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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 ...
This is a list of the NCAA Division I outdoor champions in the long jump. Measurement of the jumps was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances. The women's event began in 1982.
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Long jump world record progression may refer to: Men's long jump world record ...
Distance Wind Athlete Nationality Birthdate Age Location Date 7.27 +1.2 Tapani Taavitsainen Finland 17 June 1944 46 years, 65 days Bern: 21 August 1990
Women's long jump World Championships record progression [3] Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date 6.78 m Carol Lewis United States (USA) 1983: Final 1983-08-13 6.83 m Tatyana Proshuryakova Soviet Union (URS) 1983: Final 1983-08-14 6.90 m Beverly Kinch Great Britain (GBR) 1983: Final 1983-08-14 7.00 m Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu Romania (ROU) 1983 ...
This is the progression of world record improvements of the long jump M40 division of Masters athletics. Key Incomplete information Pending Indoor mark before 2000, not acceptable for record
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 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 ...