The first world record in the women's long jump was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1936.
Record progression Indoor An asterisk indicates a record was repeated. All records since Drechsler's 7.32 m in 1987 were ratified by the IAAF.
+ Women's long jump indoor world record progression Mark Athlete Place Date Katowice 3 March 1928 London 6 April 1935 London 21 March 1936 Kiel 21 March 1937 Halle 1 March 1941 Dortmund 14 March 1942 Leningrad 17 March 1953 Frankfurt 20 March 1954 Frankfurt 11 February 1955 * Leningrad 1 March 1955 Moscow 25 March 1957 Leningrad 2 February 1958 Leningrad 10 March 1958 Berlin East 16 March 1958 Leningrad 3 March 1961 Leningrad 5 March 1961 Leningrad 4 March 1962 Leningrad 28 March 1962 Los Angeles 13 February 1965 Leningrad 27 March 1965 New York 18 February 1966 Dortmund 27 March 1966 Dortmund 27 March 1966 Dortmund 27 March 1966 Berlin East 24 January 1976 Grenoble 21 February 1981 * Kaunas 11 January 1982 Vilnius 17 January 1982 Vilnius 17 January 1982 Berlin East 1 February 1983 Bucharest 5 February 1983 * Bucharest 19 February 1983 Bucharest 19 February 1983 Senftenberg 21 January 1984 * Senftenberg 2 February 1985 Kishinev 16 February 1985 * Berlin East 25 January 1986 Berlin East 25 January 1986 New York 27 February 1987 Vienna 13 February 1988
Outdoor As of June 2009, the IAAF (and the FSFI before it) have ratified 36 world records in the event.
MarkWindAthletePlaceDate Prague, Czechoslovakia6 August 1922 Prague, Czechoslovakia23 September 1923 London, United Kingdom2 August 1926 Gothenburg, Sweden28 August 1926 London, United Kingdom1 August 1927 Osaka, Japan20 May 1928 Berlin, Germany30 July 1939 Leiden, Netherlands19 September 1943 0.2Gisborne, New Zealand20 February 1954 1.3Moscow, Soviet Union11 September 1955 0.5Tbilisi, Soviet Union18 November 1955 1.0Budapest, Hungary20 August 1956 Melbourne, Australia27 November 1956 0.0Erfurt, East Germany7 August 1960 1.4East Berlin, East Germany23 June 1961 −1.5Moscow, Soviet Union16 July 1961 1.5Leipzig, East Germany10 June 1962 Moscow, Soviet Union4 July 1964 −1.6Tokyo, Japan14 October 1964 0.0Mexico City, Mexico14 October 1968 0.0Turin, Italy3 September 1970 1.6Dresden, East Germany9 May 1976 2.0Dresden, East Germany19 May 1976 1.9Kishinev, Soviet Union18 August 1978 0.0Prague, Czechoslovakia29 August 1978 0.3Bucharest, Romania1 August 1982 −0.3Bucharest, Romania1 August 1982 0.6Bucharest, Romania15 May 1983 0.6Bucharest, Romania4 June 1983 1.4Bucharest, Romania4 June 1983 2.0East Berlin, East Germany22 September 1985 0.9Tallinn, Soviet Union21 June 1986 1.1Dresden, East Germany3 July 1986 0.6Indianapolis, United States13 August 1987 1.0Leningrad, Soviet Union11 June 1988 1.4Leningrad, Soviet Union11 June 1988
See also Men's long jump world record progression Women's long jump Italian record progression
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