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    What is the long jump world record?

    Question #96264. Asked by Swingking2. (Jun 02 08 5:52 AM)


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    		On August 30 of 1991, Mike Powell of the USA leapt 8.95 meters at the World Championships in Tokyo.

    Some jumps over 8.95 meters have been officially recorded (8.99 meters by Mike Powell himself, 8.96 meters by Ivan Pedroso), but were not validated since there was either no reliable wind speed measurement available, or because wind speed exceeded 2.0 m/s.

    The current world record for women is held by Galina Chistyakova of the former Soviet Union who leapt 7.52 meters in Leningrad in 1988.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_jump


    Jun 02 08, 5:57 AM

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