Men's long jump world record progression

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The men's long jump world record progression lists records ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) starting in 1912. The inaugural record was the 7.61 m (24 ft 11+12 in) performance by Peter O'Connor in 1901. [1]

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Record progression

Men's long jump world record progression (all altitudes). Long jump world record progression (men).svg
Men's long jump world record progression (all altitudes).
MarkWindAthletePlaceDate
 7.61 m (24 ft 11+12 in) Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Peter O'Connor  (IRE)  Dublin, Ireland  5 August 1901 [1]
 7.69 m (25 ft 2+34 in) Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Edward Gourdin  (USA)  Cambridge, United States  23 July 1921 [1]
 7.76 m (25 ft 5+12 in) Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Robert LeGendre  (USA)  Paris, France  7 July 1924 [1]
 7.89 m (25 ft 10+12 in) Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  DeHart Hubbard  (USA)  Chicago, United States 13 June 1925 [1]
 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in) Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Edward Hamm  (USA) Cambridge, United States 7 July 1928 [1]
 7.93 m (26 ft 0 in)0.0 Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Sylvio Cator  (HAI) Paris, France 9 September 1928 [1]
 7.98 m (26 ft 2 in)0.5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Chuhei Nambu  (JPN)  Tokyo, Japan  27 October 1931 [1]
 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in)1.5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  Jesse Owens  (USA)  Ann Arbor, United States 25 May 1935 [1]
 8.21 m (26 ft 11 in)0.0 Flag of the United States.svg  Ralph Boston  (USA)  Walnut, United States 12 August 1960 [1]
 8.24 m (27 ft 14 in)1.8 Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Boston (USA)  Modesto, United States 27 May 1961 [1]
 8.28 m (27 ft 1+34 in)1.2 Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Boston (USA)  Moscow, Soviet Union  16 July 1961 [1]
 8.31 m (27 ft 3 in)  A −0.1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan  (URS)  Yerevan, Soviet Union 10 June 1962 [1]
 8.33 m (27 ft 3+34 in) [2]  Flag of the United States.svg  Phil Shinnick  (USA)  Modesto, United States 25 May 1963 [3]
 8.31 m (27 ft 3 in)0.0 Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Boston (USA)  Kingston, Jamaica 15 August 1964 [note 1] [4]
 8.34 m (27 ft 4+14 in)1.0 Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Boston (USA)  Los Angeles, United States 12 September 1964 [1]
 8.35 m (27 ft 4+12 in) [5] 0.0 Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Boston (USA) Modesto, United States 29 May 1965 [1] [6]
 8.35 m (27 ft 4+12 in)  A 0.0 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)  Mexico City, Mexico  19 October 1967 [1]
 8.90 m (29 ft 2+14 in)  A 2.0 Flag of the United States.svg  Bob Beamon  (USA) Mexico City, Mexico  18 October 1968 [1]
 8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in)0.3 Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Powell  (USA) Tokyo, Japan  30 August 1991 [1]

Low altitude record progression 1965–1991

The IAAF considers marks set at high altitude as acceptable for record consideration. However, high altitude can significantly assist long jump performances. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Bob Beamon broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21+12 in), and his world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2+14 in) stood until Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in) in 1991. However, Beamon's jump was set at an altitude of 2,292 m (7,520 ft), with a maximum allowable wind, factors which assisted his performance. [7]

This list contains the progression of long jump marks set at low altitude starting with the mark that stood at Beamon's record in 1968 to Powell's 1991 world record.

MarkWindAthletePlaceDate
 8.35 m (27 ft 4+12 in) [5] 0.0 Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Boston (USA) Modesto, United States 29 May 1965 [1] [6]
 8.35 m (27 ft 4+12 in)0.8 Flag of Germany.svg  Josef Schwarz  (FRG)  Stuttgart, West Germany  15 July 1970 [8]
 8.45 m (27 ft 8+12 in)2.0 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Nenad Stekić  (YUG)  Montreal, Canada  25 July 1975 [8]
 8.52 m (27 ft 11+14 in)0.0 Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA) Montreal, Canada 26 August 1979 [8]
 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)0.9 Flag of East Germany.svg  Lutz Dombrowski  (GDR) Moscow, Soviet Union  28 July 1980 [8]
 8.62 m (28 ft 3+14 in)0.8 Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)  Sacramento, United States 20 June 1981 [8]
 8.76 m (28 ft 8+34 in)1.0 Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis (USA)  Indianapolis, United States 24 July 1982 [8]
 8.79 m (28 ft 10 in)1.9 Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis (USA) Indianapolis, United States 19 June 1983 [8]
 8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in)0.3 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Powell (USA) Tokyo, Japan  30 August 1991 [1]

See also

Notes

    1. Phil Shinnick's 8.33 metre jump from 1963 was recognized as a World Record in 2021 and added to the progression list, "with no deletion of later marks." Hence, Ralph Boston's 8.31 metre jump from 1964 remains on the list.

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