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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 ...
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 ...
The women's long jump was introduced over fifty years later in 1948, and was the second Olympic jumping event for women after the high jump, which was added in 1928. The Olympic records for the event are 8.90 m ( 29 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) for men, set by Bob Beamon in 1968, and 7.40 m ( 24 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) for women, set by Jackie Joyner-Kersee ...
These are the current records in the various age groups of masters athletics ... Bay Area Senior Games 100-104 26.99 +1.1 ... Long jump (wind) Javelin 200m ...
Long jump ; Triple jump ; Pole vault ... IAAF Statistics Book 2009 – World record progressions (Men's from page 202–222, women's from page 292–309)
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 ...
High jump: 2.41 m Igor Paklin (URS) 4 September 1985 1985 Summer Universiade: Pole vault: 5.80 m István Bagyula (HUN) 21 July 1991 1991 Summer Universiade: Sheffield, United Kingdom Long jump: 8.46 m (+1.3 m/s) Luis Rivera (MEX) 12 July 2013 2013 Summer Universiade: Kazan, Russia [4] Triple jump: 17.86 m (+1.3 m/s) Charles Simpkins (USA) 16 ...
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.