Ri Yong-ae (born 4 November 1965) is a retired

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long 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 ...

er. Her personal best jump was 6.79 metres, achieved in May 1988 in

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.World women's all-time best long jump (updated 2001)
/ref> This is the current North Korean record. She also holds the national

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record.

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* 1965 births Living people North Korean long jumpers North Korean female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for North Korea Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Female long jumpers Asian Games bronze medalists for North Korea Asian Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games {{NorthKorea-athletics-bio-stub