Athletics
Long jump
An athlete performing the long jump at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
World records
MenUnited States Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in) (1991)
WomenSoviet Union Galina Chistyakova 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) (1988)
Olympic records
MenUnited States Bob Beamon 8.90 m (29 ft 2+14 in) A (1968)
WomenUnited States Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.40 m (24 ft 3+14 in) (1988)
World Championship records
MenUnited States Mike Powell 8.95 m (29 ft 4+14 in) (1991)
WomenUnited States Jackie Joyner-Kersee 7.36 m (24 ft 1+34 in) (1987)
World Indoor Championship records
MenCuba Iván Pedroso 8.62 m (28 ft 3+14 in) (1999)
WomenUnited States Brittney Reese 7.23 m (23 ft 8+12 in) (2012)
Women's Long Jump Final28th 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.

Rules

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

At the elite level, competitors run down a runway (usually coated with the 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 and high-speed cameras 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 (4.5 mph).

History

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Halteres used in athletic games in ancient Greece
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

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An athlete performing the 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

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

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

Last two steps

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

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

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

Takeoff

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Takeoff board

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

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

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

Double-arm

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

Kick

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

Power sprint or bounding

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

Sprint

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

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

Action in the air and landing

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A decathlete landing a jump close to the 8-metre mark

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

Hang

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

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

Hitch-kick

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

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

Sail

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

Somersault

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In the 1970s, some jumpers used a forward somersault, 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.[13] The front flip jump was subsequently banned for fear that it was unsafe.

Records

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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),[14] 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 56 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 33 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).[15] 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 36 years.

Continental records

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

Notes

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All-time top 25

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

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 distances and the top 25 athletes:

  Light Yellow: denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 distances

  White: denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 distances, by repeat athletes

  Green: denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 distances

Para marks

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

Assisted marks

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

Women

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

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 distances and the top 25 athletes:

  Light Yellow: denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 distances

  White: denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 distances, by repeat athletes

  Green: denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 distances

Assisted marks

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

Olympic medalists

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

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

Women

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

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

World Championships medalists

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

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

Women

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

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

World Indoor Championships medalists

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

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

Women

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

Medal table

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