Long jump at the World Athletics Championships
| Long jump at the World Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Miltiadis Tentoglou competing in the 2023 final. | |
| Overview | |
| Gender | Men and women |
| Years held | Men: 1983 – 2023 Women: 1983 – 2023 |
| Championship record | |
| Men | 8.95 m Mike Powell (1991) |
| Women | 7.36 m Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1987) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men |  Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) |
| Women |  Ivana Vuleta (SRB) |
The long jump at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. The competition format features a qualification round in which the top twelve performers advance to the final, where athletes attempt to record the longest legal jump.
The United States is the most successful nation in the event, with American men winning 8 gold medals and 19 medals in total, including all titles from 1983 to 1993. In the women’s event, success has been more distributed, though the U.S. has remained a strong presence. Germany, Italy and Russia have also enjoyed considerable success, particularly in the women’s competition.
Iván Pedroso, Dwight Phillips and Brittney Reese are the most successful athletes in the event, all having won 4 gold medals. Pedroso is the only athlete that has won all four of his titles consecutively. Additionally, Heike Drechsler and Fiona May have also won 4 medals: 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
The championship records for the event are 8.95 m for men, set by Mike Powell in 1991, and 7.36 m for women, set by Jackie Joyner-Kersee in 1987. Powell’s jump also stands as the world record, making it only time the world record has been broken in World Championships history.
Age records
[edit]- All information from World Athletics.[1]
| Distinction | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Age | Date | Athlete | Age | Date | |
| Youngest champion |  Carl Lewis (USA)
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22 years, 40 days | 10 Aug 1983 |  Heike Daute (GDR)
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18 years, 241 days | 14 Aug 1983 |
| Youngest medalist |  Wang Jianan (CHN)
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18 years, 363 days | 25 Aug 2015 | Heike Daute (GDR)
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18 years, 241 days | 14 Aug 1983 |
| Youngest finalist |  Maykel Massó (CUB)
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18 years, 89 days | 5 Aug 2017 | Heike Daute (GDR)
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18 years, 241 days | 14 Aug 1983 |
| Youngest participant | Maykel Massó (CUB)
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16 years, 108 days | 24 Aug 2015 |  Beatrice Utondu (NGR)
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17 years, 284 days | 3 Sep 1987 |
| Oldest champion | Dwight Phillips (USA)
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33 years, 336 days | 2 Sep 2011 | Ivana Vuleta (SRB)
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33 years, 102 days | 20 Aug 2023 |
| Oldest medalist | Larry Myricks (USA)
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35 years, 173 days | 30 Aug 1991 | Ivana Vuleta (SRB)
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33 years, 102 days | 20 Aug 2023 |
| Oldest finalist | Dwight Phillips (USA)
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35 years, 319 days | 16 Aug 2013 |  Valentina Gotovska (LAT)
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37 years, 361 days | 30 Aug 2003 |
| Oldest participant |  Yahya Berrabah (MAR)
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37 years, 349 days | 27 Sep 2019 | Valentina Gotovska (LAT)
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37 years, 361 days | 30 Aug 2003 |
Medalists
[edit]Men
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Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Multiple medalists
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Pedroso | Cuba (CUB)
|
1995-2001 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dwight Phillips | United States (USA)
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2003-2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | Carl Lewis | United States (USA)
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1983-1991 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Powell | United States (USA)
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1991-1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Miltiadis Tentoglou | Greece (GRE)
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2022-2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Wang Jianan | China (CHN)
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2015-2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tajay Gayle | Jamaica (JAM)
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2019-2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | James Beckford | Jamaica (JAM)
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1995-2003 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ignisious Gaisah | Ghana (GHA) Netherlands (NED)
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2005-2013 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Yago Lamela | Spain (ESP)
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1999-2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mitchell Watt | Australia (AUS)
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2009-2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Larry Myricks | United States (USA)
|
1987-1991 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Women
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| – |  Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
Multiple medalists
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Period | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittney Reese | United States (USA)
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2009-2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Heike Drechsler | East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER)
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1983-1993 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Fiona May | Italy (ITA)
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1995-2001 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tianna Bartoletta | United States (USA)
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2005-2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States (USA)
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1987-1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Malaika Mihambo | Germany (GER)
|
2019-2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Niurka Montalvo | Cuba (CUB) Spain (ESP)
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1995-2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Eunice Barber | France (FRA)
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2003-2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ivana Vuleta | Serbia (SRB)
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2013-2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Larysa Berezhna | Soviet Union (SOV) Ukraine (UKR)
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1991-1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ese Brume | Nigeria (NGR)
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2019-2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Tatyana Kotova | Russia (RUS)
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2001-2007 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Championship record progression
[edit]Men
[edit]| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.96 m | Atanas Atanasov |  Bulgaria (BUL)
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1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-09 |
| 8.29 m | Jason Grimes | United States (USA)
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1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-09 |
| 8.37 m | Carl Lewis | United States (USA)
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1983 | Qualification | 1983-08-09 |
| 8.55 m | Carl Lewis | United States (USA)
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1983 | Final | 1983-08-10 |
| 8.67 m | Carl Lewis | United States (USA)
|
1987 | Final | 1987-09-05 |
| Carl Lewis | United States (USA)
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1987 | Final | 1987-09-05 | |
| 8.68 m | Carl Lewis | United States (USA)
|
1991 | Final | 1991-08-30 |
| 8.95 m | Mike Powell | United States (USA)
|
1991 | Final | 1991-08-30 |
Women
[edit]| Time | Athlete | Nation | Year | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.78 m | Carol Lewis | United States (USA)
|
1983 | Final | 1983-08-13 |
| 6.83 m | Tatyana Proshuryakova | Soviet Union (URS)
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1983 | Final | 1983-08-14 |
| 6.90 m | Beverly Kinch | Great Britain (GBR)
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1983 | Final | 1983-08-14 |
| 7.00 m | Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu |  Romania (ROU)
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1983 | Final | 1983-08-14 |
| 7.02 m | Heike Drechsler | East Germany (GDR)
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1983 | Final | 1983-08-14 |
| 7.14 m | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States (USA)
|
1987 | Final | 1987-09-04 |
| 7.36 m | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States (USA)
|
1987 | Final | 1987-09-04 |
Best performances
[edit]Top ten furthest World Championship jumps1
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1Does not include ancillary marks.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet" (PDF). www.worldathletics.org: 42–45.
- ^ Main > Men's Long Jump > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
- ^ Main > Women's long jump > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Men's long jump".
- ^ "Women's long jump". Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
Bibliography
[edit]- Butler, Mark (2023). World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 Statistics Book. World Athletics.