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The IAAF considers marks set at high altitude as acceptable for record consideration. However, high altitude can significantly assist long jump performances. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Bob Beamon broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), and his world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) stood until Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in ...
Sergey Bubka's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect. Bubka's world record of 6.14 m, set outdoors in 1994, was surpassed by six consecutive records set indoors, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2023 with a 6.22 m mark. In 2020 ...
Robert Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968.By jumping 8.90 m (29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in), he broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) and his world record stood for almost 23 years until it was broken in 1991 by Mike Powell.
Long jump ; Triple jump ; Pole ... IAAF Statistics Book 2009 – World record progressions (Men's from page 202–222, women's from page 292–309)
4 0 0 4 2 Carl Lewis United States (USA) 1983-1991 2 1 0 3 Mike Powell United States (USA) 1991-1995 2 1 0 3 4 Miltiadis Tentoglou Greece (GRE) 2022-2023 1 1 0 2 5 Wang Jianan China (CHN) 2015-2022 1 0 1 2 Tajay Gayle Jamaica (JAM) 2019-2023 1 0 1 2 7 James Beckford Jamaica (JAM) 1995-2003 0 2 0 2 Ignisious Gaisah Ghana (GHA)
Long jump world record progression may refer to: Men's long jump world record progression; Women's long jump world record progression This page was last edited on 23 ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
Distance Wind Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date 5.71 0.0 Melissa Foster Australia 8 September 1978 45 years, 170 days Perth: 25 February 2024