Women's long jump world record progression
The first world record in the women's long jump was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale 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.| 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 | |
| Kishinov | 16 February 1985 | ||
| * | Berlin East | 25 January 1986 | |
| Berlin East | 25 January 1986 | ||
| New York | 27 February 1987 | ||
| Wien | 13 February 1988 |
Outdoor
As of June 2009, the IAAF have ratified 36 world records in the event.| Mark | Wind | Athlete | Place | Date |
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