caption club birth_place weight height sport birth_date image article_title
ciska janssen in 1974 sagitta , amsterdam amsterdam , the netherlands 72 kg lb on 1.75 m ftin on pentathlon , long jump , high jump 23 september 1944 ciska janssen 1974.jpg ciska jansen

ciska jansen

franciska johanna `` ciska '' jansen -lrb- born 23 september 1944 -rrb- is a retired dutch track and field athlete .
she competed at the 1976 summer olympics in the long jump and finished in 18th place .
after she reached age 40 , her 6.21 m jump exploded the world record for her age group , besting the previous record by australian olympian helen searle by 52 cm .
for point of comparison , bob beamon 's record improvement was 55 cm .
her record would stand for almost 15 years .
