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Athletics Long jump
Long jumper at the 2007 Military World Games
Men's records
World	Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4 1⁄4 in) (1991)
Olympic	Bob Beamon 8.90 m (29 ft 2 1⁄4 in) (1968)
Women's records
World	Galina Chistyakova 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988)
Olympic	Jackie Joyner 7.40 m (24 ft 3 1⁄4 in) (1988)

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Women's Long Jump Final – 28th Summer Universiade 2015

The long jump (historically called the broad jump in the USA) 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 take off 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.

Rules

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 also vulcanized rubber—known generally as an all-weather track) and jump as far as they can from a wooden board 20 cm or 8 inches wide that is built flush with the runway into a pit filled with finely ground gravel or 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. A layer of plasticine is placed immediately after the board to detect this occurrence. An official (similar to a referee) will also watch the jump and make the determination. 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 8 or 9 (depending on the number of lanes on the track at that facility, so the event is equatable to track events) competitors. All legal marks will be recorded but only the longest legal jump counts towards the results. The competitor with the longest legal jump (from either the trial or final rounds) at the end of competition is declared the winner. 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 set number of competitors will advance to the final round, determined in advance by the meet management. A set of 3 trial round jumps will be held in order to select those finalists. It is standard practice to allow at a minimum, one more competitor than the number of scoring positions to return to the final round, though 12 plus ties and automatic qualifying distances are also potential factors. (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.

Standing long jump, detail of a page from the Luzerner Chronik of 1513.

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 metres (23 feet and 1.7 inches).^[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

Emmanuelle Chazal competes in the women's heptathlon long jump final during the French Athletics Championships 2013 at Stade Charléty in Paris, 13 July 2013.

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. A classic example of this long jump / sprint doubling are performances by Carl Lewis.

The 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; 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 a 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 strides on the novice and intermediate levels, while at the elite level they are closer to between 20 and 22 strides. The exact distance and number of strides 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.

Inconsistent approaches are a common problem in the event. As a result, the approach is usually practiced by athletes about 6–8 times per jumping session (see Training below).

The last two strides

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

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

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

Takeoff

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.

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

Action in the air and landing

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 current 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.^[8] The front flip jump was subsequently banned due to fear of it being unsafe.

Training

The long jump generally requires training in a variety of areas. These areas include: speed work, jumping, over distance running, weight training, plyometric training.

Speed work

Speed work is essentially short distance speed training where the athlete would be running at top or near top speeds. The distances for this type of work would vary between indoor and outdoor season but are usually around 30–60 m for indoors and up to 100 m for outdoors.

Jumping

Long Jumpers tend to practice jumping 1–2 times a week. Approaches, or run-throughs, are repeated sometimes up to 6–8 times per session.
Short approach jumps are common for jumpers to do, as it allows for them to work on specific technical aspects of their jumps in a controlled environment. Using equipment such as low hurdles and other obstacles are common in long jump training, as it helps the jumper maintain and hold phases of their jump. As a common rule, it is important for the jumper to engage in full approach jumps at least once a week, as it will prepare the jumper for competition.

Over-distance running

Over-distance running workouts helps the athlete jump a further distance than their set goal. For example, having a 100 m runner practice by running 200 m repeats on a track. This is specifically concentrated in the season when athletes are working on building endurance. Specific over-distance running workouts are performed 1–2 times a week. This is great for building sprint endurance, which is required in competitions where the athlete is sprinting down the runway 3–6 times. Typical workouts would include 5×150 m. Preseason workouts may be longer, including workouts like 6×300 m

Weight training

During pre-season training and early in the competition season weight training tends to play a major role in the sport. It is customary for a long jumper to weight train up to 4 times a week, focusing mainly on quick movements involving the legs and trunk. Some athletes perform Olympic lifts in training. Athletes use low repetition and emphasize speed to maximize the strength increase while minimizing adding additional weight to their frame. Important lifts for a long jumper include the back squat, front squat, power cleans and hang cleans. The emphasis on these lifts should be on speed and explosive as those are crucial in the long jump take off phase.

Plyometrics

Plyometrics, including running up and down stairs and hurdle bounding, can be incorporated into workouts, generally twice a week. This allows an athlete to work on agility and explosiveness. Other plyometric workouts that are common for long jumpers are box jumps. Boxes of various heights are set up spaced evenly apart and jumpers can proceed jumping onto them and off moving in a forward direction. They can vary the jumps from both legs to single jumps. Alternatively, they can set up the boxes in front of a high jump mat if allowed, and jump over a high jump bar onto the mat mimicking a landing phase of the jump. These plyometric workouts are typically performed at the end of a workout.

Bounding

Bounding is any sort of continuous jumping or leaping. Bounding drills usually require single leg bounding, double-leg bounding, or some variation of the two. The focus of bounding drills is usually to spend as little time on the ground as possible and working on technical accuracy, fluidity, and jumping endurance and strength. Technically, bounding is part of plyometrics, as a form of a running exercise such as high knees and butt kicks.

Flexibility

Flexibility is an often forgotten^{[citation needed]} tool for long jumpers. Effective flexibility prevents injury, which can be important for high-impact events such as the long jump. It also helps the athlete sprint down the runway.
Hip and groin injuries are common for long jumpers who may neglect proper warm-up and stretching.

Hurdle mobility drills are a common way that jumpers improve flexibility. Common hurdle drills include setting up about 5–7 hurdles at appropriate heights and having athletes walk over them in a continuous fashion. Other variations of hurdle mobility drills are used as well, including hurdle skips.
This is a crucial part of a jumper's training since they perform most exercises for a very short period of time and often aren't aware of their form and technique.
A common tool in many long jump workouts is the use of video taping. This enables the athlete to go back and watch their own progress as well as letting the athlete compare their own footage to that of some of the world-class jumpers.

Training styles, duration, and intensity vary immensely from athlete to athlete and are based on the experience and strength of the athlete as well as on their coaching style.

Culture

Long Jump commemorative coin

Track and field events have been selected as a main motif in numerous collectors' coins. One of the recent samples is the €10 Greek Long Jump commemorative coin, minted in 2003 to commemorate the 2004 Summer Olympics. The obverse of the coin portrays a modern athlete at the moment he is touching the ground, while the ancient athlete in the background is shown while starting off his jump, as he is seen on a black-figure vase of the 5th century BC.

Records

Sand pit where Bob Beamon set the 8,90 record, Mexico City, Mexico.

The long jump world record has been held by just four individuals for the majority of its existence. The first record ratified by the IAAF in 1901, by Peter O'Connor stood just short of 20 years. After it was broken in 1921, the record changed hands six times until Jesse Owens set the record at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan of 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) that was not broken for 25 years and 2 months, until 1960 by Ralph Boston. Boston improved upon it and exchanged records with Igor Ter-Ovanesyan seven times over the next seven years. At the 1968 Summer Olympics Bob Beamon jumped 8.90 m (29 ft 2 ¹⁄₄ in) at an altitude of 7,349 feet (2,240 m), a jump not exceeded for 23 years, and which remains the second longest legal jump of all time. 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 well-known show down against Carl Lewis, who also beat Beamon's record that day but with an aiding wind (thus not legal for record purposes). Powell's record 8.95 m (29 ft 4 ¹⁄₄ in) has now stood for more than 27 years.

Some jumps over 8.95 m (29 ft 4 ¹⁄₄ in) have been officially recorded. 8.99 m (29 ft 5 ³⁄₄ in) was recorded by Mike Powell himself (wind-aided +4.4) set at high altitude in Sestriere, Italy in 1992. A potential world record of 8.96 m (29 ft 4 ³⁄₄ in) was recorded by Iván Pedroso,^[9] with a "legal" wind reading also at Sestriere, but the jump was not validated because videotape revealed someone was 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).^[10][11] Lewis himself jumped 8.91 m 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 much more consistent improvement except for the current record. The longest to hold the record prior was by Fanny Blankers-Koen during World War II. There have been three days where the record was tied or improved upon twice in the same competition. That record stood for just over 10 years. The current world record for women 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 stood for over 30 years.

All-time top 25 athletes

• As of July 2018^{[update][12][13]}
  

Men

Rank	Mark	Wind (m/s)	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
1	8.95 m (29 ft 4 1⁄4 in)	0.3	Mike Powell (USA)	30 August 1991	Tokyo
2	8.90 m (29 ft 2 1⁄4 in) A	2.0	Bob Beamon (USA)	18 October 1968	Mexico City
3	8.87 m (29 ft 1 in)	−0.2	Carl Lewis (USA)	30 August 1991	Tokyo
4	8.86 m (29 ft 3⁄4 in) A	1.9	Robert Emmiyan (URS)	22 May 1987	Tsakhkadzor
5	8.74 m (28 ft 8 in)	1.4	Larry Myricks (USA)	18 July 1988	Indianapolis
	8.74 m (28 ft 8 in) A	2.0	Erick Walder (USA)	2 April 1994	El Paso
	8.74 m (28 ft 8 in)	−1.2	Dwight Phillips (USA)	7 June 2009	Eugene
8	8.73 m (28 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	1.2	Irving Saladino (PAN)	24 May 2008	Hengelo
9	8.71 m (28 ft 6 3⁄4 in)	1.9	Iván Pedroso (CUB)	18 July 1995	Salamanca
	8.71 m (28 ft 6 3⁄4 in)	indoor	Sebastian Bayer (GER)	8 March 2009	Torino
11	8.68 m (28 ft 5 1⁄2 in)	1.7	Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB)	30 June 2018	Bad Langensalza	[14]
12	8.66 m (28 ft 4 3⁄4 in)	1.6	Louis Tsatoumas (GRE)	2 June 2007	Kalamata
13	8.65 m (28 ft 4 1⁄2 in) A	1.3	Luvo Manyonga (RSA)	22 April 2017	Potchefstroom	[15]
14	8.63 m (28 ft 3 3⁄4 in)	0.5	Kareem Streete-Thompson (USA)	4 June 1994	Linz
15	8.62 m (28 ft 3 1⁄4 in)	0.7	James Beckford (JAM)	5 April 1997	Orlando
16	8.59 m (28 ft 2 in)	indoor	Miguel Pate (USA)	4 March 2002	New York City
17	8.58 m (28 ft 1 3⁄4 in)	1.8	Jarrion Lawson (USA)	3 July 2016	Eugene	[16]
18	8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)	1.3	Yago Lamela (ESP)	24 June 1999	Torino
	8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)	0.2	Aleksandr Menkov (RUS)	16 August 2013	Moscow
20	8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)	0.9	Lutz Dombrowski (GDR)	28 July 1980	Moscow
	8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)	1.7	Mitchell Watt (AUS)	29 July 2011	Stockholm
22	8.53 m (27 ft 11 3⁄4 in)	1.2	Jaime Jefferson (CUB)	12 May 1990	Havana
23	8.52 m (27 ft 11 1⁄4 in)	0.7	Savanté Stringfellow (USA)	21 June 2002	Palo Alto
	8.52 m (27 ft 11 1⁄4 in)	1.8	Jeff Henderson (USA)	22 July 2015	Toronto
25	8.51 m (27 ft 11 in)	1.7	Roland McGhee (USA)	14 May 1995	São Paulo
	8.51 m (27 ft 11 in)	1.7	Greg Rutherford (GBR)	24 April 2014	Chula Vista

Notes

Below is a list of all other legal jumps equal or superior to 8.71m:

• 
  Carl Lewis also jumped 8.84m (1991 ancillary jump), 8.79m (1983), 8.79m (1984 indoors), 8.76m (1982), 8.76m (1988), 8.75m (1987), 8.72m (1988), 8.71m (1984).

Assisted jumps

• 
  Mike Powell (USA) jumped 8.99 m (+4.4) at altitude in Sestriere, Italy on 21 July 1992.


• 
  Iván Pedroso (CUB) jumped 8.96 m (+1.2) at altitude in Sestriere, Italy on 29 July 1995. The jump was ruled invalid due to an obstructed wind-gauge.


• 
  Carl Lewis (USA) jumped 8.91 (+3.0) and 8.83 (+2.3) on 30 August 1991 at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.


• 
  Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB) jumped 8.83 (+2.1) on 10 June 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden.


• 
  Fabrice Lapierre (AUS) jumped 8.78 (+3.1) on 18 April 2010 in Perth, Australia.


• 
  James Beckford (JAM) jumped 8.68 (+4.9) on 20 May 1995 in Odessa, Ukraine.


• 
  Marquis Dendy (USA) jumped 8.68 (+3.7) on 25 June 2015 in Eugene, Oregon.


• 
  Joe Greene (USA) jumped 8.68 (+4.0) at altitude on 21 July 1995 in Sestriere, Italy.


• 
  Kareem Streete-Thompson (USA) jumped 8.64 (+3.5) on 18 June 1995 in Knoxville, Tennessee.


• 
  Mike Conley (USA) jumped 8.63 (+3.9) on 20 June 1986 in Eugene, Oregon.


• 
  Jeff Henderson (USA) jumped 8.59 (+2.9) on 3 July 2016 in Eugene, Oregon.


• 
  Jason Grimes (USA) jumped 8.57 (+5.2) on 27 June 1982 in Durham, North Carolina.


• 
  Kevin Dilworth (USA) jumped 8.53(+4.9) on 27 April 2002 in Fort-de-France, Martinique.

Women

Rank	Mark	Wind (m/s)	Athlete	Date	Place	Ref
1	7.52 m (24 ft 8 in)	1.4	Galina Chistyakova (URS)	11 June 1988	Leningrad
2	7.49 m (24 ft 6 3⁄4 in)	1.3	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	22 May 1994	New York City
3	7.48 m (24 ft 6 1⁄4 in)	1.2	Heike Drechsler (GDR)	9 July 1988	Neubrandenburg
4	7.43 m (24 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	1.4	Anişoara Cuşmir (ROM)	4 June 1983	Bucharest
5	7.42 m (24 ft 4 in)	2.0	Tatyana Kotova (RUS)	23 June 2002	Annecy
6	7.39 m (24 ft 2 3⁄4 in)	0.5	Yelena Belevskaya (URS)	18 July 1987	Bryansk
7	7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)	N/A	Inessa Kravets (UKR)	13 June 1992	Kiev
8	7.33 m (24 ft 1⁄2 in)	0.4	Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)	31 July 2004	Tula
9	7.31 m (23 ft 11 3⁄4 in)	1.5	Olena Khlopotnova (URS)	12 September 1985	Alma Ata
	7.31 m (23 ft 11 3⁄4 in)	−0.1	Marion Jones (USA)	12 August 1998	Zürich
	7.31 m (23 ft 11 3⁄4 in)	1.7	Brittney Reese (USA)	2 July 2016	Eugene	[17]
12	7.27 m (23 ft 10 in)	−0.4	Irina Meleshina (RUS)	31 July 2004	Tula
13	7.26 m (23 ft 9 3⁄4 in) A	1.8	Maurren Higa Maggi (BRA)	26 July 1999	Bogotá
14	7.24 m (23 ft 9 in)	1.0	Larisa Berezhnaya (URS)	25 May 1991	Granada
		indoor	Ivana Španović (SRB)	5 March 2017	Belgrade	[18]
16	7.21 m (23 ft 7 3⁄4 in)	1.6	Helga Radtke (GDR)	26 July 1984	Dresden
	7.21 m (23 ft 7 3⁄4 in)	1.9	Lyudmila Kolchanova (RUS)	27 May 2007	Sochi
18	7.20 m (23 ft 7 1⁄4 in)	−0.5	Vali Ionescu-Constantin (ROU)	11 August 1982	Bucharest
	7.20 m (23 ft 7 1⁄4 in)	2.0	Irena Ozenko (URS)	12 September 1986	Budapest
	7.20 m (23 ft 7 1⁄4 in)	0.8	Yelena Sinchukova (URS)	20 June 1991	Budapest
	7.20 m (23 ft 7 1⁄4 in)	0.7	Irina Mushailova (RUS)	14 July 1994	Saint Petersburg
22	7.17 m (23 ft 6 1⁄4 in)	1.8	Irina Valyukevich (URS)	18 July 1987	Bryansk
	7.17 m (23 ft 6 1⁄4 in)	0.6	Tianna Bartoletta (USA)	17 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[19]
24	7.16 m (23 ft 5 3⁄4 in)	N/A	Iolanda Chen (URS)	30 July 1988	Moscow
	7.16 m (23 ft 5 3⁄4 in) A	−0.1	Elva Goulbourne (JAM)	22 May 2004	Mexico City
	7.16 m (23 ft 5 3⁄4 in)	1.6	Sosthene Moguenara (GER)	28 May 2016	Weinheim	[20]

Notes

Below is a list of all other legal jumps equal or superior to 7.40m:

• 
  Jackie Joyner-Kersee jumped 7.49m (1994 at altitude), 7.45m (1987), 7.40m (1988).


• 
  Heike Drechsler jumped 7.48m (1992), 7.45m (June 1986), 7.45m (July 1986), 7.44m (1985), 7.40m (1984), 7.40m (1987).


• 
  Galina Chistyakova jumped 7.45m (June 1988 ancillary jump during world record competition), 7.45m (August 1988).

Assisted jumps

• 
  Heike Drechsler (GER) jumped 7.63 (+2.1) and 7.47 (+3.1) on 21 July 1992 at altitude in Sestriere.


• 
  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) jumped 7.45 (+2.6) on 23 July 1988 in Indianapolis.


• 
  Fiona May (ITA) jumped 7.23 (+4.3) on 29 July 1995 at altitude in Sestriere.


• 
  Anastassia Mirochuk-Ivanova (BLR) jumped 7.22 (+4.3) on 6 July 2012 in Grodno.


• 
  Susen Tiedtke (GER) jumped 7.22 (+3.7) on 28 July 1993 at altitude in Sestriere.


• 
  Eva Murková (SVK) jumped 7.17 (+3.6) on 26 August 1984 in Nitra.

Olympic medalists

Men

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

Women

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1948 London details	Olga Gyarmati  Hungary	Noemí Simonetto  Argentina	Ann-Britt Leyman  Sweden
1952 Helsinki details	Yvette Williams  New Zealand	Aleksandra Chudina  Soviet Union	Shirley Cawley  Great Britain
1956 Melbourne details	Elżbieta Krzesińska  Poland	Willye White  United States	Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili  Soviet Union
1960 Rome details	Vera Krepkina  Soviet Union	Elżbieta Krzesińska  Poland	Hildrun Claus  United Team of Germany
1964 Tokyo details	Mary Rand  Great Britain	Irena Kirszenstein  Poland	Tatyana Shchelkanova  Soviet Union
1968 Mexico City details	Viorica Viscopoleanu  Romania	Sheila Sherwood  Great Britain	Tatyana Talysheva  Soviet Union
1972 Munich details	Heide Rosendahl  West Germany	Diana Yorgova  Bulgaria	Eva Šuranová  Czechoslovakia
1976 Montreal details	Angela Voigt  East Germany	Kathy McMillan  United States	Lidiya Alfeyeva  Soviet Union
1980 Moscow details	Tatyana Kolpakova  Soviet Union	Brigitte Wujak  East Germany	Tatyana Skachko  Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles details	Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu  Romania	Valy Ionescu  Romania	Sue Hearnshaw  Great Britain
1988 Seoul details	Jackie Joyner-Kersee  United States	Heike Drechsler  East Germany	Galina Chistyakova  Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona details	Heike Drechsler  Germany	Inessa Kravets  Unified Team	Jackie Joyner-Kersee  United States
1996 Atlanta details	Chioma Ajunwa  Nigeria	Fiona May  Italy	Jackie Joyner-Kersee  United States
2000 Sydney details	Heike Drechsler  Germany	Fiona May  Italy	Tatyana Kotova  Russia
2004 Athens details	Tatyana Lebedeva  Russia	Irina Meleshina  Russia	Tatyana Kotova  Russia
2008 Beijing details	Maurren Higa Maggi  Brazil	Tatyana Lebedeva  Russia	Blessing Okagbare  Nigeria
2012 London details	Brittney Reese  United States	Elena Sokolova  Russia	Janay DeLoach  United States
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Tianna Bartoletta  United States	Britney Reese  United States	Ivana Španović  Serbia

World Championships medalists

Men

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Carl Lewis (USA)	Jason Grimes (USA)	Mike Conley (USA)
1987 Rome details	Carl Lewis (USA)	Robert Emmiyan (URS)	Larry Myricks (USA)
1991 Tokyo details	Mike Powell (USA)	Carl Lewis (USA)	Larry Myricks (USA)
1993 Stuttgart details	Mike Powell (USA)	Stanislav Tarasenko (RUS)	Vitaliy Kyrylenko (UKR)
1995 Gothenburg details	Iván Pedroso (CUB)	James Beckford (JAM)	Mike Powell (USA)
1997 Athens details	Iván Pedroso (CUB)	Erick Walder (USA)	Kirill Sosunov (RUS)
1999 Seville details	Iván Pedroso (CUB)	Yago Lamela (ESP)	Gregor Cankar (SLO)
2001 Edmonton details	Iván Pedroso (CUB)	Savanté Stringfellow (USA)	Carlos Calado (POR)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Dwight Phillips (USA)	James Beckford (JAM)	Yago Lamela (ESP)
2005 Helsinki details	Dwight Phillips (USA)	Ignisious Gaisah (GHA)	Tommi Evilä (FIN)
2007 Osaka details	Irving Saladino (PAN)	Andrew Howe (ITA)	Dwight Phillips (USA)
2009 Berlin details	Dwight Phillips (USA)	Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)	Mitchell Watt (AUS)
2011 Daegu details	Dwight Phillips (USA)	Mitchell Watt (AUS)	Ngonidzashe Makusha (ZIM)
2013 Moscow details	Aleksandr Menkov (RUS)	Ignisious Gaisah (NED)	Luis Rivera (MEX)
2015 Beijing details	Greg Rutherford (GBR)	Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)	Wang Jianan (CHN)
2017 London details	Luvo Manyonga (RSA)	Jarrion Lawson (USA)	Ruswahl Samaai (RSA)

Women

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Heike Daute (GDR)	Anișoara Cușmir (ROM)	Carol Lewis (USA)
1987 Rome details	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	Yelena Belevskaya (URS)	Heike Drechsler (GDR)
1991 Tokyo details	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	Heike Drechsler (GER)	Larysa Berezhna (URS)
1993 Stuttgart details	Heike Drechsler (GER)	Larysa Berezhna (UKR)	Renata Nielsen (DEN)
1995 Gothenburg details	Fiona May (ITA)	Niurka Montalvo (CUB)	Irina Mushailova (RUS)
1997 Athens details	Lyudmila Galkina (RUS)	Niki Xanthou (GRE)	Fiona May (ITA)
1999 Seville details	Niurka Montalvo (ESP)	Fiona May (ITA)	Marion Jones (USA)
2001 Edmonton details	Fiona May (ITA)	Tatyana Kotova (RUS)	Niurka Montalvo (ESP)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Eunice Barber (FRA)	Tatyana Kotova (RUS)	Anju Bobby George (IND)
2005 Helsinki details	Tianna Madison (USA)	Eunice Barber (FRA)	Yargelis Savigne (CUB)
2007 Osaka details	Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)	Lyudmila Kolchanova (RUS)	Tatyana Kotova (RUS)
2009 Berlin details	Brittney Reese (USA)	Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)	Karin Melis Mey (TUR)
2011 Daegu details	Brittney Reese (USA)	Olga Kucherenko (RUS)	Ineta Radēviča (LAT)
2013 Moscow details	Brittney Reese (USA)	Blessing Okagbare (NGA)	Ivana Španović (SRB)
2015 Beijing details	Tianna Bartoletta (USA)	Shara Proctor (GBR)	Ivana Španović (SRB)
2017 London details	Brittney Reese (USA)	Darya Klishina (ANA)	Tianna Bartoletta (USA)

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris[A]	Jan Leitner (TCH)	Gyula Pálóczi (HUN)	Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA)
1987 Indianapolis details	Larry Myricks (USA)	Paul Emordi (NGR)	Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA)
1989 Budapest details	Larry Myricks (USA)	Dietmar Haaf (FRG)	Mike Conley (USA)
1991 Seville details	Dietmar Haaf (GER)	Jaime Jefferson (CUB)	Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA)
1993 Toronto details	Iván Pedroso (CUB)	Joe Greene (USA)	Jaime Jefferson (CUB)
1995 Barcelona details	Iván Pedroso (CUB)	Mattias Sunneborn (SWE)	Erick Walder (USA)
1997 Paris details	Iván Pedroso (CUB)	Kirill Sosunov (RUS)	Joe Greene (USA)
1999 Maebashi details	Iván Pedroso (CUB)	Yago Lamela (ESP)	Erick Walder (USA)
2001 Lisbon details	Iván Pedroso (CUB)	Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY)	Carlos Calado (POR)
2003 Birmingham details	Dwight Phillips (USA)	Yago Lamela (ESP)	Miguel Pate (USA)
2004 Budapest details	Savanté Stringfellow (USA)	James Beckford (JAM)	Vitaliy Shkurlatov (RUS)
2006 Moscow details	Ignisious Gaisah (GHA)	Irving Saladino (PAN)	Andrew Howe (ITA)
2008 Valencia details	Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)	Chris Tomlinson (GBR)	Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi (KSA)
2010 Doha details	Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)	Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)	Mitchell Watt (AUS)
2012 Istanbul details	Mauro Vinícius da Silva (BRA)	Henry Frayne (AUS)	Aleksandr Menkov (RUS)
2014 Sopot details	Mauro Vinícius da Silva (BRA)	Li Jinzhe (CHN)	Michel Tornéus (SWE)
2016 Portland details	Marquis Dendy (USA)	Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)	Huang Changzhou (CHN)
2018 Birmingham details	Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB)	Luvo Manyonga (RSA)	Marquis Dendy (USA)

Women

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris[A]	Helga Radtke (GDR)	Tatyana Rodionova (URS)	Nijolė Medvedeva (URS)
1987 Indianapolis details	Heike Drechsler (GDR)	Helga Radtke (GDR)	Yelena Belevskaya (URS)
1989 Budapest details	Galina Chistyakova (URS)	Marieta Ilcu (ROU)	Larysa Berezhna (URS)
1991 Seville details	Larysa Berezhna (URS)	Heike Drechsler (GER)	Marieta Ilcu (ROU)
1993 Toronto details	Marieta Ilcu (ROU)	Susen Tiedtke (GER)	Inessa Kravets (UKR)
1995 Barcelona details	Lyudmila Galkina (RUS)	Irina Mushailova (RUS)	Susen Tiedtke-Greene (GER)
1997 Paris details	Fiona May (ITA)	Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)	Agata Karczmarek (POL)
1999 Maebashi details	Tatyana Kotova (RUS)	Shana Williams (USA)	Iva Prandzheva (BUL)
2001 Lisbon details	Dawn Burrell (USA)	Tatyana Kotova (RUS)	Niurka Montalvo (ESP)
2003 Birmingham details	Tatyana Kotova (RUS)	Inessa Kravets (UKR)	Maurren Maggi (BRA)
2004 Budapest details	Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)	Tatyana Kotova (RUS)	Carolina Klüft (SWE)
2006 Moscow details	Tatyana Kotova (RUS)	Tianna Madison (USA)	Naide Gomes (POR)
2008 Valencia details	Naide Gomes (POR)	Maurren Maggi (BRA)	Irina Simagina (RUS)
2010 Doha details	Brittney Reese (USA)	Naide Gomes (POR)	Keila Costa (BRA)
2012 Istanbul details	Brittney Reese (USA)	Janay DeLoach (USA)	Shara Proctor (GBR)
2014 Sopot details	Éloyse Lesueur (FRA)	Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR)	Ivana Španović (SRB)
2016 Portland details	Brittney Reese (USA)	Ivana Španović (SRB)	Lorraine Ugen (GBR)
2018 Birmingham details	Ivana Španović (SRB)	Brittney Reese (USA)	Sosthene Moguenara (GER)

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Season's bests

Men Year Distance Athlete Location 1960 8.21 m (26 ft 11 in)  Ralph Boston (USA) Walnut 1961 8.28 m (27 ft 1 3⁄4 in)  Ralph Boston (USA) Moscow 1962 8.31 m (27 ft 3 in)  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) Yerevan 1963 8.20 m (26 ft 11 in)[21]  Ralph Boston (USA) Modesto 1964 8.34 m (27 ft 4 1⁄4 in)[22]  Ralph Boston (USA) Los Angeles 1965 8.35 m (27 ft 5 in)[23]  Ralph Boston (USA) Modesto 1966 8.23 m (27 ft 0 in)  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) Leselidze 1967 8.35 m (27 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) Mexico City 1968 8.90 m (29 ft 2 1⁄4 in)  Bob Beamon (USA) Mexico City 1969 8.21 m (26 ft 11 in)  Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)  Waldemar Stępień (POL) Odessa Chorzów 1970 8.35 m (27 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Josef Schwarz (FRG) Stuttgart 1971 8.21 m (26 ft 11 in)  Norman Tate (USA) El Paso 1972 8.23 m (27 ft 0 in)  Randy Williams (USA) Munich 1973 8.24 m (27 ft ​0 1⁄2 in)  James McAlister (USA) Westwood 1974 8.30 m (27 ft 2 3⁄4 in)  Arnie Robinson (USA) Modesto 1975 8.45 m (27 ft 8 1⁄2 in)  Nenad Stekić (YUG) Montreal 1976 8.35 m (27 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Arnie Robinson (USA) Montreal 1977 8.27 m (27 ft 1 1⁄2 in)  Nenad Stekić (YUG) Nova Gorica 1978 8.32 m (27 ft 3 1⁄2 in)  Nenad Stekić (YUG) Rovereto 1979 8.52 m (27 ft 11 1⁄4 in)  Larry Myricks (USA) Montreal 1980 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)  Lutz Dombrowski (GDR) Moscow 1981 8.62 m (28 ft 3 1⁄4 in)  Carl Lewis (USA) Sacramento 1982 8.76 m (28 ft 8 3⁄4 in)  Carl Lewis (USA) Indianapolis 1983 8.79 m (28 ft 10 in)  Carl Lewis (USA) Indianapolis 1984 8.79 m (28 ft 10 in)i  Carl Lewis (USA) New York City 1985 8.62 m (28 ft 3 1⁄4 in)  Carl Lewis (USA) Brussels 1986 8.61 m (28 ft 2 3⁄4 in)  Robert Emmiyan (URS) Moscow 1987 8.86 m (29 ft 3⁄4 in)  Robert Emmiyan (URS) Tsakhkadzor 1988 8.76 m (28 ft 8 3⁄4 in)  Carl Lewis (USA) Indianapolis 1989 8.70 m (28 ft 6 1⁄2 in)  Larry Myricks (USA) Houston 1990 8.66 m (28 ft 4 3⁄4 in)  Mike Powell (USA) Villeneuve d'Ascq 1991 8.95 m (29 ft 4 1⁄4 in)  Mike Powell (USA) Tokyo 1992 8.68 m (28 ft 5 1⁄2 in)  Carl Lewis (USA) Barcelona 1993 8.70 m (28 ft 6 1⁄2 in)  Mike Powell (USA) Salamanca 1994 8.74 m (28 ft 8 in)  Erick Walder (USA) El Paso 1995 8.71 m (28 ft 6 3⁄4 in)  Iván Pedroso (CUB) Salamanca 1996 8.58 m (28 ft 1 3⁄4 in)  Erick Walder (USA) Springfield 1997 8.63 m (28 ft 3 3⁄4 in)  Iván Pedroso (CUB) Padua 1998 8.60 m (28 ft 2 1⁄2 in)  James Beckford (JAM) Bad Langensalza 1999 8.62 m (28 ft 3 1⁄4 in)i  Iván Pedroso (CUB) Maebashi 2000 8.65 m (28 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Iván Pedroso (CUB) Jena 2001 8.43 m (27 ft 7 3⁄4 in)i  Iván Pedroso (CUB) Lisbon 2002 8.59 m (28 ft 2 in)i  Miguel Pate (USA) New York City 2003 8.53 m (27 ft 11 3⁄4 in)  Yago Lamela (ESP) Castellón de la Plana 2004 8.60 m (28 ft 2 1⁄2 in)  Dwight Phillips (USA) Linz 2005 8.60 m (28 ft 2 1⁄2 in)  Dwight Phillips (USA) Helsinki 2006 8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)  Irving Saladino (PAN) Rio de Janeiro 2007 8.66 m (28 ft 4 3⁄4 in)  Louis Tsatoumas (GRE) Kalamáta 2008 8.73 m (28 ft 7 1⁄2 in)  Irving Saladino (PAN) Hengelo 2009 8.74 m (28 ft 8 in)  Dwight Phillips (USA) Eugene 2010 8.47 m (27 ft 9 1⁄4 in)  Christian Reif (GER) Barcelona 2011 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in)  Mitchell Watt (AUS) Stockholm 2012 8.35 m (27 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Greg Rutherford (GBR)  Sergey Morgunov (RUS) Chula Vista Cheboksary 2013 8.56 m (28 ft 1 in)  Aleksandr Menkov (RUS) Moscow 2014 8.51 m (27 ft 11 in)  Greg Rutherford (GBR) Chula Vista, California 2015 8.52 m (27 ft 11 1⁄4 in)  Jeff Henderson (USA) Toronto 2016 8.58 m (28 ft 1 3⁄4 in)  Jarrion Lawson (USA) Eugene 2017 8.65 m (28 ft 4 1⁄2 in)A  Luvo Manyonga (RSA) Potchefstroom 2018 8.68 m (28 ft 5 1⁄2 in)  Juan Miguel Echevarría (CUB) Bad Langensalza

Women Year Distance Athlete Location 1960 6.40 m (20 ft 11 3⁄4 in)  Hildrun Claus (GDR) Erfurt 1961 6.48 m (21 ft 3 in)  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) Moscow 1962 6.62 m (21 ft 8 1⁄2 in)  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) Brussels 1963 6.60 m (21 ft 7 3⁄4 in)  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) Kurayoshi 1964 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)  Mary Rand (GBR) Tokyo 1965 6.71 m (22 ft 0 in)  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) Kiev 1966 6.73 m (22 ft 3⁄4 in)  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) Dnepropetrovsk 1967 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in)  Ingrid Becker (FRG) Kiev 1968 6.82 m (22 ft 4 1⁄2 in) A  Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROM) Mexico City 1969 6.64 m (21 ft 9 1⁄4 in)  Heide Rosendahl (FRG) Leverkusen 1970 6.84 m (22 ft 5 1⁄4 in)  Heide Rosendahl (FRG) Turin 1971 6.81 m (22 ft 4 in)  Margrit Herbst (GDR) Leipzig 1972 6.78 m (22 ft 2 3⁄4 in)  Heide Rosendahl (FRG) Munich 1973 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)  Angela Schmalfeld (GDR) Dresden 1974 6.77 m (22 ft 2 1⁄2 in)  Angela Schmalfeld (GDR) East Berlin 1975 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)  Lidiya Alfeyeva (URS) Nice 1976 6.99 m (22 ft 11 in)  Siegrun Siegl (GDR) Dresden 1977 6.82 m (22 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Vilma Bardauskienė (URS) Krasnodar 1978 7.09 m (23 ft 3 in)  Vilma Bardauskienė (URS) Prague 1979 6.90 m (22 ft 7 1⁄2 in)  Brigitte Wujak (GDR) Potsdam 1980 7.06 m (23 ft 1 3⁄4 in)  Tatyana Kolpakova (URS) Moscow 1981 6.96 m (22 ft 10 in)  Jodi Anderson (USA) Colorado Springs 1982 7.20 m (23 ft 7 1⁄4 in)  Valy Ionescu (ROU) Bucharest 1983 7.43 m (24 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Anisoara Cusmir (ROU) Bucharest 1984 7.40 m (24 ft 3 1⁄4 in)  Heike Drechsler (GDR) Dresden 1985 7.44 m (24 ft 4 3⁄4 in)  Heike Drechsler (GDR) Berlin 1986 7.45 m (24 ft 5 1⁄4 in)  Heike Drechsler (GDR) Tallinn 1987 7.45 m (24 ft 5 1⁄4 in)  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) Indianapolis 1988 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in)  Galina Chistyakova (URS) Leningrad 1989 7.30 m (23 ft 11 1⁄4 in)i  Galina Chistyakova (URS) Lipetsk 1990 7.35 m (24 ft 1 1⁄4 in)  Galina Chistyakova (URS) Bratislava 1991 7.37 m (24 ft 2 in)  Heike Drechsler (GER) Sestriere 1992 7.48 m (24 ft 6 1⁄4 in)  Heike Drechsler (GER) Lausanne 1993 7.21 m (23 ft 7 3⁄4 in)  Heike Drechsler (GER) Zürich 1994 7.49 m (24 ft 6 3⁄4 in)  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) New York City 1995 7.09 m (23 ft 3 in)i  Heike Drechsler (GER) Liévin, Sindelfingen 1996 7.12 m (23 ft 4 1⁄4 in)  Chioma Ajunwa (NGA) Atlanta 1997 7.05 m (23 ft 1 1⁄2 in)  Lyudmila Galkina (RUS) Athens 1998 7.31 m (23 ft 11 3⁄4 in)  Marion Jones (USA) Eugene 1999 7.26 m (23 ft 9 3⁄4 in)  Maurren Higa Maggi (BRA) Bogotá 2000 7.09 m (23 ft 3 in)  Fiona May (ITA) Rio de Janeiro 2001 7.12 m (23 ft 4 1⁄4 in)  Tatyana Kotova (RUS) Turin 2002 7.42 m (24 ft 4 in)  Tatyana Kotova (RUS) Annecy 2003 7.06 m (23 ft 1 3⁄4 in)  Maurren Higa Maggi (BRA) Milan 2004 7.33 m (24 ft 1⁄2 in)  Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) Tula 2005 7.04 m (23 ft 1 in)  Irina Simagina (RUS) Sochi 2006 7.12 m (23 ft 4 1⁄4 in)  Tatyana Kotova (RUS) Novosibirsk 2007 7.21 m (23 ft 7 3⁄4 in)  Lyudmila Kolchanova (RUS) Sochi 2008 7.12 m (23 ft 4 1⁄4 in)  Naide Gomes (POR) Monaco 2009 7.10 m (23 ft 3 1⁄2 in)  Brittney Reese (USA) Berlin 2010 7.13 m (23 ft 4 1⁄2 in)  Olga Kucherenko (RUS) Sochi 2011 7.19 m (23 ft 7 in)  Brittney Reese (USA) Eugene 2012 7.23 m (23 ft 8 1⁄2 in)i  Brittney Reese (USA) Istanbul 2013 7.25 m (23 ft 9 1⁄4 in)  Brittney Reese (USA) Doha 2014 7.02 m (23 ft 1⁄4 in)  Tianna Bartoletta (USA) Oslo 2015 7.14 m (23 ft 5 in)  Tianna Bartoletta (USA) Beijing 2016 7.31 m (23 ft 11 3⁄4 in)  Brittney Reese (USA) Eugene 2017 7.24 m (23 ft 9 in)i  Ivana Spanovic (SRB) Beograd 2018 7.05 m (23 ft 1 1⁄2 in)  Lorraine Ugen (GBR) Birmingham