Long jump

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Long jump
2013 IPC Athletics World Championships - 26072013 - Maximiliano Rodriguez Magi of Spain during the Men's Long jump - T12.jpg
Long jump at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
World records
Men Flag of the United States.svg Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in) (1991)
Women Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Galina Chistyakova 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988)
Olympic records
Men Flag of the United States.svg Bob Beamon 8.90 m (29 ft 2+14 in)  A (1968)
Women Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.40 m (24 ft 3+14 in) (1988)
World Championship records
Men Flag of the United States.svg Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in) (1991)
Women Flag of the United States.svg Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.36 m (24 ft 1+34 in) (1987)
World Indoor Championship records
Men Flag of Cuba.svg Iván Pedroso 8.62 m (28 ft 3+14 in) (1999)
Women Flag of the United States.svg Brittney Reese 7.23 m (23 ft 8+12 in) (2012)
Women's Long Jump Final – 28th Summer Universiade 2015

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple 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 the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympic event for men since the first Olympics in 1896 and for women since 1948.

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Rules

An indicator of wind direction and a device for measuring wind speed (here +2.6 m/s) along a run-up track Wind indicator in long jump area at TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno 16June2010 118.jpg
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 same rubberized surface as running tracks, crumb rubber or vulcanized rubber, known generally as an all-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 of plasticine is placed at a 90° angle immediately after the board. An official (similar to a referee) will also watch the jump and make the determination. In recent times, laser sensors have replaced the plasticine at elite competitions (like Diamond League meetings). 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 the Olympics or World 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 accepted wind assistance is two metres per second (m/s) (4.5 mph).

History

Halteres used in athletic games in ancient Greece Halteres from ancient Greece.JPG
Halteres used in athletic games in ancient Greece
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A competitor in the long jump, Black-figured Tyrrhenian amphora showing athletes and a combat scene, Greek, but made for the Etruscan market, 540 BC, found near Rome, Winning at the ancient Games, British Museum (7675649600).jpg
A long jump from standing. The jumper on the left performs a distinctive isometric 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 called halteres (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 the bater ("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 a skamma ("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] The skamma was 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 called Chionis, who in the 656 BC Olympics staged a jump of 7.05 m (23 ft 1+12 in). [5]

There has been some argument by modern scholars over the long jump. Some have attempted to recreate it as a triple 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 the Games in 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 the Olympic athletics programme.

Technique

An athlete performing a long jump as part of the heptathlon at the 2013 French Athletics Championships at Stade Charlety in Paris Women heptathlon LJ French Athletics Championships 2013 t144221.jpg
An athlete performing a long jump as part of the heptathlon at the 2013 French Athletics Championships at Stade Charléty in 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 by Carl Lewis and Heike Drechsler.

Approach

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 its velocity at takeoff – both the speed and angle. Elite jumpers usually leave the ground at an angle of twenty degrees 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

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 with 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 kick style, double-arm style, sprint takeoff, and the power sprint or bounding takeoff.

Kick

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.

Double-arm

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.

Sprint

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.

Power sprint or bounding

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.

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

Action in the air and landing

Multi-eventer Jessica Ennis during a long jump, preparing to land Jessica Ennis - long jump - 3.jpg
Multi-eventer Jessica Ennis during a long jump, preparing to land

There are three major flight techniques for the long jump: the hang, the sail, and the hitch-kick. Each technique is to combat the forward rotation experienced from take-off but is basically down to preference from the athlete. It is important to note that 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, it can be argued that 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.

In the 1970s, some jumpers used a forward somersault, including Tuariki Delamere who used it at the 1974 NCAA Championships, and who matched the jump of the then Olympic champion Randy 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. [9] The front flip jump was subsequently banned for fear that it was unsafe.

Records

Sand pit at Estadio Olimpico Universitario where Bob Beamon set the 8.90 m record 50 anos de Mexico 68 - 16.jpg
Sand pit at Estadio Olímpico Universitario where Bob Beamon set 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 the IAAF started to ratify records. The first mark recognized by the IAAF in 1912, the 7.61 m (24 ft 11+12 in) performance by Peter O'Connor in 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 until Jesse Owens set the mark of 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a record that was not broken for over 25 years, until 1960 by Ralph Boston. Boston improved upon it and exchanged records with Igor Ter-Ovanesyan three times over the next seven years. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Bob Beamon jumped 8.90 m (29 ft 2+14 in) at an altitude of 2,292 m (7,520 ft), [10] a record jump not exceeded for almost 23 years, and which remains the second longest wind legal jump of all time; it has now stood as the Olympic record for over 55 years. On 30 August 1991, Mike Powell of the United States set the current men's world record at the World Championships in Tokyo. It was in a dramatic showdown against Carl Lewis who also surpassed Beamon's record that day, but his jump was wind-assisted (and thus not legal for record purposes). Powell's record of 8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in) has now stood for over 32 years.

Some jumps over 8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in) have been officially recorded. Wind-assisted 8.99 m (29 ft 5+34 in) were recorded by Powell at high altitude in Sestriere in 1992. A potential world record of 8.96 m (29 ft 4+34 in) was recorded by Iván Pedroso also 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 a Ferrari valued at $130,000—the prize for breaking the record at that meet). [11] As mentioned above, Lewis jumped 8.91 m (29 ft 2+34 in) 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 by Fanny Blankers-Koen during World 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 by Galina Chistyakova of the former Soviet Union who leapt 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) in Leningrad on 11 June 1988, a mark that has now stood for over 35 years.

Continental records

AreaMenWomen
Mark
(m)
Wind
(m/s)
AthleteNationMark
(m)
Wind
(m/s)
AthleteNation
Africa ( records )8.65 [A] +1.3 Luvo Manyonga Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa7.17+1.1 Ese Brume Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Asia ( records )8.48+0.6 Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia7.01+1.4 Weili Yao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Europe ( records )8.86 [A] +1.9 Robert Emmiyan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union7.52  WR +1.4 Galina Chistyakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
North, Central America
and Caribbean
( records )
8.95  WR +0.3 Mike Powell Flag of the United States.svg United States7.49+1.3 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Flag of the United States.svg United States
7.49 [A] +1.7
Oceania ( records )8.54+1.7 Mitchell Watt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia7.13+1.8 Brooke Buschkuehl Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
South America ( records )8.73+1.2 Irving Saladino Flag of Panama.svg Panama7.26 [A] +1.8 Maurren Maggi Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

Notes

  • A Represents a mark set at a high altitude.

All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 distances and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for an athlete in the top 25 distances
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 distances, by a repeat athlete
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 distances

Men

Ath.#Perf.#MarkWind
(m/s)
AthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
118.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in)+0.3 Mike Powell Flag of the United States.svg United States30 August 1991 Tokyo
228.90 m (29 ft 2+14 in)  A +2.0 Bob Beamon Flag of the United States.svg United States18 October 1968 Mexico City
338.87 m (29 ft 1 in)−0.2 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg United States30 August 1991 Tokyo
448.86 m (29 ft 34 in)  A +1.9 Robert Emmiyan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union22 May 1987 Tsaghkadzor
58.84 m (29 ft 0 in)+1.7Lewis #230 August 1991 Tokyo
68.79 m (28 ft 10 in)+1.9Lewis #319 June 1983 Indianapolis
8.79 m (28 ft 10 in)  i Lewis #427 January 1984 New York City
88.76 m (28 ft 8+34 in)+1.0Lewis #524 July 1982 Indianapolis
+0.8Lewis #618 July 1988 Indianapolis
5108.74 m (28 ft 8 in)+1.4 Larry Myricks Flag of the United States.svg United States18 July 1988 Indianapolis
8.74 m (28 ft 8 in)  A +2.0 Erick Walder Flag of the United States.svg United States2 April 1994 El Paso
8.74 m (28 ft 8 in)−1.2 Dwight Phillips Flag of the United States.svg United States7 June 2009 Eugene
8138.73 m (28 ft 7+12 in)+1.2 Irving Saladino Flag of Panama.svg Panama24 May 2008 Hengelo
148.72 m (28 ft 7+14 in)−0.2Lewis #726 September 1988 Seoul
158.71 m (28 ft 6+34 in)−0.4Lewis #813 May 1984 Westwood
+0.1Lewis #919 June 1984 Los Angeles
9158.71 m (28 ft 6+34 in)+1.9 Iván Pedroso Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba18 July 1995 Salamanca
8.71 m (28 ft 6+34 in)  i Sebastian Bayer Flag of Germany.svg Germany8 March 2009 Turin
198.70 m (28 ft 6+12 in)+0.9Myricks #217 June 1989 Houston
+0.7Powell #227 July 1993 Salamanca
+1.6Pedroso #212 August 1995 Gothenburg
11228.69 m (28 ft 6 in)+0.5 Tajay Gayle Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica28 September 2019 Doha
238.68 m (28 ft 5+12 in)+1.0Lewis #105 August 1992 Barcelona
+1.6Pedroso #317 June 1995 Lisbon
12238.68 m (28 ft 5+12 in)+1.7 Juan Miguel Echevarría Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba30 June 2018 Bad Langensalza [15]
138.66 m (28 ft 4+34 in)+1.6 Louis Tsatoumas Flag of Greece.svg Greece2 June 2007 Kalamata
148.65 m (28 ft 4+12 in)  A +1.3 Luvo Manyonga Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa22 April 2017 Potchefstroom
158.63 m (28 ft 3+34 in)+0.5 Kareem Streete-Thompson Flag of the United States.svg United States4 July 1994 Linz
168.62 m (28 ft 3+14 in)+0.7 James Beckford Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica5 April 1997 Orlando
178.60 m (28 ft 2+12 in)+0.7 Miltiadis Tentoglou Flag of Greece.svg Greece26 May 2021 Kallithea [16]
188.59 m (28 ft 2 in)  i Miguel Pate Flag of the United States.svg United States1 March 2002 New York City
198.58 m (28 ft 1+34 in)+1.8 Jarrion Lawson Flag of the United States.svg United States3 July 2016 Eugene [17]
208.56 m (28 ft 1 in)  i Yago Lamela Flag of Spain.svg Spain7 March 1999 Maebashi
8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)+0.2 Aleksandr Menkov Flag of Russia.svg Russia16 August 2013 Moscow
228.54 m (28 ft 0 in)+0.9 Lutz Dombrowski Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany28 July 1980 Moscow
+1.7 Mitchell Watt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia29 July 2011 Stockholm
+1.2 Wayne Pinnock Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica23 August 2023 Budapest [18]
258.53 m (27 ft 11+34 in)+1.2 Jaime Jefferson Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba12 May 1990 Havana

Para marks

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

ClassMarkWind
(m/s)
AthleteDatePlaceRef.
T64 8.72 m (28 ft 7+14 in)+1.6Flag of Germany.svg  Markus Rehm  (GER)25 June 2023 Rhede [19]

Assisted marks

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

MarkWind
(m/s)
AthleteDatePlaceRef.
8.99 m (29 ft 5+34 in)  A +4.4Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Powell  (USA)21 July 1992 Sestriere
8.92 m (29 ft 3 in)+3.3Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Miguel Echevarría  (CUB)10 March 2019 Havana
8.91 m (29 ft 2+34 in)+2.9Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)30 August 1991 Tokyo
8.79 m (28 ft 10 in)+3.0Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)21 May 1992 Havana
8.78 m (28 ft 9+12 in)+3.1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Fabrice Lapierre  (AUS)18 April 2010 Perth
8.68 m (28 ft 5+12 in)+4.9Flag of Jamaica.svg  James Beckford  (JAM)19 May 1995 Odessa
+3.7Flag of the United States.svg  Marquis Dendy  (USA)25 June 2015 Eugene
8.66 m (28 ft 4+34 in)  A +4.0Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Greene  (USA)21 July 1992 Sestriere
8.64 m (28 ft 4 in)+3.5Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Kareem Streete-Thompson  (CAY)18 June 1994 Knoxville
8.63 m (28 ft 3+34 in)+3.9Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)20 June 1986 Eugene
8.59 m (28 ft 2 in)+2.9Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Henderson  (USA)3 July 2016 Eugene
8.57 m (28 ft 1+14 in)+5.2Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Grimes  (USA)27 June 1982 Durham
8.53 m (27 ft 11+34 in)+4.9Flag of the United States.svg  Kevin Dilworth  (USA)27 April 2002 Fort-de-France

Women

Ath.#Perf.#MarkWind
(m/s)
AthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
117.52 m (24 ft 8 in)+1.4 Galina Chistyakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union11 June 1988 Leningrad
227.49 m (24 ft 6+34 in)+1.3 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Flag of the United States.svg United States22 May 1994 New York City
27.49 m (24 ft 6+34 in)  A +1.7Joyner-Kersee #231 July 1994 Sestriere
347.48 m (24 ft 6+14 in)+1.2 Heike Drechsler Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany9 July 1988 Neubrandenburg
47.48 m (24 ft 6+14 in)+0.4Drechsler #28 July 1992 Lausanne
67.45 m (24 ft 5+14 in)+0.9Drechsler #321 June 1986 Tallinn
+1.1Drechsler #43 July 1986 Dresden
+0.6Joyner-Kersee #313 August 1987 Indianapolis
+1.0Chistyakova #211 June 1988 Leningrad
+1.6Chistyakova #312 August 1988 Budapest
117.44 m (24 ft 4+34 in)+2.0Drechsler #522 September 1985 Berlin
4127.43 m (24 ft 4+12 in)+1.4 Anişoara Cuşmir Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania4 June 1983 Bucharest
5137.42 m (24 ft 4 in)+2.0 Tatyana Kotova Flag of Russia.svg Russia23 June 2002 Annecy
147.40 m (24 ft 3+14 in)+1.8Drechsler #626 July 1984 Dresden
+0.7Drechsler #721 August 1987 Potsdam
+0.9Joyner-Kersee #429 September 1988 Seoul
177.39 m (24 ft 2+34 in)+0.3Drechsler #821 August 1985 Zürich
6177.39 m (24 ft 2+34 in)+0.5 Yelena Belevskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union18 July 1987 Bryansk
177.39 m (24 ft 2+34 in)Joyner-Kersee #525 June 1988 San Diego
207.37 m (24 ft 2 in)  i Drechsler #913 February 1988 Vienna
7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)  A +1.8Drechsler #1031 July 1991 Sestriere
7207.37 m (24 ft 2 in) Inessa Kravets Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine13 June 1992 Kyiv
237.36 m (24 ft 1+34 in)+0.4Joyner-Kersee #64 September 1987 Rome
+1.8Belevskaya #211 June 1988 Leningrad
+1.8Drechsler #1128 May 1992 Jena
87.33 m (24 ft 12 in)+0.4 Tatyana Lebedeva Flag of Russia.svg Russia31 July 2004 Tula
97.31 m (23 ft 11+34 in)+1.5 Olena Khlopotnova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union12 September 1985 Alma Ata
+1.9 Marion Jones Flag of the United States.svg United States31 May 1998 Eugene
+1.7 Brittney Reese Flag of the United States.svg United States2 July 2016 Eugene [21]
127.30 m (23 ft 11+14 in)−0.8 Malaika Mihambo Flag of Germany.svg Germany6 October 2019 Doha [22]
137.27 m (23 ft 10 in)−0.4 Irina Simagina Flag of Russia.svg Russia31 July 2004 Tula
147.26 m (23 ft 9+34 in)  A +1.8 Maurren Maggi Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil25 June 1999 Bogotá
157.24 m (23 ft 9 in)+1.0 Larysa Berezhna Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union25 May 1991 Granada
7.24 m (23 ft 9 in)  i Ivana Španović Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia5 March 2017 Belgrade
177.21 m (23 ft 7+34 in)+1.6 Helga Radtke Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany26 July 1984 Dresden
+1.9 Lyudmila Kolchanova Flag of Russia.svg Russia27 May 2007 Sochi
197.20 m (23 ft 7+14 in)−0.3 Vali Ionescu Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania1 August 1982 Bucharest
+2.0 Irena Oženko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union12 September 1986 Budapest
+0.8 Yelena Sinchukova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union20 June 1991 Budapest
+0.7 Irina Mushailova Flag of Russia.svg Russia14 July 1994 Saint Petersburg
237.18 m (23 ft 6+12 in)  i   A Tara Davis-Woodhall Flag of the United States.svg United States16 February 2024 Albuquerque [23]
247.17 m (23 ft 6+14 in)+1.8 Irina Valyukevich Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union18 July 1987 Bryansk
+0.6 Tianna Bartoletta Flag of the United States.svg United States17 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [24]
+1.1 Ese Brume Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria29 May 2021 Chula Vista [25]

Assisted marks

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

MarkWind
(m/s)
AthleteDatePlaceRef.
7.63 m (25 ft 14 in)  A +2.1Flag of Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GER)21 July 1992 Sestriere
7.27 m (23 ft 10 in)+2.7Flag of Venezuela.svg  Yulimar Rojas  (VEN)13 June 2021 La Nucia
7.24 m (23 ft 9 in)+2.8Flag of the United States.svg  Tara Davis  (USA)9 July 2022 Chula Vista
7.23 m (23 ft 8+12 in)  A +4.3Flag of Italy.svg  Fiona May  (ITA)29 July 1995 Sestriere
7.22 m (23 ft 8+14 in)+4.3Flag of Belarus.svg  Anastassia Mirochuk-Ivanova  (BLR)6 July 2012 Grodno
7.19 m (23 ft 7 in)  A +3.7Flag of Germany.svg  Susen Tiedtke  (GER)28 July 1993 Sestriere
7.17 m (23 ft 6+14 in)+3.6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Eva Murková  (TCH)26 August 1984 Nitra

Olympic medalists

Men

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1896 Athens
details
Ellery Clark
US flag 44 stars.svg  United States
Robert Garrett
US flag 44 stars.svg  United States
James Brendan Connolly
US flag 44 stars.svg  United States
1900 Paris
details
Alvin Kraenzlein
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Myer Prinstein
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Patrick Leahy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1904 St. Louis
details
Myer Prinstein
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Daniel Frank
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Robert Stangland
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
1908 London
details
Frank Irons
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Daniel Kelly
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Calvin Bricker
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Canada
1912 Stockholm
details
Albert Gutterson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Calvin Bricker
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Canada
Georg Åberg
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1920 Antwerp
details
William Petersson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Carl Johnson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Erik Abrahamsson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1924 Paris
details
DeHart Hubbard
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Edward Gourdin
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Sverre Hansen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1928 Amsterdam
details
Ed Hamm
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silvio Cator
Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Haiti
Al Bates
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1932 Los Angeles
details
Ed Gordon
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Lambert Redd
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Chūhei Nambu
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1936 Berlin
details
Jesse Owens
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Luz Long
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Naoto Tajima
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
1948 London
details
Willie Steele
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bill Bruce
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Herb Douglas
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1952 Helsinki
details
Jerome Biffle
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Meredith Gourdine
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ödön Földessy
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956).svg  Hungary
1956 Melbourne
details
Gregory Bell
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
John Bennett
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Jorma Valkama
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
1960 Rome
details
Ralph Boston
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bo Roberson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1964 Tokyo
details
Lynn Davies
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Ralph Boston
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
details
Bob Beamon
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Klaus Beer
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany
Ralph Boston
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1972 Munich
details
Randy Williams
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Hans Baumgartner
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Arnie Robinson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1976 Montreal
details
Arnie Robinson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Randy Williams
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Frank Wartenberg
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1980 Moscow
details
Lutz Dombrowski
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Frank Paschek
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Valeriy Pidluzhnyy
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
details
Carl Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Gary Honey
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Giovanni Evangelisti
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1988 Seoul
details
Carl Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mike Powell
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Larry Myricks
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1992 Barcelona
details
Carl Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Mike Powell
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Joe Greene
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1996 Atlanta
details
Carl Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
James Beckford
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Joe Greene
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2000 Sydney
details
Iván Pedroso
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Jai Taurima
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Roman Shchurenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2004 Athens
details
Dwight Phillips
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
John Moffitt
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Joan Lino Martínez
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2008 Beijing
details
Irving Saladino
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Ibrahim Camejo
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
2012 London
details
Greg Rutherford
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Mitchell Watt
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Will Claye
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
Jeff Henderson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Luvo Manyonga
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Greg Rutherford
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2020 Tokyo
details
Miltiadis Tentoglou
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Juan Miguel Echevarría
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Maykel Massó
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)22151047
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)2024
3Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1214
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)1124
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1023
6Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)1001
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)1001
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)0404
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)0202
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)0202
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0112
12Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti  (HAI)0101
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)0101
14Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0033
15Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0022
16Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0011
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0011
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0011
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0011
Totals (21 entries)29292987

Women

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1948 London
details
Olga Gyarmati
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
Noemí Simonetto
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Ann-Britt Leyman
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1952 Helsinki
details
Yvette Williams
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Aleksandra Chudina
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Shirley Cawley
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1956 Melbourne
details
Elżbieta Krzesińska
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Willye White
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1960 Rome
details
Vera Krepkina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Elżbieta Krzesińska
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Hildrun Claus
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
1964 Tokyo
details
Mary Rand
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Irena Kirszenstein
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Tatyana Shchelkanova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City
details
Viorica Viscopoleanu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Sheila Sherwood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Tatyana Talysheva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1972 Munich
details
Heide Rosendahl
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Diana Yorgova
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Eva Šuranová
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
1976 Montreal
details
Angela Voigt
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Kathy McMillan
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Lidiya Alfeyeva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1980 Moscow
details
Tatyana Kolpakova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Brigitte Wujak
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Tatyana Skachko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
details
Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Valy Ionescu
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Sue Hearnshaw
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1988 Seoul
details
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Heike Drechsler
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Galina Chistyakova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona
details
Heike Drechsler
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Inessa Kravets
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1996 Atlanta
details
Chioma Ajunwa
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Fiona May
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2000 Sydney
details
Heike Drechsler
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Fiona May
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tatyana Kotova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2004 Athens
details
Tatyana Lebedeva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Irina Simagina
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Tatyana Kotova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
2008 Beijing
details
Maurren Maggi
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Blessing Okagbare
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Chelsea Hammond
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2012 London
details
Brittney Reese
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Elena Sokolova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Janay DeLoach
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
Tianna Bartoletta
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Brittney Reese
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ivana Španović
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
2020 Tokyo
details
Malaika Mihambo
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Brittney Reese
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ese Brume
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)4004
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)34310
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)2169
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)2103
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1225
6Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1214
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)1203
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1124
9Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)1113
10Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1001
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1001
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1001
13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0202
14Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0101
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0101
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0101
17Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0011
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)0011
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)0011
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0011
Totals (20 entries)19191957

World Championships medalists

Men

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
1983 Helsinki
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Grimes  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)
1987 Rome
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Robert Emmiyan  (URS)Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA)
1991 Tokyo
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Powell  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Powell  (USA)Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Stanislav Tarasenko  (RUS)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Vitaliy Kyrylenko  (UKR)
1995 Gothenburg
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)Flag of Jamaica.svg  James Beckford  (JAM)Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Powell  (USA)
1997 Athens
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)Flag of the United States.svg  Erick Walder  (USA)Flag of Russia.svg  Kirill Sosunov  (RUS)
1999 Seville
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)Flag of Spain.svg  Yago Lamela  (ESP)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Gregor Cankar  (SLO)
2001 Edmonton
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)Flag of the United States.svg  Savanté Stringfellow  (USA)Flag of Portugal.svg  Carlos Calado  (POR)
2003 Saint-Denis
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Dwight Phillips  (USA)Flag of Jamaica.svg  James Beckford  (JAM)Flag of Spain.svg  Yago Lamela  (ESP)
2005 Helsinki
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Dwight Phillips  (USA)Flag of Ghana.svg  Ignisious Gaisah  (GHA)Flag of Finland.svg  Tommi Evilä  (FIN)
2007 Osaka
details
Flag of Panama.svg  Irving Saladino  (PAN)Flag of Italy.svg  Andrew Howe  (ITA)Flag of the United States.svg  Dwight Phillips  (USA)
2009 Berlin
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Dwight Phillips  (USA)Flag of South Africa.svg  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena  (RSA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mitchell Watt  (AUS)
2011 Daegu
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Dwight Phillips  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mitchell Watt  (AUS)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Ngonidzashe Makusha  (ZIM)
2013 Moscow
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Menkov  (RUS)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ignisious Gaisah  (NED)Flag of Mexico.svg  Luis Rivera  (MEX)
2015 Beijing
details
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Greg Rutherford  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Fabrice Lapierre  (AUS)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Jianan  (CHN)
2017 London
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  Luvo Manyonga  (RSA)Flag of the United States.svg  Jarrion Lawson  (USA)Flag of South Africa.svg  Ruswahl Samaai  (RSA)
2019 Doha
details
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Tajay Gayle  (JAM)Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Henderson  (USA)Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Miguel Echevarría  (CUB)
2022 Eugene
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Jianan  (CHN)Flag of Greece.svg  Miltiadis Tentoglou  (GRE)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simon Ehammer  (SUI)
2023 Budapest
details
Flag of Greece.svg  Miltiadis Tentoglou  (GRE)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Wayne Pinnock  (JAM)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Tajay Gayle  (JAM)

Medal table

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

Women

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
1983 Helsinki
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Daute  (GDR)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Anișoara Cușmir  (ROU)Flag of the United States.svg  Carol Lewis  (USA)
1987 Rome
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Jackie Joyner-Kersee  (USA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Belevskaya  (URS)Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Jackie Joyner-Kersee  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GER)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larysa Berezhna  (URS)
1993 Stuttgart
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GER)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Larysa Berezhna  (UKR)Flag of Denmark.svg  Renata Nielsen  (DEN)
1995 Gothenburg
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Fiona May  (ITA)Flag of Cuba.svg  Niurka Montalvo  (CUB)Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Mushailova  (RUS)
1997 Athens
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Galkina  (RUS)Flag of Greece.svg  Niki Xanthou  (GRE)Flag of Italy.svg  Fiona May  (ITA)
1999 Seville
details
Flag of Spain.svg  Niurka Montalvo  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg  Fiona May  (ITA)Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)
2001 Edmonton
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Fiona May  (ITA)Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Kotova  (RUS)Flag of Spain.svg  Niurka Montalvo  (ESP)
2003 Saint-Denis
details
Flag of France.svg  Eunice Barber  (FRA)Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Kotova  (RUS)Flag of India.svg  Anju Bobby George  (IND)
2005 Helsinki
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Tianna Madison  (USA)Flag of France.svg  Eunice Barber  (FRA)Flag of Cuba.svg  Yargelis Savigne  (CUB)
2007 Osaka
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Lebedeva  (RUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Kolchanova  (RUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Kotova  (RUS)
2009 Berlin
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Brittney Reese  (USA)Flag of Turkey.svg  Karin Melis Mey  (TUR)Flag of Portugal.svg  Naide Gomes  (POR)
2011 Daegu
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Brittney Reese  (USA)Flag of Latvia.svg  Ineta Radēviča  (LAT)Flag of Belarus.svg  Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova  (BLR)
2013 Moscow
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Brittney Reese  (USA)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Blessing Okagbare  (NGR)Flag of Serbia.svg  Ivana Španović  (SRB)
2015 Beijing
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Tianna Bartoletta  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shara Proctor  (GBR)Flag of Serbia.svg  Ivana Španović  (SRB)
2017 London
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Brittney Reese  (USA)ANA flag (2017).svg  Darya Klishina  (ANA)Flag of the United States.svg  Tianna Bartoletta  (USA)
2019 Doha
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Malaika Mihambo  (GER)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk  (UKR)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Ese Brume  (NGR)
2022 Eugene
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Malaika Mihambo  (GER)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Ese Brume  (NGR)Flag of Brazil.svg  Leticia Oro Melo  (BRA)
2023 Budapest
details
Flag of Serbia.svg  Ivana Vuleta  (SRB)Flag of the United States.svg  Tara Davis-Woodhall  (USA)Flag of Romania.svg  Alina Rotaru-Kottmann  (ROU)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)81312
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)3104
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2327
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2114
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1102
6Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia  (SRB)1023
7Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1012
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)1012
9Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)0213
10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0202
11Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)0112
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)0112
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0112
14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0101
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)0101
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0101
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)0101
ANA flag (2017).svg  Authorised Neutral Athletes  (ANA)0101
18Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)0011
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0011
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)0011
Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)0011
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)0011
Totals (22 entries)19191957

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1985 Paris [A]
details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Leitner  (TCH)Flag of Hungary.svg  Gyula Pálóczi  (HUN)Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Evangelisti  (ITA)
1987 Indianapolis
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Paul Emordi  (NGR)Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Evangelisti  (ITA)
1989 Budapest
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Dietmar Haaf  (FRG)Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)
1991 Seville
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Dietmar Haaf  (GER)Flag of Cuba.svg  Jaime Jefferson  (CUB)Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Evangelisti  (ITA)
1993 Toronto
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Greene  (USA)Flag of Cuba.svg  Jaime Jefferson  (CUB)
1995 Barcelona
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)Flag of Sweden.svg  Mattias Sunneborn  (SWE)Flag of the United States.svg  Erick Walder  (USA)
1997 Paris
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)Flag of Russia.svg  Kirill Sosunov  (RUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Greene  (USA)
1999 Maebashi
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)Flag of Spain.svg  Yago Lamela  (ESP)Flag of the United States.svg  Erick Walder  (USA)
2001 Lisbon
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Kareem Streete-Thompson  (CAY)Flag of Portugal.svg  Carlos Calado  (POR)
2003 Birmingham
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Dwight Phillips  (USA)Flag of Spain.svg  Yago Lamela  (ESP)Flag of the United States.svg  Miguel Pate  (USA)
2004 Budapest
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Savanté Stringfellow  (USA)Flag of Jamaica.svg  James Beckford  (JAM)Flag of Russia.svg  Vitaliy Shkurlatov  (RUS)
2006 Moscow
details
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ignisious Gaisah  (GHA)Flag of Panama.svg  Irving Saladino  (PAN)Flag of Italy.svg  Andrew Howe  (ITA)
2008 Valencia
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena  (RSA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Chris Tomlinson  (GBR)Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi  (KSA)
2010 Doha
details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Fabrice Lapierre  (AUS)Flag of South Africa.svg  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena  (RSA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mitchell Watt  (AUS)
2012 Istanbul
details
Flag of Brazil.svg  Mauro Vinícius da Silva  (BRA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Henry Frayne  (AUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Menkov  (RUS)
2014 Sopot
details
Flag of Brazil.svg  Mauro Vinícius da Silva  (BRA)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Jinzhe  (CHN)Flag of Sweden.svg  Michel Tornéus  (SWE)
2016 Portland
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Marquis Dendy  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Fabrice Lapierre  (AUS)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Huang Changzhou  (CHN)
2018 Birmingham
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Miguel Echevarría  (CUB)Flag of South Africa.svg  Luvo Manyonga  (RSA)Flag of the United States.svg  Marquis Dendy  (USA)
2022 Belgrade
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Flag of Greece.svg  Miltiadis Tentoglou  (GRE)Flag of Sweden.svg  Thobias Montler  (SWE)Flag of the United States.svg  Marquis Dendy  (USA)
2024 Glasgow
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Flag of Greece.svg  Miltiadis Tentoglou  (GRE)Flag of Italy.svg  Mattia Furlani  (ITA)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Carey McLeod  (JAM)

Medal table

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

Women

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1985 Paris [A]
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Flag of East Germany.svg  Helga Radtke  (GDR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Rodionova  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nijolė Medvedeva  (URS)
1987 Indianapolis
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Flag of East Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GDR)Flag of East Germany.svg  Helga Radtke  (GDR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yelena Belevskaya  (URS)
1989 Budapest
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Chistyakova  (URS)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Marieta Ilcu  (ROU)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larysa Berezhna  (URS)
1991 Seville
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Larysa Berezhna  (URS)Flag of Germany.svg  Heike Drechsler  (GER)Flag of Romania.svg  Marieta Ilcu  (ROU)
1993 Toronto
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Flag of Romania.svg  Marieta Ilcu  (ROU)Flag of Germany.svg  Susen Tiedtke  (GER)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Inessa Kravets  (UKR)
1995 Barcelona
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Flag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Galkina  (RUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Mushailova  (RUS)Flag of Germany.svg  Susen Tiedtke-Greene  (GER)
1997 Paris
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Flag of Italy.svg  Fiona May  (ITA)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Chioma Ajunwa  (NGR)Flag of Poland.svg  Agata Karczmarek  (POL)
1999 Maebashi
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Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Kotova  (RUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Shana Williams  (USA)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Iva Prandzheva  (BUL)
2001 Lisbon
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Flag of the United States.svg  Dawn Burrell  (USA)Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Kotova  (RUS)Flag of Spain.svg  Niurka Montalvo  (ESP)
2003 Birmingham
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Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Kotova  (RUS)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Inessa Kravets  (UKR)Flag of Brazil.svg  Maurren Maggi  (BRA)
2004 Budapest
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Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Lebedeva  (RUS)Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Kotova  (RUS)Flag of Sweden.svg  Carolina Klüft  (SWE)
2006 Moscow
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Flag of the United States.svg  Tianna Madison  (USA)Flag of Portugal.svg  Naide Gomes  (POR)Flag of Spain.svg  Concepción Montaner  (ESP)
2008 Valencia
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Flag of Portugal.svg  Naide Gomes  (POR)Flag of Brazil.svg  Maurren Maggi  (BRA)Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Simagina  (RUS)
2010 Doha
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Flag of the United States.svg  Brittney Reese  (USA)Flag of Portugal.svg  Naide Gomes  (POR)Flag of Brazil.svg  Keila Costa  (BRA)
2012 Istanbul
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Flag of the United States.svg  Brittney Reese  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Janay DeLoach  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shara Proctor  (GBR)
2014 Sopot
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Flag of France.svg  Éloyse Lesueur  (FRA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Katarina Johnson-Thompson  (GBR)Flag of Serbia.svg  Ivana Španović  (SRB)
2016 Portland
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Flag of the United States.svg  Brittney Reese  (USA)Flag of Serbia.svg  Ivana Španović  (SRB)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorraine Ugen  (GBR)
2018 Birmingham
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Flag of Serbia.svg  Ivana Španović  (SRB)Flag of the United States.svg  Brittney Reese  (USA)Flag of Germany.svg  Sosthene Moguenara  (GER)
2022 Belgrade
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Flag of Serbia.svg  Ivana Vuleta  (SRB)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Ese Brume  (NGR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lorraine Ugen  (GBR)
2024 Glasgow
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Flag of the United States.svg  Tara Davis-Woodhall  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Monae' Nichols  (USA)Flag of Spain.svg  Fátima Diame  (ESP)

Medal table

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

National records

Men (outdoor)

Equal or superior to 8.00 m:

NationMarkAthleteDatePlace
Flag of the United States.svg United States8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in) Mike Powell 30 August 1991 Tokyo
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union/
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
8.86 m (29 ft 34 in)  A Robert Emmiyan 22 May 1987 Tsaghkadzor
Flag of Panama.svg Panama8.73 m (28 ft 7+12 in) Irving Saladino 24 May 2008 Hengelo
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba8.71 m (28 ft 6+34 in) Iván Pedroso 18 July 1995 Salamanca
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica8.69 m (28 ft 6 in) Tajay Gayle 28 September 2019 Doha
Flag of Greece.svg Greece8.66 m (28 ft 4+34 in) Louis Tsatoumas 2 June 2007 Kalamata
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa8.65 m (28 ft 4+12 in)  A Luvo Manyonga 22 April 2017 Potchefstroom
Flag of Spain.svg Spain8.56 m (28 ft 1 in) Yago Lamela 24 June 1999 Turin
Flag of Russia.svg Russia8.56 m (28 ft 1 in) Aleksandr Menkov 16 August 2013 Moscow
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany/
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
8.54 m (28 ft 0 in) Lutz Dombrowski 28 July 1980 Moscow
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia8.54 m (28 ft 0 in) Mitchell Watt 29 July 2011 Stockholm
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain8.51 m (27 ft 11 in) Greg Rutherford 24 April 2014 Chula Vista
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia8.48 m (27 ft 9+34 in) Mohamed Al-Khuwalidi 2 July 2006 Sotteville-lès-Rouen
Flag of Italy.svg Italy8.47 m (27 ft 9+14 in) Andrew Howe 30 August 2007 Osaka
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China8.47 m (27 ft 9+14 in) Li Jinzhe 29 June 2014 Bad Langensalza
8.47 m (27 ft 9+14 in)  A Wang Jianan 16 June 2018 Guiyang
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal8.46 m (27 ft 9 in) Cheikh Touré 15 June 1997 Bad Langensalza
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico8.46 m (27 ft 9 in) Luis Rivera 12 July 2013 Kazan
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia/
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
8.45 m (27 ft 8+12 in) Nenad Stekić 25 July 1975 Montreal
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland8.45 m (27 ft 8+12 in) Simon Ehammer 28 May 2022 Götzis
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden8.44 m (27 ft 8+14 in)  A Michel Tornéus 10 July 2016 Monachil
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana8.43 m (27 ft 7+34 in) Ignisious Gaisah 14 July 2006 Rome
Flag of France.svg France8.42 m (27 ft 7+14 in) Salim Sdiri 12 June 2009 Pierre-Bénite
Flag of India.svg India8.42 m (27 ft 7+14 in) Jeswin Aldrin 2 March 2023 Ballari
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas8.41 m (27 ft 7 in) Craig Hepburn 17 June 1993 Nassau
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil8.40 m (27 ft 6+12 in) Douglas de Souza 15 February 1995 São Paulo
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia8.40 m (27 ft 6+12 in) Gregor Cankar 18 May 1997 Celje
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco8.40 m (27 ft 6+12 in) Yahya Berrabah 2 October 2009 Beirut
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe8.40 m (27 ft 6+12 in) Ngonidzashe Makusha 9 June 2011 Des Moines
Flag of Japan.svg Japan8.40 m (27 ft 6+12 in) Shotaro Shiroyama 17 August 2019 Fukui
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei8.40 m (27 ft 6+12 in) Lin Yu-tang 15 July 2023 Bangkok
Flag of Romania.svg Romania8.37 m (27 ft 5+12 in) Bogdan Tudor 9 July 1995 Bad Cannstatt
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal8.36 m (27 ft 5 in) Carlos Calado 20 June 1997 Lisbon
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine8.35 m (27 ft 4+12 in) Sergey Layevskiy 16 July 1988 Dnipropetrovsk
Roman Shchurenko 25 July 2000 Kyiv
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela8.34 m (27 ft 4+14 in)  A Víctor Castillo 30 May 2004 Cochabamba
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda8.34 m (27 ft 4+14 in) Tyrone Smith 5 May 2017 Houston
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria8.33 m (27 ft 3+34 in) Ivaylo Mladenov 3 June 1995 Seville
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus8.33 m (27 ft 3+34 in)  A Aliaksandar Hlavatski 7 August 1996 Sestriere
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt8.31 m (27 ft 3 in) Hatem Mersal 30 June 1999 Oslo
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands8.31 m (27 ft 3 in) Kareem Streete-Thompson 1 July 2000 Bad Langensalza
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic8.31 m (27 ft 3 in) Radek Juška 27 August 2017 Taipei City
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary8.30 m (27 ft 2+34 in) László Szalma 7 July 1985 Budapest
Flag of Austria.svg Austria8.30 m (27 ft 2+34 in) Andreas Steiner 4 June 1988 Innsbruck
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands8.29 m (27 ft 2+14 in) Ignisious Gaisah 16 August 2013 Moscow
Flag of Poland.svg Poland8.28 m (27 ft 1+34 in)  A Grzegorz Marciniszyn 14 July 2001 Mals
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius8.28 m (27 ft 1+34 in) Jonathan Chimier 24 August 2004 Athens
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada8.28 m (27 ft 1+34 in) Damian Warner 29 May 2021 Götzis
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay8.28 m (27 ft 1+34 in) Emiliano Lasa 1 May 2022 São Paulo
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria8.27 m (27 ft 1+12 in) Yusuf Alli 8 August 1989 Lagos
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana8.27 m (27 ft 1+12 in) Gable Garenamotse 20 August 2006 Rhede
Flag of Finland.svg Finland8.27 m (27 ft 1+12 in) Kristian Pulli 11 June 2020 Espoo
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia8.27 m (27 ft 1+12 in)  A Chenault Lionel Coetzee 15 April 2023 Windhoek
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria8.26 m (27 ft 1 in) Issam Nima 28 July 2007 Zaragoza
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova8.25 m (27 ft 34 in) Sergey Podgainiy 18 August 1990 Kishinev
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium8.25 m (27 ft 34 in) Erik Nys 6 July 1996 Hechtel
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark8.25 m (27 ft 34 in) Morten Jensen 3 July 2005 Gothenburg
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago8.25 m (27 ft 34 in)  A Andwuelle Wright 5 July 2019 Queretaro
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia8.24 m (27 ft 14 in) Bachana Khorava 29 May 2021 Tbilisi
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia8.23 m (27 ft 0 in) Siniša Ergotić 5 June 2002 Zagreb
6 September 2003 Córdoba
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea8.22 m (26 ft 11+12 in) Kim Deok-hyeon 10 June 2016 Ried
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan8.22 m (26 ft 11+12 in) Anvar Anvarov 10 June 2023 Geneva
Flag of Norway.svg Norway8.21 m (26 ft 11 in)  A Ingar Bratseth-Kiplesund 29 April 2023 Gaborone
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia8.20 m (26 ft 10+34 in)  A Arnovis Dalmero 5 August 2023 Bogotá
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico8.19 m (26 ft 10+14 in)  A Elmer Williams 11 August 1989 Bogotá
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) Vasiliy Sokov 5 July 1988 Tallinn
Flag of Iran.svg Iran8.17 m (26 ft 9+12 in) Mohammad Arzandeh 7 July 2012 Tehran
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan8.16 m (26 ft 9+14 in) Shamil Abbyasov 2 August 1981 Leningrad
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan8.16 m (26 ft 9+14 in) Sergey Vasilenko 18 June 1988 Alma Ata
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador8.16 m (26 ft 9+14 in)  A Hugo Chila 23 November 2009 Sucre
Flag of Albania.svg Albania8.16 m (26 ft 9+14 in)  NWI Izmir Smajlaj 8 May 2021 Tirana
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania8.15 m (26 ft 8+34 in) Povilas Mykolaitis 4 June 2011 Kaunas
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka8.15 m (26 ft 8+34 in) W. P. Amila Jayasiri 16 August 2016 Diyagama
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) Abdulrahman Al-Nubi 21 September 2003 Manila
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya8.12 m (26 ft 7+12 in)  A Jacob Katonon 23 September 1995 Johannesburg
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong8.12 m (26 ft 7+12 in) Chan Ming Tai 7 May 2016 Hong Kong
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana8.12 m (26 ft 7+12 in) Emanuel Archibald 11 May 2019 Kingston
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands8.11 m (26 ft 7+14 in) Leon Hunt 18 June 2011 Tallahassee
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia8.10 m (26 ft 6+34 in) Erki Nool 27 May 1995 Götzis
Flag of Peru.svg Peru8.10 m (26 ft 6+34 in)  A Jorge McFarlane 23 November 2009 Sucre
8.10 m (26 ft 6+34 in) José Luis Mandros 7 May 2022 Ibiza
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada8.09 m (26 ft 6+12 in) Eugene Licorish 5 May 1989 Port of Spain
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia8.09 m (26 ft 6+12 in) Sapwaturrahman 26 August 2018 Jakarta
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia8.09 m (26 ft 6+12 in)  A   NWI Omod Okugn 10 March 2022 Asella
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Mesut Yavaş 24 June 2000 Istanbul
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Clayton Latham 29 July 2008 Hamburg
Flag of Chile.svg Chile8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Daniel Pineda 21 April 2012 Santiago de Chile
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Elvijs Misāns 12 July 2016 Saldus
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Tristan James 29 May 2022 Chula Vista
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Janry Ubas 8 May 2023 Phnom Penh
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland8.07 m (26 ft 5+12 in) Ciaran McDonagh 21 August 2005 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands8.06 m (26 ft 5+14 in) Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye 9 June 2018 Chula Vista
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand8.05 m (26 ft 4+34 in) Bob Thomas 20 January 1968 Whangārei
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia8.05 m (26 ft 4+34 in) Róbert Széli 6 July 1988 Budapest
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand8.05 m (26 ft 4+34 in) Supanara Sukhasvasti 10 July 2011 Kobe
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) Vladimir Tsepelyov 17 September 1978 Tbilisi
Flag of Libya.svg Libya8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) Mohamed Bishty 25 May 1985 Chania
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon8.03 m (26 ft 4 in)  A   NWI Marcel Mayack 2 March 2019 Bafoussam
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda8.02 m (26 ft 3+12 in) Lester Benjamin 12 May 1984 Baton Rouge
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait8.02 m (26 ft 3+12 in) Saleh Al-Haddad 5 May 2009 Al-Kuwait
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia8.02 m (26 ft 3+12 in) Andre Anura 7 December 2019 New Clark City
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia8.01 m (26 ft 3+14 in) Anis Gallali 22 August 1998 Dakar
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland8.00 m (26 ft 2+34 in) Jón Arnar Magnússon 26 August 1994 Reykjavík
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso8.00 m (26 ft 2+34 in) Franck Zio 21 June 1998 Viry-Chatillon
Flag of Togo.svg Togo8.00 m (26 ft 2+34 in)  A Téko Folligan 15 September 1999 Johannesburg
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia8.00 m (26 ft 2+34 in) Cadeau Kelley 18 April 2009 Ypsilanti

Women (outdoor)

Equal or superior to 6.75 m:

NationMarkAthleteDatePlace
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union/
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) Galina Chistyakova 11 June 1988 Leningrad
Flag of the United States.svg United States7.49 m (24 ft 6+34 in) Jackie Joyner-Kersee 22 May 1994 New York City
7.49 m (24 ft 6+34 in)  A 31 July 1994 Sestriere
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany/
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
7.48 m (24 ft 6+14 in) Heike Drechsler 9 July 1988 Neubrandenburg
8 July 1992 Lausanne
Flag of Romania.svg Romania7.43 m (24 ft 4+12 in) Anișoara Cușmir 4 June 1983 Bucharest
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus7.39 m (24 ft 2+34 in) Yelena Belevskaya 18 July 1987 Bryansk
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan7.31 m (23 ft 11+34 in) Olena Khlopotnova 12 September 1985 Alma Ata
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil7.26 m (23 ft 9+34 in)  A Maurren Maggi 26 July 1999 Bogotá
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine7.24 m (23 ft 9 in) Larysa Berezhna 25 May 1991 Granada
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania7.20 m (23 ft 7+14 in) Irena Oženko 12 September 1986 Budapest
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria7.17 m (23 ft 6+14 in) Ese Brume 29 May 2021 Chula Vista
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica7.16 m (23 ft 5+34 in)  A Elva Goulbourne 22 May 2004 Mexico City
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia7.14 m (23 ft 5 in) Ivana Vuleta 20 August 2023 Budapest
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia7.13 m (23 ft 4+12 in) Brooke Buschkuehl 9 July 2022 Chula Vista
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal7.12 m (23 ft 4+14 in) Naide Gomes 29 July 2008 Monaco
Flag of Italy.svg Italy7.11 m (23 ft 3+34 in) Fiona May 22 August 1998 Budapest
Flag of Austria.svg Austria7.09 m (23 ft 3 in) Ludmila Ninova 5 June 1994 Seville
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands7.08 m (23 ft 2+12 in) Chantel Malone 27 March 2021 Miramar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain7.07 m (23 ft 2+14 in) Shara Proctor 28 August 2015 Beijing
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan7.06 m (23 ft 1+34 in) Tatyana Kolpakova 31 July 1980 Moscow
Flag of Spain.svg Spain7.06 m (23 ft 1+34 in) Niurka Montalvo 23 August 1999 Seville
Flag of France.svg France7.05 m (23 ft 1+12 in) Eunice Barber 14 September 2003 Monaco
Flag of Greece.svg Greece7.03 m (23 ft 34 in) Niki Xanthou 18 August 1997 Bellinzona
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe7.03 m (23 ft 34 in) Agate De Sousa 27 May 2023 Weinheim
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia/
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
7.01 m (22 ft 11+34 in) Eva Murková 26 May 1984 Leningrad
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China7.01 m (22 ft 11+34 in) Yao Weili 4 June 1993 Jinan
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria7.00 m (22 ft 11+12 in) Silvia Khristova-Moneva 3 August 1986 Sofia
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba6.99 m (22 ft 11 in) Lissette Cuza 3 June 2000 Jena
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden6.99 m (22 ft 11 in) Erica Johansson 5 July 2000 Lausanne
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada6.99 m (22 ft 11 in) Christabel Nettey 29 May 2015 Eugene
Flag of Poland.svg Poland6.97 m (22 ft 10+14 in) Agata Karczmarek 6 August 1988 Lublin
Flag of Japan.svg Japan6.97 m (22 ft 10+14 in) Sumire Hata 14 July 2023 Bangkok
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico6.96 m (22 ft 10 in)  A Madeline de Jesús 24 July 1988 Mexico City
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark6.96 m (22 ft 10 in) Renata Nielsen 5 June 1994 Seville
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago6.96 m (22 ft 10 in) Tyra Gittens 14 May 2021 College Station
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana6.94 m (22 ft 9 in) Deborah Acquah 7 August 2022 Birmingham
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso6.94 m (22 ft 9 in) Marthe Koala 2 August 2023 Kinshasa
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa6.93 m (22 ft 8+34 in) Karin Melis Mey 7 July 2007 Bad Langensalza
7 June 2008
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia6.93 m (22 ft 8+34 in) Caterine Ibargüen 9 September 2018 Ostrava
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia6.92 m (22 ft 8+14 in) Ineta Radēviča 28 July 2010 Barcelona
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic6.89 m (22 ft 7+14 in) Jarmila Strejčková 18 September 1982 Prague
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela6.88 m (22 ft 6+34 in) Yulimar Rojas 13 June 2021 La Nucia
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey6.87 m (22 ft 6+14 in) Karin Melis Mey 31 July 2009 Leverkusen
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia6.87 m (22 ft 6+14 in) Ksenija Balta 8 August 2010 Tallinn
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) Tünde Vaszi 7 August 2001 Edmonton
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) Nafissatou Thiam 18 August 2019 Birmingham
Flag of Finland.svg Finland6.85 m (22 ft 5+12 in) Ringa Ropo-Junnila 11 August 1990 Lahti
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan6.85 m (22 ft 5+12 in) Darya Reznichenko 28 June 2021 Tashkent
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland6.84 m (22 ft 5+14 in) Irène Pusterla 20 August 2011 Chiasso
Flag of India.svg India6.83 m (22 ft 4+34 in) Anju Bobby George 27 August 2004 Athens
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas6.83 m (22 ft 4+34 in) Bianca Stuart 26 June 2015 Nassau
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana6.81 m (22 ft 4 in) Jennifer Inniss 18 June 1983 Indianapolis
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus6.80 m (22 ft 3+12 in) Maroula Lambrou 25 March 1985 Limassol
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados6.80 m (22 ft 3+12 in) Akela Jones 29 May 2021 Chula Vista
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia6.78 m (22 ft 2+34 in) Nina Kolarič 29 June 2008 Ptuj
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands6.78 m (22 ft 2+34 in) Dafne Schippers 26 July 2014 Amsterdam
Flag of Syria.svg Syria6.77 m (22 ft 2+12 in) Ghada Shouaa 26 May 1996 Götzis
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) Jung Soon-ok 4 June 2009 Daegu
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone6.75 m (22 ft 1+12 in) Eunice Barber 5 June 1998 Lyon

Men (indoor)

Equal or superior to 8.00 m:

NationMarkAthleteDatePlace
Flag of the United States.svg United States8.79 m (28 ft 10 in) Carl Lewis 27 January 1984 New York City
Flag of Germany.svg Germany8.71 m (28 ft 6+34 in) Sebastian Bayer 8 March 2009 Turin
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba8.62 m (28 ft 3+14 in) Iván Pedroso 7 March 1999 Maebashi
Flag of Spain.svg Spain8.56 m (28 ft 1 in) Yago Lamela 7 March 1999 Maebashi
Flag of Greece.svg Greece8.55 m (28 ft 12 in) Miltiadis Tentoglou 18 March 2022 Belgrade
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union/
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
8.49 m (27 ft 10+14 in) Robert Emmiyan 21 February 1987 Liévin
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa8.44 m (27 ft 8+14 in) Luvo Manyonga 2 March 2018 Birmingham
Flag of Russia.svg Russia8.43 m (27 ft 7+34 in) Stanislav Tarasenko 26 January 1994 Moscow
Flag of Panama.svg Panama8.42 m (27 ft 7+14 in) Irving Saladino 13 February 2008 Athens
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica8.40 m (27 ft 6+12 in) James Beckford 9 February 1996 Madrid
8.40 m (27 ft 6+12 in)  A Carey McLeod 10 March 2023 Albuquerque
8.40 m (27 ft 6+12 in) Wayne Pinnock 8 March 2024 Boston
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden8.38 m (27 ft 5+34 in) Thobias Montler 18 March 2022 Belgrade
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana8.36 m (27 ft 5 in) Ignisious Gaisah 2 February 2006 Stockholm
Flag of Italy.svg Italy8.34 m (27 ft 4+14 in) Mattia Furlani 17 February 2024 Ancona
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine8.33 m (27 ft 3+34 in) Roman Shchurenko 16 February 2002 Brovary
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria8.30 m (27 ft 2+34 in) Ivaylo Mladenov 28 February 1994 Piraeus
Flag of Romania.svg Romania8.30 m (27 ft 2+34 in) Bogdan Țăruș 29 January 2000 Bucharest
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia8.28 m (27 ft 1+34 in) Gregor Cankar 7 March 1999 Maebashi
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil8.28 m (27 ft 1+34 in) Mauro Vinícius da Silva 9 March 2012 Istanbul
8 March 2014 Sopot
Flag of France.svg France8.27 m (27 ft 1+12 in) Salim Sdiri 28 January 2006 Mondeville
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China8.27 m (27 ft 1+12 in) Su Xiongfeng 11 March 2010 Nanjing
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria8.26 m (27 ft 1 in) Charlton Ehizuelen 7 March 1975 Bloomington
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)  A Greg Rutherford 5 February 2016 Albuquerque
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland8.26 m (27 ft 1 in) Simon Ehammer 29 January 2022 Aubière
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia8.25 m (27 ft 34 in) Bachana Khorava 7 February 2016 Tbilisi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia8.25 m (27 ft 34 in) Fabrice Lapierre 20 March 2016 Portland
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary8.24 m (27 ft 14 in) László Szalma 22 February 1986 Madrid
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia8.24 m (27 ft 14 in) Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi 16 February 2008 Doha
Flag of Finland.svg Finland8.24 m (27 ft 14 in) Kristian Pulli 5 March 2021 Toruń
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands8.23 m (27 ft 0 in) Emiel Mellaard 5 February 1989 The Hague
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal8.22 m (26 ft 11+12 in) Carlos Calado 26 January 2002 Espinho
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe8.21 m (26 ft 11 in) Ngonidzashe Makusha 27 February 2009 Blacksburg
Flag of Japan.svg Japan8.19 m (26 ft 10+14 in) Yuki Hashioka 18 March 2021 Osaka
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia/
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) Milan Gombala 16 February 1992 Prague
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) Morten Jensen 8 February 2006 Gothenburg
Flag of Poland.svg Poland8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) Marcin Starzak 8 March 2009 Turin
Adrian Strzałkowski 7 March 2014 Sopot
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) LaQuan Nairn 18 February 2022 Fayetteville
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal8.17 m (26 ft 9+12 in) Cheikh Touré 15 February 1998 Bordeaux
Flag of Peru.svg Peru8.17 m (26 ft 9+12 in)  A José Luis Mandros 20 February 2022 Cochabamba
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands8.16 m (26 ft 9+14 in) Kareem Streete-Thompson 11 March 2001 Lisbon
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia8.16 m (26 ft 9+14 in)  A Arnovis Dalmero 25 January 2024 Cochabamba
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) Povilas Mykolaitis 11 February 2005 Kaunas
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico8.12 m (26 ft 7+12 in) Mike Francis 6 March 1992 Manhattan
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia8.11 m (26 ft 7+14 in) Artūrs Āboliņš 10 March 2006 Fayetteville
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus8.10 m (26 ft 6+34 in) Aleksandr Glavatskiy 15 January 1994 Gomel
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay8.10 m (26 ft 6+34 in)  A Emiliano Lasa 20 February 2022 Cochabamba
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan8.09 m (26 ft 6+12 in) Shamil Abbyasov 8 February 1985 Moscow
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey8.09 m (26 ft 6+12 in) Mesut Yavaş 3 March 2000 Ames
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova8.09 m (26 ft 6+12 in) Alexandru Cuharenco 3 February 2012 Chișinău
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Erik Nys 12 February 1995 Ghent
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Siniša Ergotić 8 February 2003 Budapest
Flag of Albania.svg Albania8.08 m (26 ft 6 in) Izmir Smajlaj 4 March 2017 Belgrade
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso8.06 m (26 ft 5+14 in) Franck Zio 3 February 1996 Liévin
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia8.05 m (26 ft 4+34 in) Tõnu Lepik 15 March 1970 Vienna
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana8.05 m (26 ft 4+34 in) Mark Mason 25 January 1991 Johnson City
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius8.05 m (26 ft 4+34 in) Jonathan Chimier 22 February 2004 Aubière
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada8.05 m (26 ft 4+34 in) Damian Warner 18 March 2022 Belgrade
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia8.03 m (26 ft 4 in) Strahinja Jovančević 3 March 2019 Glasgow
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan8.02 m (26 ft 3+12 in) Vasiliy Sokov 4 February 1989 Gomel
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco8.02 m (26 ft 3+12 in) Younés Moudrik 2 February 2001 Erfurt
14 March 2001 Madrid
1 February 2002 Erfurt
Yahya Berrabah 13 February 2010 Valencia
Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia8.02 m (26 ft 3+12 in) Raihau Maiau 4 February 2016 Nantes
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei8.02 m (26 ft 3+12 in) Lin Yu-tang 12 February 2023 Astana
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana8.01 m (26 ft 3+14 in) Gable Garenamotse 3 February 2002 Cardiff
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico8.01 m (26 ft 3+14 in) Luis Rivera 7 March 2014 Sopot
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan8.00 m (26 ft 2+34 in) Vladimir Tsepelyov 6 February 1983 Vilnius
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela8.00 m (26 ft 2+34 in)  A Victor Castillo 5 February 2005 Flagstaff
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland8.00 m (26 ft 2+34 in) Ciaran McDonagh 14 January 2006 Blacksburg

Women (indoor)

Equal or superior to 6.75 m:

NationMarkAthleteDatePlace
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany/
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
7.37 m (24 ft 2 in) Heike Drechsler 13 February 1988 Vienna
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union/
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
7.30 m (23 ft 11+14 in) Galina Chistyakova 28 January 1989 Lipetsk
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia7.24 m (23 ft 9 in) Ivana Španović 5 March 2017 Belgrade
Flag of the United States.svg United States7.23 m (23 ft 8+12 in) Brittney Reese 11 March 2012 Istanbul
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine7.20 m (23 ft 7+14 in) Larysa Berezhna 4 February 1989 Gomel
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan7.17 m (23 ft 6+14 in) Olena Khlopotnova 16 February 1985 Kishinev
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania7.01 m (22 ft 11+34 in) Nijolė Medvedeva 25 January 1987 Vilnius
Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus7.01 m (22 ft 11+34 in) Yelena Belevskaya 14 February 1987 Moscow
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal7.00 m (22 ft 11+12 in) Naide Gomes 9 March 2008 Valencia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain7.00 m (22 ft 11+12 in) Jazmin Sawyers 5 March 2023 Istanbul
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia/
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
6.99 m (22 ft 11 in) Eva Murková 2 March 1985 Piraeus
Flag of Romania.svg Romania6.99 m (22 ft 11 in) Mirela Dulgheru 23 January 1993 Bacău
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada6.99 m (22 ft 11 in) Christabel Nettey 19 February 2015 Stockholm
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria6.97 m (22 ft 10+14 in) Chioma Ajunwa 5 February 1997 Erfurt
Flag of Italy.svg Italy6.97 m (22 ft 10+14 in) Larissa Iapichino 5 March 2023 Istanbul
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden6.92 m (22 ft 8+14 in) Carolina Klüft 7 March 2004 Budapest
Khaddi Sagnia 25 February 2018 Glasgow
Flag of Greece.svg Greece6.91 m (22 ft 8 in) Niki Xanthou 16 February 1997 Liévin
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria6.91 m (22 ft 8 in) Magdalena Khristova 19 February 1998 Stockholm
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica6.91 m (22 ft 8 in) Elva Goulbourne 23 February 2002 Fayetteville
Flag of France.svg France6.90 m (22 ft 7+12 in) Éloyse Lesueur 2 March 2013 Gothenburg
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil6.89 m (22 ft 7+14 in) Maurren Maggi 9 March 2008 Valencia
Flag of Spain.svg Spain6.88 m (22 ft 6+34 in) Niurka Montalvo 10 March 2001 Lisbon
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia6.87 m (22 ft 6+14 in) Ksenija Balta 7 March 2009 Turin
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) Eunice Barber 15 February 1998 Bordeaux
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa6.85 m (22 ft 5+12 in) Karin Melis Mey 21 February 2008 Stockholm
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China6.82 m (22 ft 4+12 in) Yang Juan 13 March 1992 Beijing
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas6.82 m (22 ft 4+12 in) Daphne Saunders 26 February 1994 Gainesville
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary6.82 m (22 ft 4+12 in) Tünde Vaszi 29 January 1999 Chemnitz
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia6.82 m (22 ft 4+12 in) Aiga Grabuste 8 February 2015 Tbilisi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia6.81 m (22 ft 4 in) Nicole Boegman 12 March 1995 Barcelona
Flag of Austria.svg Austria6.81 m (22 ft 4 in) Ludmila Ninova 14 February 1996 Moscow
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela6.81 m (22 ft 4 in) Yulimar Rojas 17 February 2022 Liévin
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados6.80 m (22 ft 3+12 in) Akela Jones 11 March 2016 Birmingham
11 February 2022 Clemson
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba6.79 m (22 ft 3+14 in) Yargelis Savigne 3 February 2007 Stuttgart
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium6.79 m (22 ft 3+14 in) Nafissatou Thiam 1 March 2020 Liévin
Flag of Finland.svg Finland6.78 m (22 ft 2+34 in) Ringa Ropo-Junnila 19 February 1991 Stockholm
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark6.77 m (22 ft 2+12 in) Renata Nielsen 12 March 1995 Barcelona
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) Annik Kälin 17 February 2024 St. Gallen

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