Top 10 best long jumpers of all time (men)

Here is another Top 10 ! Tell me your opinion in the comment part !
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List :
10. Greg Rutherford (GBR)
9. Jesse Owens (USA)
8. Larry Myricks (USA)
7. Irving Saladino (PAN)
6. Robert Emmiyan (ARM)
5. Dwight Phillips (USA)
4. Bob Beamon (USA)
3. Ivàn Pedroso (CUB)
2. Mike Powell (USA)
1. Carl Lewis (USA)
Music 1 : • Gramatik Break Loose
Music 2 : • Ours Samplus - Blue Bird
Music 3 : • ProleteR - April Showers

[@gieffe]

Carl remained undefeated for eleven years, from 1981 to 1991, achieving 65 consecutive successes. He exceeded 8.53m 71 times. That is simply unbelievable

[@cedricdecharme]

Maybe this competition is staying in 1991 AND THIS AMAZING DUEL LEWIS/POWEL!!! It was just crazy. Certainly one moments of sports i ll remember all my life!!! I was 15 and i remember that;)

[@fedex8571]

Despite not being on the list, I want to pay a small tribute to the best Spanish long jumper in history, Yago Lamela, with a record of 8.56 meters. Yago was for a while, able to face the great Iván Pedroso. Rest in peace Yago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yago_Lamela

[@fender1000100]

Carl lewis will always be the GOAT. His consistency was amazing and 4 Olympic golds untouchable. Its not even close. Bob Beamon and Mike Powell jumped further. But had no CONSISTENCY. Lewis won an Olympic Gold in 1984 before Powell even knew he wanted to be a long jumper. And he won and Olympic gold in 1996. When Powell wish he wasnt a long jumper anymore. That's just insane. 12 years of dominance.

[@mikekinsella2822]

Actually Lewis had a jump farther then Beamons WR 29'2 but it was slightly wind aided. Beamons was at altitude so IMO thats a even playing field

[@paulwilliams8389]

@@mikekinsella2822 Beamon's jump with a 2.0m/s wind behind him at 7,500 feet altitude was much more of an advantage than Lewis' at sea level with a 3.0m/s wind. Lewis' jump was far superior when you weigh up the pros and cons.

[@vincibrug]

My ranking: 1. Lewis 2 Pedroso 3. Powell 4. Phillips 5. Saladino 6. Beamon 7. Owens 8. Myricks 9.Rutherford 10. Emmian

[@kevinherbert4256]

What about Fabrice LaPierre?....8.78 in competition.....well

[@vincibrug]

@@kevinherbert4256 Very good jumper but that result was windy

[@fender1000100]

@@kevinherbert4256 He isnt good enough to be top 5.

[@johnduda3573]

One must consider that Jesse Owens held the BJ record longer then any before or after him. He was dominating during his time. He should be number 3. Carl lewis is no doubt the best LJ'er ever.

[@reinaldoartidiello2531]

Ivan Pedroso: 9,03 and save the bullshit about the wind. There was "some" guy in front of the anemometer at the moment so we'll never know whether the wind was within the legal margin, or not.

[@molonlave2193]

Soon Miltos Tentoglou on this list. 🇬🇷

[@loftbuckleyrc]

I agree. Lewis has more jumps over 28’ than anyone, and I don’t think it is close.

[@will.isnull]

Just saying. If Bob Beamon just landed differently, that would have been 9m+. The height he achieved is bonkers.

[@pwhit59]

Bob Beamon had never jumped 29' until that time. He was at best 27'+. So you have to imagine in his head when he felt that takeoff and his moment to extend his legs, he might have done little better. He went back to 27s after that. So if someone jumps 30' in the near future that is a magical mark. A few have on fouls. But whomever hits a legal 30' his name will be put on stone. Just like Jonathan Edward's 60footer.

[@cattycats4]

@@pwhit59 closest was Carl Lewis a "foul" in 1982 with no mark on the plasticine, clearly over the 9m mark maybe close to or at the magical 30ft 9m14 , next best is a windy Powell jump of 8.99

[@yumix77]

Carl Lewis in Tokio 91 8,68 - 8,83 8,91 8,87 8,84 And he lost. Simply outstanding. Only God could beat him.

[@Vinnicombe1]

So does that mean Mike Powell god?

[@fender1000100]

@@Vinnicombe1 No he is talking about Carl's incredible CONSISTENCY. Powell showed up one time with a freak Jump. Lewis won 4 consecutive olympic golds over a 12 year period. And they say it would have been 5 if the USA didnt boycott the 1980 olympics. Just insane. And then he was also one of the greatest sprinters ever too.

[@paulwilliams8389]

Well said. Just to put that into perspective Lewis' WORST jump in that series of 8.68m would have won every Olympic Games in history except the altitude aided one in 1968 and Seoul '88 when Lewis himself leaped 8.72m.

[@ZoomZoomBoom24]

Will this include Juan Miguel Echevarria? While he is only 19 years old he is starting to get recognition for his athletic ability. The kid comes from Cuba and could quite legitimately be added to this list sooner rather than later.

[@user-mz8dx4ms2m]

Yes, Carl Lewis is absolutely the best till now.

[@fender1000100]

No question about it.

[@joan7446]

Carl Lewis is also the indoor long jump world record holder (still).

[@joan7446]

8.79 m indoor

[@carlkinglewis]

8,79 in 84 New York Games.34 years.

[@mtgne5351]

@@carlkinglewis 34 years? What?

[@fender1000100]

@@mtgne5351 Thats right so the GOAT. Does have a long jump world record too. And it's the longest standing world record of ALLTIME. In mens track and field. 37 years and nearly 8 months and counting.

[@mtgne5351]

@@fender1000100 in 2020 it was 36 yrs, no 34. :)

[@alexanderprince8032]

3:26 You never see people jump that high anymore

[@lastgiddon]

Still my favourite of them all. Love the freeze.

[@filozanzi145]

Fabrice Lapierre

[@lexsoft3969]

People call it Perfect Hang. That's why Robert Emmiyan with his PB of 8.86 is included on this list.

[@jhonbadigjan1526]

Powell has the record ,,,, but everyone knows that Pedroso jumped him even in training ..... He won 5 world championships .... Pedroso was unbeatable ... For me the number 1.

[@fender1000100]

Pedrosa is not even CLOSE to Carl Lewis. He has 1 Olympic gold and 1 jump over 8.70M. Lewis has 4 Olympic gold medals and 8 jumps over 8.70M. No contest. You people need to learn the history.

[@shiva9575]

@@fender1000100 yes Lewis on top for me. But Idk who'd be #2 i guess Phillips or Pedroso. Your opinion?

[@JavierRuiz-ub7rh]

1-Carl Lewis 2-Iván Pedroso 3-Mike Powell..Juan Miguel Echevarría viene en camino..

[@cedricdecharme]

Echevarria Will do 9m

[@abdelazizdaoudi5448]

@Trevor Alexanderson you're right of course the record holder is Mike Powell so he is the Best of them all....

[@jamesclapp6832]

What happened in the long jump. Every other event seems to have enjoyed a steady progression in overall performance standards (if not necessarily the WR) for decades but the LJ has remained relatively stagnate.

[@granvillewalkerjr.8394]

Antonin, your compilation was great, and the background music wasn't bad. Hopefully you'll explore the stellar world of Team USA greatest female sprinters, spanning from Wyomia Tyus and Wilma Rudolph to Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix. Well done!

[@Tickman45]

I think Beamon should've been 1 or 2 due to his distance and clear dominance over the field at the current time period

[@johnduda3573]

NO...Beamn had one very damn good jump and hadn't gone over 27 feet the rest of his career

[@tequilashots875]

Beamon jumped 25 feet in high school. IN THE 60's!!!!!

[@donovanyoung9996]

But those other guys ahead of him had longevity and won multiple titles. And just remember, his record has been broken so obviously he shouldn't be #1.

[@fender1000100]

No because it was one FREAK jump at high altitude. He had NO CONSISTENCY. Nobody is close to Carl Lewis for consistency. 4 consecutive Olympic golds. And more jumps over 8.5 metres than anyone else in history. Including the 3rd longest at 8.87M. Just producing 1 freak jump like Beamon and Powell did isnt enough. You have to have LONGEVITY of greatness. And for that Lewis is in another class. He delivered when it mattered. His 4th gold medal in 1996 being the most clutch win in history. After he nearly failed to even make the U.S team.

[@paulwilliams8389]

@@fender1000100 Exactly - Beamon's jump was at 7,500 feet altitude and with a maximum 2.0m/s wind behind him. If Carl Lewis had jumped in those conditions at his peak we would have been looking at a jump of 9.20m.

[@MichaelHuey]

Here is my problem with this. Joe Greene is a 2 time Olympic medalist and one of only a couple men to jump over 29 ft. he can't be left out period.

[@peter_rasmussen]

His PB is 8,48 and 29 ft. is 8,83m. So...

[@carlkinglewis]

Witam.Super Edition and Carl King Lewis ist do best sprinter in 80 olsow.Merci B

[@domagojrucevic9086]

Lewis-Owens-Beamon-Pedroso-Powell

[@donovanyoung9996]

Owens was dominant but if he only jumped 26'8", if he competed in the 90s, they would've beaten him easily

[@zerryrue2889]

Look at some of these African American American Legends, very inspiring to watch great video

[@joh172]

Why do their race matter?

[@olivermccall9770]

@@joh172 Because it's nice to have successful people that you can relate to, especially with the history

[@egodominustuus9167]

Beamon should have been No. 1. His jump was an almost mythical feat that was the record for more than two decades and virtually haunted the man who is his only rival for No. 1, Carl Lewis, for almost his entire career.

[@donovanyoung9996]

But Lewis won four Olympics. That's unheard of. Beamon jumped 8.90 once and never did anything special like that again.

[@dennispearson9287]

It Took Alot of Courage For You To Admit That Carl Lewis Was The Greatest Long Jumper of All Time !! But This Is Definitely The Truth !!...His Statistics Back Up This Fact . Only Carl Lewis and The Great Discus Trower Al Oerter Are 4 Time Olympic Champions In The Same Event !! Carl's 10 Year Undefeated Winning Streak In The Long Jump is Still On The Record Books !!..And Carl Is The Only Long Jumper In History To Regularly Jump 28 ft . This Was Something Very Common For Him !!...

[@uzoegbeogu9617]

To the degree that it may be accurate, its a very good video!

[@deifor]

Pedroso has to be the best. He is the shortest of this list and he had more than one jump over 9 mts during training.

[@donovanyoung9996]

But Carl Lewis won the Olympics 4 times and has a better pr. Jumps in training don't matter.

[@saulnores3477]

@@donovanyoung9996 Lewis? Doping?

[@fender1000100]

@@saulnores3477 No he wasnt. He won his case in court. He is the GOAT by miles. Pedrosa had one OFFICIAL JUMP over 8.70m Lewis has eight. Plus 4 olympic golds and 2 world titles over a 12 year period of dominance. GAME OVER.

[@jamesclapp6832]

Lewis jumped 9m in training, had several fouls in competition that had they been measured were clearly in excess of 8.9m, won four consecutive Olympic golds, two World titles when the championships were four years apart, oh yeah, was also a pretty good sprinter if gold medals and world records are any indication. Pedroso was a great jumper, but please, his resume hardly compares to Lewis.

[@ernestodelaserna9494]

Get Rutherfraud off this list. If the sport wasn't in total disarray over the past 10 years and he was competing prior to that he wouldn't even be noticed at all.

[@stephenwylie6299]

Mate he won all those titles under all the pressure and could you jump over 8 metres?.Have some respect for his winning mentality and consistency.

[@swav.zielin]

Joe Green and Eric Walder ahead of Rutherford, bruh

[@socman3988]

Yeap totally agree!! Carl Lewis, Powell and Pedroso were jumping 8.70s 20 years ago.

[@VeridicusMaximus]

Sad that people can't appreciate how good 8.50m is. Winning both WC and OG is not something that should go unnoticed.

[@VeridicusMaximus]

@@swav.zielin Nah! Joe Greene (not Green) never even jumped over 8.50 and never won Gold in anything. Erick (not Eric) Walder had a 2.0m wind and was at altitude for his best of 8.74 and never won Gold in anything as well.

[@borood1188]

Pedroso is number 1 He has the real world record, he was robbed of a ratification.

[@rbuilder2421]

Pedrosa was tough

[@alexanderfernandez6892]

Relax bro, there is another cuban, who comes to recover that robber. His name is Juan Miguel Echevarria. Take at look this video taken recently. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJOmnJ5ph8yobNE

[@VeridicusMaximus]

At altitude in Sestriere in 1995, Iván Pedroso jumped 8.96 meters with a measured wind of +1.2. This would have been the world record, beating Mike Powell by one centimeter. However, the Italian Athletics Federation did not forward the result to the IAAF for ratification, since the wind mark was declared invalid, because a person stood in front of the anemometer, probably intercepting the correct wind measurement. I'm Glad too because certain altitude, just as wind, should not be allowed for WR.

[@borood1188]

@Cheetah Car Hell no

[@fender1000100]

You dont become number one for having the world record or Powell would be. IT'S ABOUT LONGEVITY of greatness. And Lewis 4 olympics golds over 12 years. And more jumps over 8.70m than anyone else is the reason he is the GOAT. Plus he has the longest standing world record in mens track and field history.

[@chengwawasabi7173]

Not a bad list. But Jesse Owens should be in the top 5. How long did his WR stand? Also, where's Ralph Boston? Not even an honorable mention?

[@mikekinsella2822]

Lewis over Powell absolutely. Lewis jumped over 29 feet on 3 consecutive jumps when powell had the one world record jump.

[@noelkelly9314]

Lewis the greatest!

[@czarnaparowkazaglady]

The best long jump video on KZbin ! The best videos, the most important informations and facts. Just everything on its place :) Thank you for this video ! :D

[@giorgiobrugaletta2878]

My ranking: 1) Carl Lewis 2) Ivan Pedroso 3) Mike Powell 4) André Phillips 5) Irving Saladino 6) Larry Myricks 7) Bob Beamon 8) Jesse Owens 9) Ralph Boston 10) Robert Emmiyan

[@fender1000100]

I would agree given Pedrosa has 1 Olympic gold and 4 World championships. To Carl's 4 Olympic Golds and 2 world championships. Carl has 8 jumps over 8.70m though compared to only 1 for Pedrosa. So he owns him in distance jumped.

[@cedricdecharme]

yes certainly Athlet of thE Century...AGREED

[@gdmclean33]

My age is showing but Beamon's jump broke an ancient record in an event that is improved by fractions of an inch/cm - He sent it out of reach by almost 2 feet further than the previous record - & his Olympic Record still stands - 50 years later - #1 - Google That....

[@marcbeefy9376]

I so agree with you. However Lewis had longevity in the event. Beamon's Leap is the greatest achievement--No doubt. But the video isnt about the Greatest Achievements --

[@kinglazza4792]

WELL SAID

[@kastelnaudary]

The official top 10 : 1 8.95 Mike POWELL USA Tokyo (JPN) 30 AUG 1991 2 8.90 Bob BEAMON USA México (MEX) 18 OCT 1968 3 8.87 Carl LEWIS USA Tokyo (JPN) 30 AUG 1991 4 8.86 Robert EMMIYAN URS Tsakhadzor (ARM) 22 MAY 1987 5 8.74 Larry MYRICKS USA Indianapolis, IN (USA) 18 JUL 1988 5 8.74 Erick WALDER USA El Paso, TX (USA) 02 APR 1994 5 8.74 Dwight PHILLIPS USA Eugene, OR (USA) 07 JUN 2009 8 8.73 Irving SALADINO PAN Hengelo (NED) 24 MAY 2008 9 8.71 Iván PEDROSO CUB Salamanca (ESP) 18 JUL 1995 10 8.69 Tajay GAYLE JAM Doha (QAT) 28 SEP 2019

[@alitabolt6736]

Carl Lewis is my favorite athlete.. 💪💪🙏

[@fender1000100]

The best by far. To be an alltime great in sprinting arguably only second to Bolt. And then be the absolute GOAT. Of long jumping. There will never be another like him.

[@alexandershakib2790]

Greg Rutherford's jump wasn't actually that good for the first 7m, but his landing is so good that he gets an extra 30cm or so over his rivals

[@ormeormeable]

Rutherford is not an all time player. He was the champ over the weakest competitors of all time. His record tells everything.

[@stephenwylie6299]

Young Kyu Kang oh and Jesse Owens is then? Rutherford beat everyone he had to and showing consistency and strong jumping.8.51 is not an average jump.

[@lexsoft3969]

I agree Lewis is at the top. Four gold medals in 4 consecutive Olympic. From any sports, only Steve Redgrave, a rowing athlete, has more : 5 in from 1984 to 2000.

[@fender1000100]

Lewis would have probably had five had the U.S not boycotted the 1980 Olympics.

[@EddieStyle]

Great videos!!!

[@lanrearegbe4173]

Great music and loving this video 😊😊😊😊

[@kaejackson4087]

Great video!!!

[@MotionAthlete]

+Kaleb Jackson Thank you !

[@concertom8774]

Carl Lewis jumped over 9.1m in the 80s somewhere in the US and there was a video of the jump.

[@mtgne5351]

yes, with wind aided

[@carlkinglewis]

Carl Lewis 30 Feet in Long Jump .+ The Perfeect Jump (1983) There are the names of the chips on Yutube where you Will się King Carla Jumping over 9 metres.Regards.

[@paulwilliams8389]

@@mtgne5351 It wasn't wind aided - the official called a foul even though there was no mark in the plasticene and an overzealous official raked the pit before Lewis had a chance to appeal.

[@gilbertmatta5364]

ralph boston broke the world record 6 times and won the gold medal in '60

[@mr.johnson460]

...and was the best jumper of the 1960's. He should have been number 2 on this list. The best jumpers are consistent and he was.

[@fede_ponz]

Great video, great quality, great stuff! Good choice for the top 10 but only one mistake: Carl Lewis is the world indoor record holder not Pedroso Keep up this good job!

[@MotionAthlete]

+Federico Ponzin Oh sorry you're right. But thank you for your support !

[@thomasmckenzie4584]

Great vid!!!!!

[@cedricdecharme]

Carl for sure

[@rbuilder2421]

Erick Walder jumped 28' 8 3/4" in 1994.

[@giannistsoukatos4205]

Facts=Hitler had no issue with Owens, in fact he greeted him snd even shake hands with him back in the athletes quarters in the stadium. Jesse Owens himself said that in his autobiography and he also said that he felt much more appreciated as a person in Germany for the duration of the Olympics than in USA for his entire life.There were even blacks in the SS renks as there were muslim division also.It has been 80 years now since the start of the ww2 and the vilification of the opponent and his leader.Truth has come up about many matters since then and about Owens was one of these occasions.

[@paulwilliams8389]

That never happened. Owens stated that no, he wasn't invited to meet Hitler but that on the other side of the coin he wasn't invited to the White House to meet the president when he got back home either.

[@shrimpydude9994]

I'm a 4 foot 7 inch tall 11 year old and I'm jumping 3.96 meters exactly is that good for me

[@joemercieca4794]

You are 17 now. How far can you jump?

[@peter_rasmussen]

Ivan Pedroso is NOT th indoor world record holder. Carl Lewis is, with the jump of 8.79

[@fender1000100]

That's right. And it's the longest standing mens world record of ALLTIME in track and field. 37 years and nearly 8 months.

[@peter_rasmussen]

Ivan Pedroso's indoor record is 8,62. Carl Lewis has jumped 8,79 indoor...

[@FineFlicks342]

What does it say when your #3 jumper--Ivan Pedroso (a GREAT jumper)--is almost a foot shorter than #2?

[@jacqueslemiere]

emminyan jumped 8.86 and is ranked nulbre 6

[@jackskankojam]

My favourite Ivan pedroso and Jeff henderson

[@kingkura]

Mike Powells jump 💪🏾

[@pwhit59]

That was a 30'3" jump, counting his foot over about 6".

[@vasilispantazis5163]

1. Ivan Pedroso 2.R. Emmiyan 3. I. Saladino 4. J.M. Echevarria 5. M. Powell --- B. Beamon -- D. Philips

[@donovanyoung9996]

Echevarria shouldn't be on the list. Lewis, Pedroso, Powell, Beamon, Phillips is my list.

[@aobane841]

Any person who thinks Carl Lewis is not the greatest LJ of all time just doesn’t know anything about T&F.

[@josebetancourt9367]

Iván "El Terrible" Pedroso..the best all the time

[@donovanyoung9996]

Nah Lewis is the best

[@dunkworld4759]

Where is Louis Tsatoumas ? he has a 8.66m P.B and did a 8.85m jump (fouled by 2 cm..)

[@panozzzzz3344]

Louis Tsatoumas is from Greece,as i am and i belive that he is a real disgrace for the long jump history,fantastic records in low importance games and 3/3 fouled or just one jump under 8 metres in real competitive games.I believe that only good records don't make someone a real big athlete.It is fair NOT to be mentioned in a list of BEST long jumpers. Check his titles and i think you will agree .....

[@txyejm8800]

I’m 12 and I can jump just about 16 ft. Is that good?

[@migueldiaz9876]

txyejm yes that is really good keep at it

[@bcurtis206]

i would place Bobby B higher because of how long his WR stood

[@mtgne5351]

23 yrs only Powells record stood 29 yrs

[@siberiankhatru5440]

Powell WR already 30 years,and seems like no other modern long jumper will ever get close to it in another 10 years at least.

[@shalinikumari9987]

Carl running style is god

[@fender1000100]

For sure it's no wonder his is the only jumper to pass the 8.70m mark 8 times. Pedrosa only managed it once.

[@chhotankumarsahanirohit3955]

nice

[@simonloo1588]

Looking forward to someone beating 9m

[@samhall3569]

Not sure it's possible those 8.90s we're done in a heavy doping era

[@olivermccall9770]

@@samhall3569 Doping is as rife as it ever was

[@samhall3569]

@@olivermccall9770 not sure I'd agree with that, 70s 80s and 90s were far worse. But I admit it's still a major problem

[@georgeb2413]

What about Miltiadis Tentoglou? He does jumps under of 8,50 m!

[@ylsanjuans]

Why is Greg Rutherford on this list??? Is he even a top 15 guy? Maybe the top 20? We're talking the history of the discipline, right? Rutherford was an Olympic champion in one of the worst long jump eras in history. It would've been one thing had he been a jumper in the '60s or '70s, but the event went backward when he was on the runway. Rutherford's BEST jump is ranked 131st in history (tied with 12 other athletes). In the '80s and '90s, we'd be seeing Rutherford in the same light as Roland McGhee. Jumpers who don't belong on the Top 10 list have jumped farther. To name a few...Savanté Stringfellow, James Beckford, Erick Walder, Kareem Streete-Thompson, Luvo Manyonga, Juan Miguel Echevarría, Yago Lamela, Jaime Jefferson, Mitchell Watt, Louis Tsátoumas, Aleksandr Menkov, Jarrion Lawson, etc. I'd put Tajay Gayle on the list before Rutherford, and I wouldn't put Gayle on the list...yet. I get the Jesse Owens entry. For his day, it was an incredible jump. Owens held the WR for 25 years. This leads to the guy who broke JO's record, Ralph Boston. I would consider Boston before Rutherford in a heartbeat, especially considering the number of years Boston was dominant, during a time when "professional" track and field wasn't a thing. My top 10: Lewis, Powell, Beamon, Pedroso, Phillips, Myricks, Saladino, Emmiyan, Owens, and Boston . On the bubble: Lutz Dombrowski .

[@branislavdjuric479]

Antonin, one long jumper with amazing achievement - the first man with more than 100 (official) jumps longer than 8.00 meters was late Nenad Stekic from former Yugoslavia (Serbia today) during mid 70s and early 80s. I wonder who else beside Carl Lewis could join this club? It would be interesting to see that list. He was also holding the second best of all times of 8.45 m from 1976-1980

[@alexanderprince8032]

Bob Beamen is the goat

[@fender1000100]

Not even close. He had one freak jump at high altitude. And never got CLOSE again. To be the GOAT you have to win over a long period. Like Bolt and Lewis did.

[@kevinherbert4256]

What about the Aussie Fabrice LaPierre....8.78 in competition?

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

2:28 if you screen freeze - look how far past 9m he is. If you adjust for his foot foul he’d have probably broken record

[@denisechandler2267]

Why isn't Erick Walder on this list?

[@MotionAthlete]

+Denise Chandler In my opinion, I know Rutherford has been just a little bit overestimated, and you're totally right about Erick Walder : he deserves his place in this ranking, but at any given time, I have to make choices and it's difficult. I admire all the athletes, all of them are full of talent. But thank you for your comment !

[@timhallas4275]

Carl Lewis advanced the world record by less that 2 inches in his entire career. Bob Beamon advanced the world record by 21 inches. Who is number 1?

[@hshah2757]

Beamon had one spectacular jump in Mexico City at high altitude (while Powell had a once in a lifetime perfect jump in Tokyo). Carl won 4 Olympics in a row and consistently jumped over 8m. Carl is reported to have jumped 30+ feet in 1983 but it was wind-aided and unofficial. Indoors, the wind factor is neutralized, and Carl has held the indoor record for decades. Carl is the longjump GOAT.

[@timhallas4275]

@@hshah2757 High altitude has very little effect on a person's ability to jump long distances. Gravity is the same at 12,000 ft as at 2,000ft, and air resistance at 20 mph is nearly meaningless.What Beamon did in Mexico was the equivalent of a 8 foot high jump while the nearest competition did 7.

[@paulwilliams8389]

@@timhallas4275 That's nonsense. An altitude of 7,500 feet is a huge advantage in sprints and jumps. There were five world records in the Triple Jump alone at Mexico '68! It's no coincidence that there were world records in the 100/200/400/400m Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump and 4x100 and 4x400m relays at those Games.

[@timhallas4275]

@@paulwilliams8389 Interestingly enough, Carl Lewis also competed at high altitude more than once, and never advanced any world record by more than 1% in his entire career.

[@zaikouille3311]

Lourd !

[@reptylyus1559]

Zaikouille Là c'est plus long 😂😂

[@14061914]

Today Emmiyan would be the owner of the world record if his foot hadn't fallen into concrete 3:07 .

[@ralphhendricks3636]

There's supposed to be Luvo 8.80m and 2017 London championships goldmedalist

[@donovanyoung9996]

Luvo jumped 8.48

[@FineFlicks342]

With all due respect, if you're going to mention the folded jump that would have been a WR, then you need to include Lewis' 30+ foot foul at the '88 Oly Trials. Fair is fair, isn't it?

[@MotionAthlete]

+Don Gosney I was not aware of this foul jump ! Do you have a footage ?

[@FineFlicks342]

+Antonin Pauvarel Sorry, but no. Coverage from Indianapolis back in '88 was slim.

[@allclassicvideos2246]

+Don Gosney It was in 1983 at the US Nationals (the same competition where he eased up in the 200 meters giving up the world record)

[@alexanderfernandez6892]

Take at look this name Juan Miguel Echevarria from Cuba. He is 18 years, and I just got 8.83m.

[@ZoomZoomBoom24]

I agree with you. He will be adore to be reckoned with in the near future! The kid's got power legs!

[@fredvalbin9722]

The Big One is Mike Powell

[@donovanyoung9996]

Nah

[@jonfred9675]

where is jonathan edwards? he jumped 10 metres further than this lot

[@anooppillai4683]

Isn't he the triple jump record holder?

[@lexsoft3969]

Edwards is the WR holder of triple jump, not long jump. You can see him placed at number 1 on triple jump video by the same author.

[@tcb548]

Carl Lewis is said to have jumped 30 feet. Personal best.

[@conciertocuidado]

Where is Yago Lamela of Spain? 8´56 meters Indoor & outdoor in 1.999

[@melvingrimes3252]

Great!!

[@NetworkGulf]

Bob beamon is the greatest

[@fender1000100]

Not even close

[@ChitarraSecondoMe]

An honorable mention for Andrew Howe: beated by Saladino in 2007 world championships. He'd almost done a miracle.

[@adreskorespondencyjny1551]

number one was on juice how can you put him in front of Powell?

[@KenyanBunnie]

Is there proof of this? smfh.

[@donovanyoung9996]

Cause Carl beat Powell nearly every other time.

[@adreskorespondencyjny1551]

@@donovanyoung9996 he was on juice nearly every other time. so bid it

[@paulwilliams8389]

@@adreskorespondencyjny1551 No, he wasn't. Lewis only ever 'failed' one drug test in his career - prior to the Seoul Olympics in 1988 he was found with 6ppm of stimulants in a sample, something which only warranted 'further investigation' and not a ban. The US authorities accepted Lewis' explanation that it was due to taking medication - which the IOC also agreed with. For perspective, 6ppm doesn't even count as a negative test under today's rules. He was hardly 'on juice'.

[@MrHouyet]

yvan pedroso !

[@אורןחוגי-ב6ב]

Lewis jump 9.15 in 1982 this is the real wr

[@sandraiwan9540]

Zdalne 2021pozdro

[@luizoswaldoguimaraesnegrao3807]

Faltou o João do Pulo!

[@mr.johnson460]

No Ralph Boston? This video gets a bad vote from me. The best jumpers are consistent.

[@llk20]

Mumbo?!

[@unathimahlasela5380]

Where is luvo manyonga

[@antisvin76]

Beamon is a very strange person, like Florence Griffith-Joyner. Very strange result shown once

[@paulwilliams8389]

In fairness to Beamon it was due to the perfect conditions in Mexico City - 7,500 altitude and a 2.0m/s following wind. Hard to replicate a jump like that at sea level.

[@Saphy_Bagel]

29 4 1/2 actually

[@billykonchellah2925]

Ralph Boston? And Ter Ovanessian > Emmiyan..

[@chengyunian5419]

Powell is obviously cannot the accomplish of Pedroso

[@alvarogonzalezpadin7808]

yago lamela ?

[@v.me.3754]

RIP Yago. How great he was! He deserves that mention