World Record Progression of Long Jump
male - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.95 | +0.3 | Mike POWELL | 10 NOV 1963 | USA | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) | 30 AUG 1991 |
| 8.90 | +2.0 | Bob BEAMON | 29 AUG 1946 | USA | Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX) | 18 OCT 1968 |
| 8.35 | 0.0 | Igor TER-OVANESYAN | 19 MAY 1938 | URS | Ciudad de México (MEX) | 19 OCT 1967 |
| 8.35 | 0.0 | Ralph BOSTON | 09 MAY 1939 | USA | Modesto, CA (USA) | 29 MAY 1965 |
| 8.34 | +1.0 | Ralph BOSTON | 09 MAY 1939 | USA | Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 12 SEP 1964 |
| 8.33 | Phil SHINNICK | 21 APR 1943 | USA | Modesto, CA (USA) | 25 MAY 1963 | |
| 8.31 | -0.1 | Igor TER-OVANESYAN | 19 MAY 1938 | URS | Yerevan (ARM) | 10 JUN 1962 |
| 8.28 | +1.2 | Ralph BOSTON | 09 MAY 1939 | USA | Moskva (URS) | 16 JUL 1961 |
| 8.24 | +1.8 | Ralph BOSTON | 09 MAY 1939 | USA | Modesto, CA (USA) | 27 MAY 1961 |
| 8.21 | 0.0 | Ralph BOSTON | 09 MAY 1939 | USA | Walnut, CA (USA) | 12 AUG 1960 |
| 8.13 | +1.5 | Jesse OWENS | 12 SEP 1913 | USA | Ann Arbor, MI (USA) | 25 MAY 1935 |
| 7.98 | +0.5 | Chuhei NAMBU | 04 MAY 1904 | JPN | Tokyo (JPN) | 27 OCT 1931 |
| 7.93 | 0.0 | Silvio CATOR | 09 OCT 1900 | HAI | Colombes (FRA) | 09 SEP 1928 |
| 7.90 | Ed HAMM | 13 APR 1906 | USA | Cambridge, MA (USA) | 07 JUL 1928 | |
| 7.89 | DeHart HUBBARD | 25 NOV 1903 | USA | Chicago, IL (USA) | 13 JUN 1925 | |
| 7.76 | Robert LEGENDRE | 07 JAN 1898 | USA | Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris (FRA) | 07 JUL 1924 | |
| 7.69 | Ned GOURDIN | 10 AUG 1897 | USA | Cambridge, MA (USA) | 23 JUL 1921 | |
| 7.61 | Peter O'CONNOR | 18 OCT 1874 | GBR | Dublin (IRL) | 05 AUG 1901 |