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Women’s Long jump
Held at 20 Games, 1948–2024. Most golds: United States (4). Most medals: Heike Drechsler (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals60
Delegations22on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Tara Davis-Woodhall United States | Malaika Mihambo Germany | Jasmine Moore United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Malaika Mihambo Germany | Brittney Reese United States | Ese Brume Nigeria |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Tianna Bartoletta United States | Brittney Reese United States | Ivana Španović Serbia |
| 2012 London | Brittney Reese United States | Yelena Sokolova Russia | Janay Deloach United States |
| 2008 Beijing | Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil | Blessing Okagbare Nigeria | Chelsea Hammond Jamaica |
| 2004 Athens | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | Irina Simagina Russia | Tatyana Kotova Russia |
| 2000 Sydney | Heike Drechsler Germany | Fiona May Italy | Tatyana Kotova Russia |
| 1996 Atlanta | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | Fiona May Italy | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States |
| 1992 Barcelona | Heike Drechsler Germany | Inessa Kravets Unified Team | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States | Heike Drechsler East Germany | Galina Chistyakova Soviet Union |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu Romania | Vali Ionescu Romania | Sue Hearnshaw Great Britain |
| 1980 Moscow | Tatyana Kolpakova Soviet Union | Brigitte Wujak East Germany | Tetyana Skachko Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Angela Voigt East Germany | Kathy McMillan United States | Lidiya Alfeyeva Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | Heide Rosendahl West Germany | Diana Yorgova Bulgaria | Eva Šuranová Czechoslovakia |
| 1968 Mexico City | Viorica Viscopoleanu Romania | Sheila Sherwood Great Britain | Tatyana Talysheva Soviet Union |
| 1964 Tokyo | Mary Rand Great Britain | Irena Kirszenstein Poland | Tatyana Schelkanova Soviet Union |
| 1960 Rome | Vera Krepkina Soviet Union | Elżbieta Krzesińska Poland | Hildrun Claus United Team of Germany |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Elżbieta Krzesińska Poland | Willye White United States | Nadezhda Dvalishvili Soviet Union |
| 1952 Helsinki | Yvette Williams New Zealand | Aleksandra Chudina Soviet Union | Shirley Cawley Great Britain |
| 1948 London | Olga Gyarmati Hungary | Noemí Simonetto de Portela Argentina | Ann-Britt Leyman Sweden |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |