Main > Men, Long Jump > World Records Progression
All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
•   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated Chart
 
  5.94 Edward Bourke GBR Cambridge Mar 17, 1857
  5.94* Henry Powell GBR Oxford Mar 10, 1859
  6.38 Charles Buller GBR Harrow Apr 15, 1862
  6.40 G.B. Worthington GBR Manchester Aug 27, 1864
  6.50 Alick Tosswill GBR Oxford Mar 14, 1868
  6.75 Alick Tosswill GBR Oxford Feb 27, 1869
  6.88 Jenner Davies GBR London Mar 27, 1872
  6.97 Jenner Davies GBR London Mar 27, 1874
  7.05 John Lane IRL Dublin Jun 11, 1874
  7.06 Patrick Davin IRL Monasterevan Aug 30, 1883
  7.06* Patrick Davin IRL Portarlington Sep 13, 1883
  7.085 Malcolm Ford USA New York Aug 14, 1886
  7.085* John Purcell IRL Monasterevan Aug 26, 1886
  7.09 Alfred Copland USA Washington Oct 11, 1890
  7.17 Charles Reber USA Detroit Jul 04, 1891
  7.17* Charles Fry GBR Oxford Mar 05, 1893
  7.21 John Mooney IRL Mitchelstown Sep 05, 1894
  7.235 Meyer Prinstein USA New York Jun 11, 1898
  7.25 William Newburn IRL Dublin Jun 18, 1898
  7.33 William Newburn IRL Dublin Jul 16, 1898
  7.48? William Newburn IRL Mullingate Jul 19, 1898
  7.40 Alvin Kraenzlein USA Philadelphia Apr 29, 1899
  7.42 Alvin Kraenzlein USA New York May 26, 1899
  7.43 Alvin Kraenzlein USA New York May 26, 1899
  7.50 Meyer Prinstein USA Philadelphia Apr 28, 1900
  7.51 Peter O'Connor IRL New Ross Aug 29, 1900
  7.54 Peter O'Connor IRL Dublin May 27, 1901
  7.60 Peter O'Connor IRL Dublin Jul 15, 1901
  7.605 Peter O'Connor IRL Dublin Jul 28, 1901
• 7.61 Peter O'Connor GBR Dublin Aug 05, 1901
• 7.69 Edward Gourdin USA Cambridge Jul 23, 1921
• 7.76 Robert Legendre USA Paris Jul 07, 1924
• 7.89 William DeHart Hubbard USA Chicago Jun 13, 1925
• 7.90 Edward Hamm USA Cambridge Jul 07, 1928
• 7.93 Silvio Cator HAI Paris Sep 09, 1928
• 7.98 Chuhei Nambu JPN Tokyo Oct 27, 1931
• 8.13 Jesse Owens USA Ann Arbor May 25, 1935
• 8.21 Ralph Boston USA Walnut Aug 12, 1960
• 8.24 Ralph Boston USA Modesto May 27, 1961
• 8.28 Ralph Boston USA Moscow Jul 16, 1961
• 8.31 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan URS Erevan Jun 10, 1962
• 8.31* Ralph Boston USA Kingston Aug 15, 1964
• 8.34 Ralph Boston USA Los Angeles Sep 12, 1964
• 8.35 Ralph Boston USA Modesto May 29, 1965
• 8.35* Igor Ter-Ovanesyan URS Mexico City Oct 19, 1967
• 8.90 Bob Beamon USA Mexico City Oct 18, 1968
• 8.95 Mike Powell USA Tokyo Aug 30, 1991