Women · World record

Long Jump

The current record and its documented progression: 36 ratified records from 1922 to 1988.

Current record

7.52+1.4

Galina ChistyakovaURSLeningrad · 11 Jun 1988

38 years standing0.07 m improvementAll-time top 25 →

Record progression

Each step is a documented record

1922 · 5.16 Marie Mejzlíková II1923 · 5.30 Marie Mejzlíková II1926 · 5.485 Muriel Gunn1926 · 5.50 Kinue Hitomi1927 · 5.575 Muriel Gunn1928 · 5.98 Kinue Hitomi1939 · 6.12 Christel Schulz1943 · 6.25 Fanny Blankers-Koen1954 · 6.28 Yvette Williams1955 · 6.28 Galina Vinogradova1955 · 6.31 Galina Vinogradova1956 · 6.35 Elżbieta Krzesińska1956 · 6.35 Elżbieta Krzesińska1960 · 6.40 Hildrun Claus1961 · 6.42 Hildrun Claus1961 · 6.48 Tatyana Shchelkanova1962 · 6.53 Tatyana Shchelkanova1964 · 6.70 Tatyana Shchelkanova1964 · 6.76 Mary Rand1968 · 6.82 Viorica Viscopoleanu1970 · 6.84 Heide Rosendahl1976 · 6.92 Angela Voigt1976 · 6.99 Siegrun Siegl1978 · 7.07 Vilma Bardauskiené1978 · 7.09 Vilma Bardauskiené1982 · 7.15 Anişoara Cuşmir1982 · 7.20 Valy Ionescu1983 · 7.21 Anişoara Cuşmir1983 · 7.27 Anişoara Cuşmir1983 · 7.43 Anişoara Cuşmir1985 · 7.44 Heike Drechsler1986 · 7.45 Heike Drechsler1986 · 7.45 Heike Drechsler1987 · 7.45 Jackie Joyner-Kersee1988 · 7.45 Galina Chistyakova1988 · 7.52 Galina Chistyakova 7.5205.160

19221955 · Vinogradova 6.281964 · Rand 6.761983 · Cuşmir 7.211988 · Chistyakova 7.52

Documented records

36 ratified · 1 at altitude · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1372026950, imported 2 Sep 2026

MarkWindAthleteNationVenueDateStood
7.52 1.4 Galina Chistyakova URS Leningrad, Soviet Union 11 Jun 1988 38 yrs
7.45 1.0 Galina Chistyakova URS Leningrad, Soviet Union 11 Jun 1988 0 d
7.45 0.6 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA Indianapolis, United States 13 Aug 1987 303 d
7.45 1.1 Heike Drechsler GDR Dresden, East Germany 3 Jul 1986 1 yr
7.45 0.9 Heike Drechsler GDR Tallinn, Soviet Union 21 Jun 1986 12 d
7.44 2.0 Heike Drechsler GDR East Berlin, East Germany 22 Sep 1985 272 d
7.43 1.4 Anişoara Cuşmir ROU Bucharest, Romania 4 Jun 1983 2 yrs
7.27 0.6 Anişoara Cuşmir ROU Bucharest, Romania 4 Jun 1983 0 d
7.21 0.6 Anişoara Cuşmir ROU Bucharest, Romania 15 May 1983 20 d
7.20 −0.3 Valy Ionescu ROU Bucharest, Romania 1 Aug 1982 287 d
7.15 0.3 Anişoara Cuşmir ROU Bucharest, Romania 1 Aug 1982 0 d
7.09 0.0 Vilma Bardauskiené URS Prague, Czechoslovakia 29 Aug 1978 3 yrs
7.07 1.9 Vilma Bardauskiené URS Kishinev, Soviet Union 18 Aug 1978 11 d
6.99 2.0 Siegrun Siegl GDR Dresden, East Germany 19 May 1976 2 yrs
6.92 1.6 Angela Voigt GDR Dresden, East Germany 9 May 1976 10 d
6.84 0.0 Heide Rosendahl FRG Turin, Italy 3 Sep 1970 5 yrs
6.82A 0.0 Viorica Viscopoleanu ROU Mexico City, Mexico 14 Oct 1968 1 yr
6.76 −1.6 Mary Rand GBR Tokyo, Japan 14 Oct 1964 4 yrs
6.70 Tatyana Shchelkanova URS Moscow, Soviet Union 4 Jul 1964 102 d
6.53 1.5 Tatyana Shchelkanova URS Leipzig, East Germany 10 Jun 1962 2 yrs
6.48 −1.5 Tatyana Shchelkanova URS Moscow, Soviet Union 16 Jul 1961 329 d
6.42 1.4 Hildrun Claus GDR East Berlin, East Germany 23 Jun 1961 23 d
6.40 0.0 Hildrun Claus GDR Erfurt, East Germany 7 Aug 1960 320 d
6.35 Elżbieta Krzesińska POL Melbourne, Australia 27 Nov 1956 3 yrs
6.35 1.0 Elżbieta Krzesińska POL Budapest, Hungary 20 Aug 1956 99 d
6.31 0.5 Galina Vinogradova URS Tbilisi, Soviet Union 18 Nov 1955 276 d
6.28 1.3 Galina Vinogradova URS Moscow, Soviet Union 11 Sep 1955 68 d
6.28 0.2 Yvette Williams NZL Gisborne, New Zealand 20 Feb 1954 1 yr
6.25 Fanny Blankers-Koen NED Leiden, Netherlands 19 Sep 1943 10 yrs
6.12 Christel Schulz GER Berlin, Germany 30 Jul 1939 4 yrs
5.98 Kinue Hitomi JPN Osaka, Japan 20 May 1928 11 yrs
5.575 Muriel Gunn GBR London, United Kingdom 1 Aug 1927 293 d
5.50 Kinue Hitomi JPN Gothenburg, Sweden 28 Aug 1926 338 d
5.485 Muriel Gunn GBR London, United Kingdom 2 Aug 1926 26 d
5.30 Marie Mejzlíková II TCH Prague, Czechoslovakia 23 Sep 1923 2 yrs
5.16 Marie Mejzlíková II TCH Prague, Czechoslovakia 6 Aug 1922 1 yr

Rows link to a profile only where the athlete appears on a published list. Struck marks were rescinded or never ratified, and A marks a performance at altitude; both come from the source article's own key and markers, and eras are kept as it lists them. Nothing is inferred.