Galina Chistyakova of the then Soviet Union cleared a distance of 7.52 at Leningrad, USSR on June 11, 1988. She holds the women's Long Jump world record to this day.
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Galina Chistyokova
7.52 meters.
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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!
Galina Chistyakova, with a jump of 7.52 meters (24 ft 8.25 inches).
She holds the world long jump record with 7.52m.
Glina Chistyakova set the world record for long jump on June 11, 1988, with a jump of 7.52 meters.
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).
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8.95m for men.