Women · Jumps · All-Time
Long Jump
World record
7.52+1.4
Galina ChistyakovaURSLeningrad · 11 Jun 1988
38 years standingRecord progression →
7.52
Best mark
World record
7.36
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
7.42
Median
Of the 25 performances
6
Countries
GDR 11 · USA 6 · 4 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 7.52 to 7.36 · median 7.42
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
All performances · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 27 Aug 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Wind | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galina Chistyakova WR | URS | 7.52 | +1.4 | 11 Jun 1988 | Leningrad | 25 |
| 2 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 7.49 | +1.3 | 22 May 1994 | New York City | 32 |
| 2 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 7.49 | +1.7 | 31 Jul 1994 | Sestriere | 32 |
| 4 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.48 | +1.2 | 9 Jul 1988 | Neubrandenburg | 23 |
| 4 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.48 | +0.4 | 8 Jul 1992 | Lausanne | 27 |
| 6 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.45 | +0.9 | 21 Jun 1986 | Tallinn | 21 |
| 6 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.45 | +1.1 | 3 Jul 1986 | Dresden | 21 |
| 6 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 7.45 | +0.6 | 13 Aug 1987 | Indianapolis | 25 |
| 6 | Galina Chistyakova | URS | 7.45 | +1.0 | 11 Jun 1988 | Leningrad | 25 |
| 6 | Galina Chistyakova | URS | 7.45 | +1.6 | 12 Aug 1988 | Budapest | 26 |
| 11 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.44 | +2.0 | 22 Sep 1985 | Berlin | 20 |
| 12 | Anişoara Cuşmir | ROU | 7.43 | +1.4 | 4 Jun 1983 | Bucharest | 20 |
| 13 | Tatyana Kotova | RUS | 7.42 | +2.0 | 23 Jun 2002 | Annecy | 25 |
| 14 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.40 | +1.8 | 26 Jul 1984 | Dresden | 19 |
| 14 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.40 | +0.7 | 21 Aug 1987 | Potsdam | 22 |
| 14 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 7.40 | +0.9 | 29 Sep 1988 | Seoul | 26 |
| 17 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.39 | +0.3 | 21 Aug 1985 | Zurich | 20 |
| 17 | Yelena Belevskaya | URS | 7.39 | +0.5 | 18 Jul 1987 | Bryansk | 23 |
| 17 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 7.39 | 25 Jun 1988 | San Diego | 26 | |
| 20 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.37 | 13 Feb 1988 | Vienna | 23 | |
| 20 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.37 | +1.8 | 31 Jul 1991 | Sestriere | 26 |
| 20 | Inessa Kravets | UKR | 7.37 | 13 Jun 1992 | Kyiv | 25 | |
| 23 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 7.36 | +0.4 | 4 Sep 1987 | Rome | 25 |
| 23 | Yelena Belevskaya | URS | 7.36 | +1.8 | 11 Jun 1988 | Leningrad | 24 |
| 23 | Heike Drechsler | GDR | 7.36 | +1.8 | 28 May 1992 | Jena | 27 |