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8.12 Sierra Brabham Lawrence: March 9, 2014 Landover, United States 60 m hurdles (84 cm) 8.17 A: Dior Hall: February 9, 2013 CSM Twilight Collegiate Open Golden, United States 17 years, 38 days [46] 8.17 Sydney McLaughlin: March 15, 2015 New Balance Nationals New York City, United States 15 years, 218 days [47] High jump: 1.74 m Janea Moffitt
Long jump: 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in) Marquise Goodwin: Rowlett High School: Rowlett, Texas: Eugene, Oregon: USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships: June 27, 2009 Long jump: 8.04 m (26 ft 5 in) James Stallworth: Tulare Union High School: Tulare, California: Norwalk, California: CIF California State Meet: June 3, 1989 Triple jump: 16.72 m (54 ft 10 ...
The longest standing modern Olympic athletics record is Bob Beamon's achievement in the men's long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [6] The jump, at 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in), also broke the existing world record by 55 cm (22 in), and stood as the world record for 23 years until Beamon's compatriot, Mike Powell , jumped farther in the 1991 World ...
In running events up to 200 m in distance and in horizontal jump events, wind assistance is permitted only up to 2.0 m/s. In decathlon or heptathlon, average wind assistance of less than 2.0 m/s is required across all applicable disciplines; and maximum of 4.0 m/s in any one event. As an exception, according to rule 36.2, specific event ...
Most records are subject to ratification by the governing body for that record. On the world level, that is World Athletics.Each body has their own procedure for ratifying the records: for example, USA Track & Field (USATF), the governing body for the United States, only ratifies records once a year at their annual meeting at the beginning of December.
The long jump has been part of modern Olympic competition since the inception of the Games in 1896. In 1914, Dr. Harry Eaton Stewart recommended the "running broad jump" as a standardized track and field event for women. [8] However, it was not until 1948 that the women's long jump was added to the Olympic athletics programme.
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 ...
Eighth grade (also 8th Grade or Grade 8) is the eighth year of formal or compulsory education in the United States of America. The eighth grade is the second, third, or fourth (and typically final) year of middle school. Students in eighth grade are usually 13–14 years old. Different terms and numbers are used in other parts of the world.