The origins of the long jump can be traced to the Olympics in Ancient Greece, when athletes carried weights in each hand. These were swung forward on take-off and released in the middle of the jump in a bid to increase momentum. The long jump, as we know it today, has been part of the Olympics since the first Games in 1896. The men’s event has seen some long-standing world records by US jumpers. Jesse Owens jumped 8.13m in 1935, a distance that was not exceeded until 1960. Bob Beamon flew out to a world record 8.90m in the rarefied air of Mexico City at the 1968 Olympic Games a mark that remained until Mike Powell surpassed it with a leap of 8.95m at the 1991 World Championships.Indian long jumpers have represented their country and have won many medals for the same. From the time of British, India has produced many long jumpers who participated in many international tournaments like Olympics and Asiads.

Indian Long Jump has seen an exponential rise for the past year with athletes winning medals at multi-sporting events like the Commonwealth Games. The competition among the country mates has also begun to rise up with Jeswin Aldrin, Murali Sreeshankar, and Anees Yahiya all performing to the best of their abilities. Anees Yahiya in particular crossed the 8.00m mark five times showing good consistency throughout the 2022 season. Although the 27-year-old athlete from Kerala didn’t win any major event the consistency showed should boost his performance going on to the 2023 season.

Indian long jumpers have represented their country and have won many medals for the same. From the time of British, India has produced many long jumpers who participated in many international tournaments like Olympics and Asiads.Indian long jumpers, almost in all cases, come from a very humble and modest background. The sport in itself is less popular in India, hence not lot of attention is received from the masses, media or government sports authorities.
Jyoti Yarraji broke the National Record four times this year in the 100m hurdles and has been one of the most improved athletes from India. Jyoti comes from a humble background in Andhra Pradesh. The 23-year-old first came into the reckoning by winning the gold medal at an inter-district meet and was an athlete to watch out for at the junior meets. Currently, Yarraji represents Railways at the Nationals.The country saw some exceptional performances from the athletes at the big stage.Indian Long Jump has seen an exponential rise for the past year with athletes winning medals at multi-sporting events like the Commonwealth Games. The competition among the country mates has also begun to rise up with Jeswin Aldrin, Murali Sreeshankar, and Anees Yahiya all performing to the best of their abilities. Anees Yahiya in particular crossed the 8.00m mark five times showing good consistency throughout the 2022 season. Although the 27-year-old athlete from Kerala didn’t win any major event the consistency showed should boost his performance going on to the 2023 season.In this article let us look at the top 5 long-jump distances registered 
Here, are some long jumpers of India who have given exceptional performances by created history and making India proud:

Angel Mary Joseph
Angel Mary Joseph is a retired Indian track and field athlete. She specialized in 100 metres hurdles, Long Jump, Pentathlon, and once held national records in all the three and high jump and heptathlon. At the 1978 Asian Games in Tehran, she won silver medals in long jump and pentathlon. She also represented Karnataka and Railways playing basketball in the National Championships.

Maliakhal Anthony Prajusha
Maliakhal Anthony Prajusha is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who competes in long jump and triple jump. She held the Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 13.72 m. She broke the record held by Mayookha Johny by four centimeter.
Amritpal Singh
Amritpal Singh, born 6 October 1983, is an Indian track and field athlete from Punjab who specializes in long jump. He holds the current national record of 8.08 metres in long jump. On 16 March 2004, Amritpal broke one of the oldest national records in Indian athletics - T. C. Yohannan's 3-decade-old record in the long jump - by leaping to a distance of 8.08 metres in the 10th Federation Cup Athletics Championships at the Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
Suresh Babu
Suresh Babu, born on 10th February 1953, was an Indian long jumper from Indian state of Kerala who had held the national titles in the long, triple, and high jump events, in addition to the decathlon. He was one of the athletes to win medals in two events in successive Asian Games, the bronze in the decathlon in the Tehran Asian Games in 1974 and gold in the long jump in the Bangkok Asian Games, 1978.
T. C. Yohannan
Thadathuvila Chandapillai Yohannan, born 19 May 1947, better known as T. C. Yohannan, is a former Indian long jumper who held the national record in long jump for nearly 3 decades and represented India in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal at Canada.