The Gold Standards

Melvin Lister, above, won the U.S. Olympic trials in the long jump with a leap of 27 feet 3 3/4 inches. A look at how the jump compares to recent Olympic long jump champions:

1996: Atlanta Carl Lewis, United States, 27 feet 10 3/4 inches

1992: Barcelona Carl Lewis, United States, 28 feet 5 1/2 inches

1988: Seoul Carl Lewis, United States, 28 feet 7 1/2 inches

1984: Los Angeles Carl Lewis, United States, 28 feet 1/4 inches

1980: Moscow Lutz Dombrowski, East Germany, 28 feet 1/4 inches

1976: Montreal Arnie Robinson, United States, 27 feet 4 3/4 inches

1972: Munich Randy Williams, United States, 27 feet 1/2 inch