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The men's long jump world record progression lists records ratified by the
International Association of Athletics Federations
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...
(IAAF) starting in 1912. The inaugural record was the performance by Peter O'Connor in 1901.
Record progression
Low altitude record progression 1965–1991
The IAAF considers marks set at high altitude as acceptable for record consideration. However, high altitude can significantly assistlong jump
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 gr ...
performances. At the 1968 Summer Olympics
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in Mexico City
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, Bob Beamon
Robert Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. By jumping 8.90 m (29 ft. 2.5 in), he broke the existing record by ...
broke the existing record by a margin of , and his world record of stood until Mike Powell jumped in 1991. However, Beamon's jump was set at an altitude of , with a maximum allowable wind, factors which assisted his performance.
This list contains the progression of long jump marks set at low altitude starting with the mark that stood at Beamon's record in 1968 to Powell's 1991 world record.
See also
*Women's long jump world record progression The first world record in the women's long jump was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1936.
Record progression
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Notes
References
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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 gr ...
World records in athletic jumping
Long jump