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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 ...
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 ...
Men's long jump World Championships record progression [2] Mark Athlete Nation Year Round Date 7.96 m Atanas Atanasov Bulgaria (BUL) 1983: Qualification 1983-08-09 8.29 m Jason Grimes United States (USA) 1983: Qualification 1983-08-09 8.37 m Carl Lewis United States (USA) 1983: Qualification 1983-08-09 8.55 m Carl Lewis United States (USA) 1983 ...
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. [3]
High jump: 2.43 m Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar 5 September 2014 Memorial Van Damme: Brussels, Belgium [14] Pole vault: 6.00 m EJ Obiena Philippines 10 June 2023 Bergen Jump Challenge Bergen, Norway [15] 6.00 m EJ Obiena Philippines 26 August 2023 World Championships: Budapest, Hungary [16] Long jump: 8.48 m (+0.6 m/s) Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi ...
Long jump: 8.66 m (+1.6 m/s) Louis Tsatoumas: 2 June 2007 Kalamata, Greece Triple jump: 17.55 m (+0.8 m/s) Dimitrios Tsiamis: 18 June 2006 European Cup First League: Thessaloniki, Greece Shot put: 21.05 m Nicholas Scarvelis: 28 June 2020 Scottsdale, United States [5] Discus throw: 64.90 m Dimitrios Pavlidis: 14 April 2023 Kansas Relays ...
Beyond Abu Sama's dazzling performance, Ankeny and Dowling get firsts at state track meet, while Ryce Reynolds puts Mount Ayr on the track and field map.
The British long jump athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, [1] the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006), the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1866-1879) and finally the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships.