Long Jump
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Long Jump
| Year | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Olga Gyarmati, HUN | 18- 81/4 | |
| 1952 | Yvette Williams, NZE | 20- 53/4 | OR |
| 1956 | Elzbieta Krzesinska, POL | 20-10 | WR |
| 1960 | Vyera Krepkina, USSR | 20-103/4 | OR |
| 1964 | Mary Rand, GBR | 22- 21/4 | WR |
| 1968 | Viorica Viscopoleanu, ROM | 22- 41/2 | WR |
| 1972 | Heidemarie Rosendahl, W. Ger | 22- 3 | |
| 1976 | Angela Voigt, E. Ger | 22- 03/4 | |
| 1980 | Tatyana Kolpakova, USSR | 23- 2 | OR |
| 1984 | Anisoara Cusmir-Stanciu, ROM | 22- 10 | |
| 1988 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA | 24- 31/4 | OR |
| 1992 | Heike Drechsler, GER | 23- 51/4 | |
| 1996 | Chioma Ajunwa, NGR | 23- 41/2 | |
| 2000 | Heike Drechsler, GER | 22- 111/4 | |
| 2004 | Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS | 23-21/2 | |
| 2008 | Maurren Maggi, BRA | 23-1 | |
| 2012 | Brittney Reese, USA | 23-31/2 |
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