| 1896 |
Ellery Clark, United States |
20 ft 9.75 in |
| 1900 |
Alvin Kraenzlein, United States |
23 ft 6.875 in |
| 1904 |
Myer Prinstein, United States |
24 ft 1 in |
| 1906 |
Myer Prinstein, United States |
23 ft 7.5 in |
| 1908 |
Frank Irons, United States |
24 ft 6.5in |
| 1912 |
Albert Gutterson, United States |
24 ft 11.25 in |
| 1920 |
William Petterssen, Sweden |
23 ft 5.5 in |
| 1924 |
DeHart Hubbard, United States |
24 ft 5.125 in |
| 1928 |
Edward B. Hamm, United States |
25 ft 4.75 in |
| 1932 |
Edward Gordon, United States |
25 ft 0.75 in |
| 1936 |
Jesse Owens, United States |
26 ft 5.3125 in |
| 1948 |
Willie Steele, United States |
25 ft 8 in |
| 1952 |
Jerome Biffle, United States |
24 ft 10 in |
| 1956 |
Gregory Bell, United States |
25 ft 8.25 in |
| 1960 |
Ralph Boston, United States |
26 ft 7.75 in |
| 1964 |
Lynn Davies, Great Britain |
26 ft 5.75 in |
| 1968 |
Bob Beamon, United States |
29 ft 2.5 in |
| 1972 |
Randy Williams, United States |
27 ft 0.5 in |
| 1976 |
Arnie Robinson, United States |
24 ft 7.75 in |
| 1980 |
Lutz Dombrowski, E. Germany |
28 ft 0.25 in |
| 1984 |
Carl Lewis, United States |
28 ft 0.25 in |
| 1988 |
Carl Lewis, United States |
28 ft 7.25 in |
| 1992 |
Carl Lewis, United States |
28 ft 5.5 in |
| 1996 |
Carl Lewis, United States |
27 ft 10.75 in |
| 2000 |
Ivan Pedroso, Cuba |
28 ft 0.75 in |
| 2004 |
Dwight Phillips, United States |
28 ft 2.19 in |
| 2008 |
Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda,
Panama |
27 ft 4.34 in |