Women's long jump world record progression explained

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

As of June 2009, the IAAF (and the FSFI before it) have ratified 36 world records in the event.[1]

MarkWindAthletePlaceDate
Prague, Czechoslovakia6 August 1922
Prague, Czechoslovakia23 September 1923
London, United Kingdom2 August 1926
Gothenburg, Sweden28 August 1926
London, United Kingdom1 August 1927
Osaka, Japan20 May 1928
Berlin, Nazi Germany30 July 1939
Leiden, Netherlands19 September 1943
0.2Gisborne, New Zealand20 February 1954
1.3Moscow, Soviet Union11 September 1955
0.5Tbilisi, Soviet Union18 November 1955
1.0Budapest, Hungary20 August 1956
Melbourne, Australia27 November 1956
0.0Erfurt, East Germany7 August 1960
1.4East Berlin, East Germany23 June 1961
−1.5Moscow, Soviet Union16 July 1961
1.5Leipzig, East Germany10 June 1962
Moscow, Soviet Union4 July 1964
−1.6Tokyo, Japan14 October 1964
 0.0Mexico City, Mexico14 October 1968
0.0Torino, Italy3 September 1970
1.6Dresden, East Germany9 May 1976
2.0Dresden, East Germany19 May 1976
1.9Kishinyov, Soviet Union18 August 1978
0.0Prague, Czechoslovakia29 August 1978
0.3Bucharest, Romania1 August 1982
−0.3Bucharest, Romania1 August 1982
0.6Bucharest, Romania15 May 1983
0.6Bucharest, Romania4 June 1983
1.4Bucharest, Romania4 June 1983
2.0East Berlin, East Germany22 September 1985
0.9Tallinn, Soviet Union21 June 1986
1.1Dresden, East Germany3 July 1986
0.6Indianapolis, United States13 August 1987
1.0Leningrad, Soviet Union11 June 1988
1.4Leningrad, Soviet Union11 June 1988

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009. . IAAF Media & Public Relations Department . Monte Carlo . Pages 546, 646 . pdf . 2009 . 5 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629134819/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf . 29 June 2011 .

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