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 performance by Peter O'Connor in 1901.

Record progression Indoor Only Lewis' 8.79 m in 1984 was ratified by the IAAF.

+ Men's long jump indoor world record progression Mark Athlete Place Date San Francisco 5 January 1907 Hanover, NH 8 March 1916 Tartu 19 December 1922 Urbana 1 March 1924 New York 20 March 1926 New York 24 February 1934 New York 23 February 1935 New York 23 February 1935 New York 23 February 1935 New York 20 February 1960 Los Angeles 21 January 1961 New York 17 February 1961 New York 17 February 1961 New York 25 February 1961 New York 1 February 1963 Leningrad 19 March 1966 Dortmund 27 March 1966 Kansas City 20 January 1968 Detroit 15 March 1968 Johnson City 11 January 1980 San Diego 22 February 1980 Fort Worth 20 February 1981 East Rutherford 16 January 1982 New York 27 January 1984

Outdoor

MarkWindAthletePlaceDate Dublin, Ireland5 August 1901 Cambridge, United States23 July 1921 Paris, France7 July 1924 Chicago, United States13 June 1925 Cambridge, United States7 July 1928 0.0Paris, France9 September 1928 0.5Tokyo, Japan27 October 1931 1.5Ann Arbor, United States25 May 1935 0.0Walnut, United States12 August 1960 1.8Modesto, United States27 May 1961 1.2Moscow, Soviet Union16 July 1961   −0.1Yerevan, Soviet Union10 June 1962 Note: Shinnick jumped imperial 27′ 4″Modesto, United States25 May 1963 0.0Kingston, Jamaica15 August 1964Phil Shinnick's 8.33 metre jump from 1963 was recognized as a World Record in 2021 and added to the progression list, "with no deletion of later marks." Hence, Ralph Boston's 8.31 metre jump from 1964 remains on the list. 1.0Los Angeles, United States12 September 1964 Note: Boston jumped imperial 27′ 5″ 0.0Modesto, United States29 May 1965   0.0Mexico City, Mexico19 October 1967   2.0Mexico City, Mexico18 October 1968 0.3Tokyo, Japan30 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 , and his world record of stood until Mike Powell jumped in 1991. However, Beamon's jump was set at an altitude of , 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.

MarkWindAthletePlaceDate 0.0Modesto, United States29 May 1965 0.8Stuttgart, West Germany15 July 1970 2.0Montreal, Canada25 July 1975 0.0Montreal, Canada26 August 1979 0.9Moscow, Soviet Union28 July 1980 0.8Sacramento, United States20 June 1981 1.0Indianapolis, United States24 July 1982 1.9Indianapolis, United States19 June 1983 0.3Tokyo, Japan30 August 1991

See also Women's long jump world record progression Men's long jump Italian record progression

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