long jump World Record - Men

Result	Name	Country	Date	Place	Event
8.95 mts	Mike Powell	USA(USA)	8/30/1991	Tokyo	World Championships
8.90 mts	Bob Beamon	USA(USA)	10/18/1968	Mexico City	Olympic Games
8.35 mts	Ralph Metcalfe	USA(USA)	5/29/1965	Modesto, CA	Olympic Games
8.34 mts	Ralph Boston	USA(USA)	9/12/1964	Los Angeles, CA	N/A
8.31 mts	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan	N/A(N/A)	6/10/1962	Yerevan	N/A
8.28 mts	Ralph Boston	USA(USA)	7/16/1961	Moscow	N/A
8.24 mts	Ralph Boston	USA(USA)	5/27/1961	Modesto, CA	N/A
8.21 mts	Ralph Boston	USA(USA)	8/12/1960	Walnut, CA	N/A
8.13 mts	Jesse Owens	USA(USA)	5/25/1935	Ann Arbor, MI	N/A
7.98 mts	Chuhei Nanbu	Japan(Japan)	10/27/1931	Tokyo	N/A