World Record Progression

long jump men

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A. OFFICIALLY RATIFIED BY THE IAAF

8, 95 m   Mike Powell, USA, 30 Aug 1991, Tokyo
8, 90 m   Bob Beamon, USA, 18 Oct 1968, Mexico City
8, 35 m   Igor Ter-Ovanesjan, URS, 19 Oct 1967, Mexico City
8, 35 m   Ralph Boston, USA, 29 May 1965, Modesto
8, 34 m   Ralph Boston, USA, 12 Sep 1964, Los Angeles
8, 31 m   Ralph Boston, USA, 15 Aug 1964, Kingston
8, 31 m   Igor Ter-Ovanesjan, URS, 10 Jun 1962, Yerevan
8, 28 m   Ralph Boston, USA, 16 Jul 1961, Moscow
8, 24 m   Ralph Boston, USA, 27 May 1961, Modesto
8, 21 m   Ralph Boston, USA, 12 Aug 1960, Walnut
8, 13 m   Jesse Owens, USA, 25 May 1935, Ann Arbor
7, 98 m   Chuhei Nambu, JPN, 27 Oct 1931, Tokyo
7, 93 m   Sylvio Cator, HAI, 09 Sep 1928, Paris
7, 90 m   Edward Hamm, USA, 07 Jul 1928, Cambridge
7, 89 m   Will. de Hart Hubbard, USA, 13 Jun 1925, Chicago
7, 76 m   Robert LeGendre, USA, 07 Jul 1924, Paris
7, 69 m   Edwin Gourdin, USA, 23 Jul 1923, Cambridge
7, 61 m   Peter O'Connor, GBI/IRL, 05 Aug 1901, Dublin

B. BEST LOW ATTITUDE MARKS SET WHILE A HIGH ATTITUDE WORLD RECORD WAS STANDING
8, 35 m  Josef Schwarz (8.90) FRG, 15 JKul 1970, Stuttgart
8, 45 m  Nenad Stekic (8.90) YUG, 25 Jul 1975,  Montréal
8, 52 m  Larry Myricks (8.90) USA, 26 Aug 1979, Montréal
8, 54 m  Lutz Dombrowski (8.90) GDR, 28 Jul 1980, Moskva
8, 62 m  Carl Lewis (8.90) USA, 20 Jun 1981, Sacramento
8, 76 m  Carl Lewis (8.90) USA, 24 Jul 82, Indianapolis
8, 79 m  Carl Lewis (8.90) USA, 19 Jun 1983, Indianapolis
8, 79i m  Carl Lewis (8.90) USA, 27 Jan 1984, New York

C. UNOFFICIAL PROGRESSION BEFORE IAAF

5.94    Edward Bourke, GBR, 17 Mar 1857, Cambridge
5.94    Henry Powell, GBR, 10 Mar 1859, Oxford
6.38    Charles Buller, GBR, 15 Apr 1862, Harrow
6.40    G.B. Worthington, GBR, 27 Aug 1864, Manchester
6.50    Alick Tosswill, GBR, 14 Mar 1868, Oxford
6.75    Alick Tosswill, GBR, 27 Feb 1869, Oxford
6.88    Jenner Davies, GBR, 27 Mar 1872, London
6.97    Jenner Davies, GBR, 27 Mar 1874, London
7.05    John Lane, IRL, 11 Jun 1874, Dublin
7.06    Patrick Davin, IRL, 30 Aug 1883, Monasterevan
7.06    Patrick Davin, IRL, 13 Sep 1883, Portarlington
7.085   Malcolm Ford, USA, 14 Aug 1896, New York
7.085  John Purcell, IRL, 29 Aug 1886, Monasterevan
7.09    Alfred Copland, USA, 11 Oct 1890, Washington
7.17    Charles Reber, USA, 04 Jul 1891, Detroit
7.17    Charles Fry, GBR, 05 Mar 1893, Oxford
7.21    John Mooney, IRL, 05 Sep 1894, Mitchelstown
7.235  Meyer Prinstein, USA, 11 Jun 1898, New York
7.25    William Newburn, IRL, 18 Jul 1898, Dublin
7.33    William Newburn, IRL, 16 Jul 1898, Dublin
7.48?  William Newburn, IRL, 19 Jul 1898, Mullingate
7.40    Alvin Kraenzlein, USA, 29 Apr 1899, Philadelphia
7.42    Alvin Kraenzlein, USA, 26 May 1899, New York
7.43    Alvin Kraenzlein, USA, 26 May 1899, New York
7.50    Meyer Prinstein, USA, 28 Apr 190, Philadelphia
7.51    Peter O'Connor, IRL, 29 Aug 1900, New Ross
7.54    Peter O'Connor, IRL, 27 May 1901, Dublin
7.60    Peter O'Connor, IRL, 15 Jul 1901, Dublin
7.605  Peter O'Connor, IRL, 28 Jul 1901, Dublin