Men's long jump world record progression

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+1⁄2 in) performance by Peter O'Connor in 1901.^[1]

Record progression

Men's long jump world record progression (all altitudes).

Mark	Wind	Athlete	Place	Date
7.61 m (24 ft 11+1⁄2 in)		Peter O'Connor (IRE)	Dublin, Ireland	5 August 1901[1]
7.69 m (25 ft 2+3⁄4 in)		Edward Gourdin (USA)	Cambridge, United States	23 July 1921[1]
7.76 m (25 ft 5+1⁄2 in)		Robert LeGendre (USA)	Paris, France	7 July 1924[1]
7.89 m (25 ft 10+1⁄2 in)		DeHart Hubbard (USA)	Chicago, United States	13 June 1925[1]
7.90 m (25 ft 11 in)		Edward Hamm (USA)	Cambridge, United States	7 July 1928[1]
7.93 m (26 ft 0 in)	0.0	Sylvio Cator (HAI)	Paris, France	9 September 1928[1]
7.98 m (26 ft 2 in)	0.5	Chuhei Nambu (JPN)	Tokyo, Japan	27 October 1931[1]
8.13 m (26 ft 8 in)	1.5	Jesse Owens (USA)	Ann Arbor, United States	25 May 1935[1]
8.21 m (26 ft 11 in)	0.0	Ralph Boston (USA)	Walnut, United States	12 August 1960[1]
8.24 m (27 ft 1⁄4 in)	1.8	Ralph Boston (USA)	Modesto, United States	27 May 1961[1]
8.28 m (27 ft 1+3⁄4 in)	1.2	Ralph Boston (USA)	Moscow, Soviet Union	16 July 1961[1]
8.31 m (27 ft 3 in) A	−0.1	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)	Yerevan, Soviet Union	10 June 1962[1]
8.33 m (27 ft 3+3⁄4 in)[2]		Phil Shinnick (USA)	Modesto, United States	25 May 1963[3]
8.31 m (27 ft 3 in)	0.0	Ralph Boston (USA)	Kingston, Jamaica	15 August 1964[note 1][4]
8.34 m (27 ft 4+1⁄4 in)	1.0	Ralph Boston (USA)	Los Angeles, United States	12 September 1964[1]
8.35 m (27 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[5]	0.0	Ralph Boston (USA)	Modesto, United States	29 May 1965[1][6]
8.35 m (27 ft 4+1⁄2 in) A	0.0	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)	Mexico City, Mexico	19 October 1967[1]
8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) A	2.0	Bob Beamon (USA)	Mexico City, Mexico	18 October 1968[1]
8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in)	0.3	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+1⁄2 in), and his world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) stood until Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 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.

Mark	Wind	Athlete	Place	Date
8.35 m (27 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[5]	0.0	Ralph Boston (USA)	Modesto, United States	29 May 1965[1][6]
8.35 m (27 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	0.8	Josef Schwarz (FRG)	Stuttgart, West Germany	15 July 1970[8]
8.45 m (27 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	2.0	Nenad Stekić (YUG)	Montreal, Canada	25 July 1975[8]
8.52 m (27 ft 11+1⁄4 in)	0.0	Larry Myricks (USA)	Montreal, Canada	26 August 1979[8]
8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)	0.9	Lutz Dombrowski (GDR)	Moscow, Soviet Union	28 July 1980[8]
8.62 m (28 ft 3+1⁄4 in)	0.8	Carl Lewis (USA)	Sacramento, United States	20 June 1981[8]
8.76 m (28 ft 8+3⁄4 in)	1.0	Carl Lewis (USA)	Indianapolis, United States	24 July 1982[8]
8.79 m (28 ft 10 in)	1.9	Carl Lewis (USA)	Indianapolis, United States	19 June 1983[8]
8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in)	0.3	Mike Powell (USA)	Tokyo, Japan	30 August 1991[1]

See also

• Women's long jump world record progression

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.