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World Record: Mike Powell 8.95 meters, Tokyo, Japan, 1991. Olympic Record: Bob Beamon 8.90 meters, Mexico City, Mexico, 1968.
The Olympic Long jump record for men is 8.90 meters jumped by Bob Beamon.
Mike Powell.
The men's world record for the long jump was set in 1991 by Mike Powell with a jump of 8.95 meters (29 feet 4 ΒΌ inches).
Mike Powell's 8.95 meters jump.
mike powell
Mike Powell of the United States set the world's record at the 1991 World Outdoor Championships in Tokyo. Powell's jump of 8.95 meters (29 feet, 4 1/2 inches) broke the world record set by Bob Beamon at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City of 8.90 meters (29 feet, 2 1/2 inches).
He broke the record for the long jump distance
mike powell (8.95m)
Mike Powell
The current world record for the men's long jump is 8.95 meters set by Mike Powell in 1991. For women, the record is 7.52 meters set by Galina Chistyakova in 1988.
Carl Lewis' best long jump was 8.91 meters (29 feet, 2 3/4 inches) at the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Later in the competition, Mike Powell jumped 8.95 meters (29 feet, 4 1/2 inches) to surpass Lewis and win the gold medal.