⏱️ Men's long jump · 7.98 m · Chuhei Nambu

Tuesday, October 27, 1931 – May 24, 1935 All day

Chūhei Nambu was a Japanese track and field athlete. As of 2024, he is the only person to have held world records in both the long jump and the triple jump. Chuhei Nambu (Japan) set the men's long jump world record of 7.98 m in Tokyo, Japan on October 27, 1931. It stood 3.6 years, until Jesse Owens's 8.13 m on May 25, 1935. Wiki link

⏱️ Men's long jump · 7.98 m · Chuhei Nambu