World Records - Long Jump Men

The Long Jump Men world record stands at 8.95, set by Mike Powell (USA) in 1991. Explore its full progression through athletics history.

MP
Mike Powell
Saut en longueurMen
WR
8.95WR+0.3
Mike Powell
USAUSA
August 30, 1991
Tokyo, Japan

Record standing for: 34 years, 11 months

Record History

PerformanceAthleteCountryDateCompetitionsGap vs WRDurationImprovement
8.95WR+0.3
Mike PowellUSAAug 30, 1991Tokyo, JapanWR34y 11mo (Current)+0.16m
8.79+1.9
Carl LewisUSAJun 19, 1983Indianapolis, United States-0.16m8y 2mo +3cm
8.76+1.0
Carl LewisUSAJul 24, 1982Indianapolis, United States-0.19m11mo +0.20m
8.56
Carl LewisUSAJan 16, 1982East Rutherford-0.39m6mo -6cm
8.62+0.8
Carl LewisUSAJun 20, 1981Sacramento, United States-0.33m7mo +0.13m
8.49
Carl LewisUSAFeb 20, 1981Fort Worth-0.46m4mo -5cm
8.54+0.9
Lutz DombrowskiGDRJul 28, 1980Moscow, Soviet Union-0.41m7mo +0.16m
8.38
Larry MyricksUSAJan 11, 1980Johnson City-0.57m6mo -0.14m
8.52+0.0
Larry MyricksUSAAug 26, 1979Montreal, Canada-0.43m5mo +7cm
8.45+2.0
Nenad StekićYUGJul 25, 1975Montreal, Canada-0.50m4y 1mo +0.10m
8.35+0.8
Josef SchwarzFRGJul 15, 1970Stuttgart, West Germany-0.60m5y -0.55m
8.90+2.0
Bob BeamonUSAOct 18, 1968Mexico City, Mexico-5cm1y 9mo +0.60m
8.30
Bob BeamonUSAMar 15, 1968Detroit-0.65m7mo +5cm
8.25
Bob BeamonUSAJan 20, 1968Kansas City-0.70m2mo -0.10m
8.35+0.0
Igor Ter-OvanesyanURSOct 19, 1967Mexico City, Mexico-0.60m3mo +0.16m
8.19
Igor Ter-OvanesyanURSMar 19, 1966Leningrad-0.76m1y 7mo -0.16m
8.35+0.0
Ralph BostonUSAMay 29, 1965Modesto, United States-0.60m10mo +1cm
8.34+1.0
Ralph BostonUSASep 12, 1964Los Angeles, United States-0.61m8mo +1cm
8.33
Phil ShinnickUSAMay 25, 1963Modesto, United States-0.62m1y 4mo +2cm
8.31
Igor Ter-OvanesyanURSJun 10, 1962Yerevan, Soviet Union-0.64m11mo +3cm
8.28+1.2
Ralph BostonUSAJul 16, 1961Moscow, Soviet Union-0.67m11mo +4cm
8.24+1.8
Ralph BostonUSAMay 27, 1961Modesto, United States-0.71m2mo +3cm
8.21+0.0
Ralph BostonUSAAug 12, 1960Walnut, United States-0.74m9mo +8cm
8.13+1.5
Jesse OwensUSAMay 25, 1935Ann Arbor, United States-0.82m25y 3mo +0.15m
7.98+0.5
Chuhei NambuJPNOct 27, 1931Tokyo, Japan-0.97m3y 7mo +5cm
7.93+0.0
Sylvio CatorHAISep 9, 1928Paris, France-1.02m3y 1mo +3cm
7.90
Edward HammUSAJul 7, 1928Cambridge, United States-1.05m2mo +1cm
7.89
DeHart HubbardUSAJun 13, 1925Chicago, United States-1.06m3y 1mo +0.13m
7.76
Romain LegendreFRAJul 7, 1924Paris, France-1.19m11mo +0.27m
7.49
William DeHart HubbardUSAMar 1, 1924Urbana-1.46m4mo +0.38m
7.11
Aleksander KlumbergESTDec 19, 1922Tartu-1.84m1y 3mo -0.58m
7.69
Edward GourdinUSAJul 23, 1921Cambridge, United States-1.26m1y 5mo +0.71m
6.98
Harry WorthingtonUSAMar 8, 1916Hanover, NH-1.97m5y 4mo +1cm
6.97
T. RodgersUSAJan 5, 1907San Francisco-1.98m9y 2mo -0.64m
7.61
Patrick O'ConnorJAMAug 5, 1901Dublin, Ireland-1.34m5y 5mo -