Women's long jump world record progression

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.

Mark Wind Athlete Place Date
5.16 m (16 ft 11 in)  Marie Mejzlíková II (TCH) Prague, Czechoslovakia 6 August 1922
5.30 m (17 ft 4+12 in)  Marie Mejzlíková II (TCH) Prague, Czechoslovakia 23 September 1923
5.485 m (17 ft 11+34 in)  Muriel Gunn (GBR) London, United Kingdom 2 August 1926
5.50 m (18 ft 12 in)  Kinue Hitomi (JPN) Gothenburg, Sweden 28 August 1926
5.575 m (18 ft 3+14 in)  Muriel Gunn (GBR) London, United Kingdom 1 August 1927
5.98 m (19 ft 7+14 in)  Kinue Hitomi (JPN) Osaka, Japan 20 May 1928
6.12 m (20 ft 34 in)  Christel Schulz (GER) Berlin, Nazi Germany 30 July 1939
6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)  Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) Leiden, Netherlands 19 September 1943
6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) 0.2  Yvette Williams (NZL) Gisborne, New Zealand 20 February 1954
6.28 m (20 ft 7 in) 1.3  Galina Vinogradova (URS) Moscow, Soviet Union 11 September 1955
6.31 m (20 ft 8+14 in) 0.5  Galina Vinogradova (URS) Tbilisi, Soviet Union 18 November 1955
6.35 m (20 ft 10 in) 1.0  Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL) Budapest, Hungary 20 August 1956
6.35 m (20 ft 10 in)  Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL) Melbourne, Australia 27 November 1956
6.40 m (20 ft 11+34 in) 0.0  Hildrun Claus (GDR) Erfurt, East Germany 7 August 1960
6.42 m (21 ft 34 in) 1.4  Hildrun Claus (GDR) East Berlin, East Germany 23 June 1961
6.48 m (21 ft 3 in) −1.5  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) Moscow, Soviet Union 16 July 1961
6.53 m (21 ft 5 in) 1.5  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) Leipzig, East Germany 10 June 1962
6.70 m (21 ft 11+34 in)  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) Moscow, Soviet Union 4 July 1964
6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) −1.6  Mary Rand (GBR) Tokyo, Japan 14 October 1964
6.82 m (22 ft 4+12 in) A 0.0  Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROU) Mexico City, Mexico 14 October 1968
6.84 m (22 ft 5+14 in) 0.0  Heide Rosendahl (FRG) Torino, Italy 3 September 1970
6.92 m (22 ft 8+14 in) 1.6  Angela Voigt (GDR) Dresden, East Germany 9 May 1976
6.99 m (22 ft 11 in) 2.0  Siegrun Siegl (GDR) Dresden, East Germany 19 May 1976
7.07 m (23 ft 2+14 in) 1.9  Vilma Bardauskiené (URS) Kishinyov, Soviet Union 18 August 1978
7.09 m (23 ft 3 in) 0.0  Vilma Bardauskiené (URS) Prague, Czechoslovakia 29 August 1978
7.15 m (23 ft 5+14 in) 0.3  Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) Bucharest, Romania 1 August 1982
7.20 m (23 ft 7+14 in) −0.3  Valy Ionescu (ROU) Bucharest, Romania 1 August 1982
7.21 m (23 ft 7+34 in) 0.6  Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) Bucharest, Romania 15 May 1983
7.27 m (23 ft 10 in) 0.6  Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) Bucharest, Romania 4 June 1983
7.43 m (24 ft 4+12 in) 1.4  Anişoara Cuşmir (ROU) Bucharest, Romania 4 June 1983
7.44 m (24 ft 4+34 in) 2.0  Heike Drechsler (GDR) East Berlin, East Germany 22 September 1985
7.45 m (24 ft 5+14 in) 0.9  Heike Drechsler (GDR) Tallinn, Soviet Union 21 June 1986
7.45 m (24 ft 5+14 in) 1.1  Heike Drechsler (GDR) Dresden, East Germany 3 July 1986
7.45 m (24 ft 5+14 in) 0.6  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) Indianapolis, United States 13 August 1987
7.45 m (24 ft 5+14 in) 1.0  Galina Chistyakova (URS) Leningrad, Soviet Union 11 June 1988
7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) 1.4  Galina Chistyakova (URS) Leningrad, Soviet Union 11 June 1988

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