1964
Jackie Joyner-Kersee won Olympic medals in the heptathlon and long jump events in track and field.
Lynn Davies won the 1964 Olympic games long jump with a leap of 8.07m
Gold medal for the long jump in 1964 of 6.76 meters
Long jump has been an Olympic event since the Modern Olympics began in 1896. Men have competed in Olympic long jump since 1896. Women have competed in Olympic long jump since 1948.
Carl Lewis' best long jump was 8.91 meters (29 feet, 2 3/4 inches) at the 1991 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Later in the competition, Mike Powell jumped 8.95 meters (29 feet, 4 1/2 inches) to surpass Lewis and win the gold medal.
Yvette Williams won her gold medal at the 1952 Games in Helsinki in women's long jump. She was the first woman from New Zealand to win an Olympic gold medal.
1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. Chioma Ajunwa, the first Nigerian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, won gold in women's long jump at the 1996 Summer Games.
The Olympic Long jump record for men is 8.90 meters jumped by Bob Beamon.
Mary Bignal-Rand at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo.
Men: Irving Saladino, Panama Women: Maurren Maggi, Brazil
100m long jump relay 200m
Tatyana Kolpakova of the Soviet Union with a jump of 7.06 meters (23 feet, 2 inches).