Silvio Cator
the current world record for the indoor is held by Kajsa Bergqvist from Sweden with a jump of 2.08m. the current world record for the outdoor is held by Stefka Kostadinova from Bulgaria with a jump of 2.09m
The Women's Long Jump World Record is currently held by Galina Chistyakova (USSR/Russia) who leaped 7.53m (24.7ft) on June 11,1988!
Ralph Boston was ratified by the IAAF as world record holder with a jump of 8.21 meters (26 feet, 11 1/4 inches) in 1960. He broke the record, 8.13 meters (26 feet, 8 inches) held for 25 years by Jesse Owens.
The current female world championship record for long jump is held by Galina Chistyakova from the Soviet Union, with a distance of 7.52 meters set in 1988.
Galina Chistyakova with a jump of 7.52 meters.
The current world record holder in men's high jump is Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, with a jump of 2.45 meters set in 1993. The women's high jump record is held by Yelena Slesarenko of Russia, with a jump of 2.05 meters set in 2004.
The world record for the longest triple jump for men is held by Jonathan Edwards with a jump of 18.29 meters (60 ft 0 in) set in 1995. For women, the world record is held by Inessa Kravets with a jump of 15.50 meters (50 ft 10 in) set in 1995.
2.45m (8 feet 1/2 inch) held by Javier Sotomayor from Cuba.
Globetrotters Michael "Wild Thing" Wilson and Fred "Preacher" Smith set a new world record (recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records) for the vertical dunk--11 feet, 11 inches--in 1997, and both have cleared 12'2", though not in official attempts.
Javier Sotomayor of Cuba held the male high jump world record with a mark of 2.45 meters, but he did not win an Olympic gold medal during his career.
The world record for a women's high jump was set in 1987 and is held by Stefka Kastadinova, at 2.09 meters, or just over 6 feet and 10 inches. The last time an African woman held that record was in 1941. Esther van Heerden of South Africa completed a 1.66 meter high jump.
World records were not kept for standing triple jump in 1904. The Olympic record was 10.58 meters held by Ray Ewry of the United States set at the 1900 Summer Games in Paris.