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.
The current women's long jump world record is held by Galina Chistyakova from USSR. She set the record on June 11, 1988 with a jump of 7.52 meters (24 feet 8ΒΌ inches).
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.
The world record for the standing triple jump in 1904 was 11.47 meters (37 feet 7Β½ inches), set by Tim Ahearne of Ireland.