta
Serbia
7.06 m Ese Brume
Nigeria
6.85 m Lorraine Ugen
Great Britain
6.82 m
2024 Glasgow
details
Tara Davis-Woodhall
United States
7.07 m Monae' Nichols
United States
6.85 m Fátima Diame
Spain
6.78 m

Medal table

[edit]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1United States(USA)64010
2Russia(RUS)4318
3Soviet Union(URS)2136
4Serbia(SRB)2114
5East Germany(GDR)2103
6Portugal(POR)1203
7Romania(ROU)1113
8France(FRA)1001
Italy(ITA)1001
10Germany(GER)0224
11Nigeria(NGR)0202
12Great Britain(GBR)0134
13Brazil(BRA)0123
14Ukraine(UKR)0112
15Spain(ESP)0033
16Bulgaria(BUL)0011
Poland(POL)0011
Sweden(SWE)0011
Totals (18 entries)20202060
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Season's bests

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National records

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Men (outdoor)

[edit]

Equal or superior to 8.00 m:

Women (outdoor)

[edit]

Equal or superior to 6.75 m:

Men (indoor)

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Equal or superior to 8.00 m:

Women (indoor)

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Equal or superior to 6.75 m:

See also

[edit]

References

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