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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".
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 ...
For track and combined events, the term "indoor world records" were changed to "short track world records". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put, indoor world records were eliminated. These changes came into effect on 1 November 2023.
African Record Luvo Manyonga (RSA) 8.65 m: Potchefstroom, South Africa: 22 April 2017 Asian Record Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi (KSA) 8.48 m: Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France: 2 July 2006 North, Central American and Caribbean record Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 m: Tokyo, Japan: 30 August 1991 South American Record Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.73 m: Hengelo ...
Beamon's jump is still the Olympic record and 56 years later remains the second longest wind legal jump in history. (Beamon's jump was at the very limit, 2.0 metres per second, of wind assistance and was at altitude, though the next-best jump under the same conditions in 1968 was Ralph Boston's 8.16 metres). [1]
A proposed change to the long jump has stirred debate in the track and field community, so much so that even 9-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis has spoken out.
Distance Wind Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date Ref 6.18 m (+2.0 m/s) Gianni Becatti Italy 27 August 1963 61 years, 11 days Pietrasanta
The event is best-remembered for the men's long jump competition, when Carl Lewis made the best six-jump series in history, only to be beaten by Mike Powell, whose 8.95 m (29 ft 4.36 in) jump broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics.