<page_title> Long jump </page_title> <section_title> Women </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) <col_header> Mark </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Galina Chistyakova (URS) <col_header> Athlete </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 11 June 1988 <col_header> Date </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Leningrad <col_header> Place </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The current world record for women is held by Galina Chistyakova of the Soviet Union who leapt 7.52 m (24 ft 8 in) in Leningrad on 11 June 1988, a mark that has stood for over 30 years.