June 5, 2008 by 3 Comments

Irving Saladino 9 meter Long Jump?

Yesterday I showed you Ivan Pedroso’s 9 meter Long Jump.

This year at the Hengelo meet in Holland had Irving Saladino with 9 meter Long Jump that was a foul by almost 8 inches or 20 cm (see the slo-mo replay in the video). He still won the meet with a 8.73m performance.

If you subtract the foul, it is still over 9 meters. His win streak since July 2006 was finally broken in the Berlin Golden League meet last week with a 7th place finish in the long jump.

The long jump world record is 8.95m or 29′ 4.5″ set by Mike Powell at the 1991 Tokyo World Championships. Here is his jump from YouTube.

UPDATE: Sorry, the video is no longer on YouTube.

So, is Irving Saladino still the Olympic favorite in the Long Jump?

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  1. 2008 Beijing Olympic Preview: Men’s Long Jump | TheFinalSprint.com | Premier Running Destination for Marathons, Track and Field, Race News, Podcasts, Training Advice and More! says:
    August 16, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    [...] League meet. Earlier in the year on Holland, he recorded the best jump in the last 14 years plus a massive foul of over 9 meters (29′ 6″). And pressure doesn’t get to him; at last year’s [...]

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  2. Coaching Long Jump Technique - Hang or Hitch-kick? | SpeedEndurance.com says:
    December 16, 2008 at 9:31 pm

    [...] used in women. If you want some great examples of the hitch-kick, go to the previous articles on Irving Saladino or Ivan Pedroso 9 meter Long Jumps. When was the last time you saw a world class man use the Hang [...]

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  3. Sebastian Bayer - 8.71m Long Jump | SpeedEndurance.com says:
    March 16, 2009 at 5:00 am

    [...] had posted some potential 9 meter jumps of Irving Saladino and Ivan Pedroso earlier. Here is Sebastian Bayer’s 8.71m Long Jump on [...]

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