# Men's long jump world record progression

The men's long jump world record progression lists records ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) starting in 1912. The inaugural record was the 7.61m (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}24ft11+1⁄2in) performance by Peter O'Connor in 1901.

## Record progression

| Mark | Wind | Athlete | Place | Date |
| 7.61 m (24 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | | Peter O'Connor (IRE) | Dublin, Ireland | 5 August 1901 |
| 7.69 m (25 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | | Edward Gourdin (USA) | Cambridge, United States | 23 July 1921 |
| 7.76 m (25 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | | Robert LeGendre (USA) | Paris, France | 7 July 1924 |
| 7.89 m (25 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | | DeHart Hubbard (USA) | Chicago, United States | 13 June 1925 |
| 7.90 m (25 ft 11 in) | | Edward Hamm (USA) | Cambridge, United States | 7 July 1928 |
| 7.93 m (26 ft 0 in) | 0.0 | Sylvio Cator (HAI) | Paris, France | 9 September 1928 |
| 7.98 m (26 ft 2 in) | 0.5 | Chuhei Nambu (JPN) | Tokyo, Japan | 27 October 1931 |
| 8.13 m (26 ft 8 in) | 1.5 | Jesse Owens (USA) | Ann Arbor, United States | 25 May 1935 |
| 8.21 m (26 ft 11 in) | 0.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Walnut, United States | 12 August 1960 |
| 8.24 m (27 ft 1⁄4 in) | 1.8 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Modesto, United States | 27 May 1961 |
| 8.28 m (27 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | 1.2 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Moscow, Soviet Union | 16 July 1961 |
| 8.31 m (27 ft 3 in) A | −0.1 | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) | Yerevan, Soviet Union | 10 June 1962 |
| 8.33 m (27 ft 3+3⁄4 in) | | Phil Shinnick (USA) | Modesto, United States | 25 May 1963 |
| 8.31 m (27 ft 3 in) | 0.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Kingston, Jamaica | 15 August 1964 |
| 8.34 m (27 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | 1.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Los Angeles, United States | 12 September 1964 |
| 8.35 m (27 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 0.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Modesto, United States | 29 May 1965 |
| 8.35 m (27 ft 4+1⁄2 in) A | 0.0 | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS) | Mexico City, Mexico | 19 October 1967 |
| 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) A | 2.0 | Bob Beamon (USA) | Mexico City, Mexico | 18 October 1968 |
| 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | 0.3 | Mike Powell (USA) | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |

### Low-altitude record progression 1965–1991

The IAAF considers marks set at high altitude as acceptable for record consideration. However, high altitude can significantly assist long jump performances. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Bob Beamon broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21+1⁄2 in), and his world record of 8.90 m (29 ft 2+1⁄4 in) stood until Mike Powell jumped 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) in 1991. However, Beamon's jump was set at an altitude of 2,292 m (7,520 ft), with a maximum allowable wind, factors which assisted his performance.
This list contains the progression of long jump marks set at low altitude starting with the mark that stood at Beamon's record in 1968 to Powell's 1991 world record.
| Mark | Wind | Athlete | Place | Date |
| 8.35 m (27 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 0.0 | Ralph Boston (USA) | Modesto, United States | 29 May 1965 |
| 8.35 m (27 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 0.8 | Josef Schwarz (FRG) | Stuttgart, West Germany | 15 July 1970 |
| 8.45 m (27 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 2.0 | Nenad Stekić (YUG) | Montreal, Canada | 25 July 1975 |
| 8.52 m (27 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | 0.0 | Larry Myricks (USA) | Montreal, Canada | 26 August 1979 |
| 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in) | 0.9 | Lutz Dombrowski (GDR) | Moscow, Soviet Union | 28 July 1980 |
| 8.62 m (28 ft 3+1⁄4 in) | 0.8 | Carl Lewis (USA) | Sacramento, United States | 20 June 1981 |
| 8.76 m (28 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | 1.0 | Carl Lewis (USA) | Indianapolis, United States | 24 July 1982 |
| 8.79 m (28 ft 10 in) | 1.9 | Carl Lewis (USA) | Indianapolis, United States | 19 June 1983 |
| 8.95 m (29 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | 0.3 | Mike Powell (USA) | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |