The long jump is one of the most spectacular and strictly requiring precise preparations within athletics. In the years past, different athletes have performed their best, achieved pointers and make their names as the best long jumpers on record. Below are what I consider the best 15 long jump athletes of all time given their performances, records, achievements and influence in the sport.
1. Bob Beamon (USA)
For, example, at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Bob Beamon cleared 8.90 meters in the long jump that was a world record which was not broken for 23 years. The record jump, which people still speak of as the Leap of the Century, set new standards of high jumping.
2. Mike Powell (USA)
The record has been EQN broken only once in 1991 by Mike Powell who jumped 8.95m to defeat Beamon at the Tokyo World Championships. He has more than once given some of the most amazing long jump competitions with Carl Lewis.
3. Carl Lewis (USA)
One of the most famous athletes of track and field disciplines, Carl Lewis, gained four successive victories in.One of the most popular athletes in the track and field disciplines, Carl Lewis, achieved four successive gold Sunday-jump winning in Olympics (1984-1996) and annually demonstrated dignity world-class jumps.
4. Jesse Owens (USA)
Son of sharecroppers, Jesse Owens, the black sprinter who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, was the head and shoulder above the rest in the long jump. He had the world record of 8.13m which stood for 25 years.
5. Ivan Pedroso (Cuba)
One of the most prolific Long jumpers of his generation, Ivan Pedroso, was a four time World Champion and has an Olympic gold at the Sydney Olympics 2000_Long jump- Pedroso underwent an outstanding phase of his career in 2001 where he hit his personal best of 8.71 meters.
6. Ralph Boston (USA)
Ralph Boston was the first man ever to defeat Owens on the world record mark and, in his career, broke it three times. He clinched Olympic gold in Rome in 1960 and also created numerous records.
7. Dwight Phillips (USA)
Dwight Phillips is a four-time World Champion and the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, the guy known for his powerful jumping style and who had been unbeatable at international meets.
8. Erick Walder (USA)
Erick Walder stands out with great athletic career in college having 8.74m jog and multiple NCAA champion which makes him one of the great jumpers of all times.
9. Athletes are; Greg Rutherford of Great Britain.
Greg Rutherford shot to fame in 2012 after he won the Olympic gold and followed this up with World and European championships to show that he is consistent in major championships.
10. Tajay Gayle (Jamaica)
Modern long jumpers can thank Tajay Gayle for his world stage performance in the 2019 World Championships where he leaped to 8.69 meters.
11. Järvinen Tapio (Finland)
Conisdered one of the early promoters of the sport, Tapio broke several records and played a crucial role in delivering techniques which were useful to the next generations on the same.
12. Khotso Mokoena (South Africa)
The holder of the African long jump record is Khotso Mokoena, LE occupations man who won silver at the 2008 Olympics and has all the same overpowered the African track and field arena.
13. Yago Lamela (Spain)
Lamela was prominent European long jumper whose achievements include a silver medal both at the World Indoor Championships and the World Outdoor Championships with his personal record of 8.56 meters.
14. Luvo Manyonga (South Africa)
Manyonga had fatal challenges in his personal life but he emerged as the 2017 World Champion and the 2016 Olympic silver medalist having a personal best of 8.65m. This success is more special for him as he was able to overcome the odds that come with motorsports to become the best in the business. It operationalised Manyonya’s success where he became a role model to the young athletes especially in South Africa, as well as being a mark that any sport personnel would wish to achieve in track and field.
15. Echevarría Juan Miguel (Cuba)
Currently one of the most electrifying jumpers ever seen, Echevarría has performed several flights that place her among the highest jumpers in history, albeit with a wind assisted 8.92 metres jump. Those qualities combined with excellent skills in explosion and performing under pressure have made him a fearsome rival in the world circuit. He remains to challenge the innovations of the event and many people are waiting for him to set world records in the next years.
Conclusion
These are the 15 athletes who have made their impressions in the history of the long jump performance. Despite all of these hardwoods, they did leave a goal post as a mark of their contribution to the history of the Olympics, world records, and the legendry go heads that have made generations of jumpers go airborne.
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