The gold, silver, and bronze medal winners in the women’s long jump from the Summer Olympic games.
- 1948
GOLD Olga Gyarmati, HUN 5.695
SILVER Noémi de Portela, ARG 5.60
BRONZE Ann-Britt Leyman, SWE 5.575
- 1952
GOLD Yvette Williams, NZL 6.24
SILVER Aleksandra Chudina, URS 6.14
BRONZE Shirley Cawley, GBR 5.92
- 1956
GOLD Elzbieta Krzesinska, POL 6.35
SILVER Willye White, USA 6.09
BRONZE Nadyezda Dvalishvili, URS 6.07
- 1960
GOLD Vera Krepkina, URS 6.37
SILVER Elzbieta Krzesinska, POL 6.27
BRONZE Hildrun Claus, GDR 6.21
- 1964
GOLD Mary Rand, GBR 6.76
SILVER Irena Kirszenstein, POL 6.60
BRONZE Tatyana Shchelkanova, URS 6.42
- 1968
GOLD Viorica Viscopoleanu, ROM 6.82
SILVER Sheila Sherwood, GBR 6.68
BRONZE Tatyana Talysheva, URS 6.66
- 1972
GOLD Heide Rosendahl, FRG 6.78
SILVER Diana Yorgova, BUL 6.77
BRONZE Eva Suranová, CZE 6.67
- 1976
GOLD Angela Voigt, GDR 6.72
SILVER Kathy McMillan, USA 6.66
BRONZE Lidiya Alfeyeva, URS 6.60
- 1980
GOLD Tatyana Kolpakova, URS 7.06
SILVER Brigitte Wujak, GDR 7.04
BRONZE Tatyana Skatchko, URS 7.01
- 1984
GOLD Anisoara Stanciu, ROM 6.96
SILVER Valy Ionescu, ROM 6.81
BRONZE Sue Hearnshaw, GBR 6.80
- 1988
GOLD Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA 7.40
SILVER Heike Drechsler, GDR 7.22
BRONZE Galina Chistyakova, URS 7.11
- 1992
GOLD Heike Drechsler, GDR 7.14
SILVER Inessa Kravets, EUN 7.12
BRONZE Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA 7.07
- 1996
GOLD Chioma Ajunwa, NGR 7.12
SILVER Fiona May, ITA 7.02
BRONZE Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA 7.00
- 2000
GOLD Heike Drechsler, GER 6.99
SILVER Fiona May, ITA 6.92
BRONZE (vacant due to Marion Jones DQ)
- 2004
GOLD Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS 7.07
SILVER Irina Simagina, RUS 7.05
BRONZE Tatyana Kotova, RUS 7.05
- 2008
GOLD Maurren Higa Maggi, BRA 7.04
SILVER Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS 7.03
BRONZE Blessing Akagbare, NGR 6.91
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