Long Jump Test Results

The standing long jump test, also called the Broad Jump, is a common and easy to administer test of explosive leg power.

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As a general rule, you are going OK if you can horizontal jump greater than your height. An excellent result is greater than 2.50 meters for men (8' 2.5") and 2.00 meters for women (6' 6.75"). The World Record for the standing long jump is held by Norwegian Arne Tvervaag, who jumped 3.71 meters (12' 2.1") (from Wikipedia). See more long jumping records.

Below are some of the test scores that have been found for a variety of sports, with not all of them being confirmed. If you know of any that should be here, let me know.

American Football (NFL)

• The average jump of 551 players who tested at 2021 College Pro testing days was 116.3 inches / 295.4 cm (ranging from 85 to 136 inches).
• At the 2015 NFL combine, Byron Jones set a combine record best jump of 12' 3" (3.73m), smashing the previous best.
• Jamie Collins had the best result at the 2013 NFL Combine, with a 11' 7" (3.53 m) broad jump, which was the best ever result at the combine.
• J. Jones had the best result at the 2011 NFL Combine, with a 11' 3" (3.43 m) broad jump.
• At the 2010 NFL Combine, Chris Cook achieved 11 feet (3.35m) to be the best in the broad jump.
• The best ever result from the NFL Scout Combine is 11' 5" (3.48m) by Justin Fargas (2003) and Scott Starks (2005) (more NFL combine results).

Rugby

• Average of Newcastle Knights squad (n=81) was 2.73cm (range 2.36 to 3.11) (personal communication, Lee Clark). There are more fitness test results from the Newcastle Knights).

Ice Hockey

• At the 2015 NHL Combine, the best standing long jump was 122 inches (3.10 m) by Brendan Guhle.
• The best score at the 2012 NHL scouting combine for the standing long jump test was 119 inches (3.02 m) by Michael Matheson and Jake McCabe. The average score from the combine was 103.8 inches (2.64 m) (see the top 2012 NHL combine results)
• The best score at the 2011 NHL scouting combine for standing long jump was 119.3 inches (3.03 m) by defenseman Jonathan Racine of the Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) (see 2011 NHL combine results)
• The average standing long jump recorded at the NHL entry draft scouting combine over the last few years has been 103.3 inches / 262.4 cm (2009), 102.8 inches / 261.1 cm (2010) and 103.8 inches / 263.7 cm (2011). (see NHL combine results summary)
• Cody Sylvester of the Calgary Hitmen reached 272 cm in fitness testing. (from the Calgary Herald online, Sep 2010).

Women

• In the 2012 Cross Fit Games, Talayna Fortunato won the Women's Broad Jump Event with a distance of 95.5 inches (2.43m)

Seniors

• Andy Pitas sent in his US record result from October 2009 in the m65-69 age group: 2.64 m (8'8").
• The best results for the Track & Field Standing Long Jump at the 2008 World Senior Games was by Donald Watson, Walnut Creek, CA, 9 foot and 10.5 inches (mens age 50-54), a new world record for that age group. In the women's event (age 50-54) the winner was Pam Stuart, Kitchener, ON, Canada, with 6 foot 9 inches. Linda Cohn, Northridge, CA also achieved the same result in the 55-59 age group. (retrieved from www.seniorgames.net in June 2009).

Olympics

• The standing long jump was an event at the Olympic Games between 1900-1912. The best athlete of this era was Ray Ewry. He set a world record for the standing long jump of 3.47m (11' 4.6") in 1904. The winning jump at each Olympics was Ray Ewry 3.21m/10' 6.4" (1900), Ray Ewry 3.47m/11' 4.6" (1904), Ray Ewry 3.33m/10' 11.1" (1908), and the Greek Konstantinos Tsiklitiras 3.37m/11' 0.7" (1912).

Track and Field

The standing long jump test is part of the Quadrathlon power test. Here are some test results from athletes performing that test.

Source: Some of these results were collected by Bill Webb and posted online.