Farthest long jump (F42/F44, male)

Farthest long jump (F42/F44, male)
Who
Markus Rehm, Wojtek Czyz
Where
United Kingdom (London,)
When
31 August 2012
Markus Rehm (Germany) broke the F44 world record with a jump of 7.35 metres at the Paralympic Games in London, UK, on 31 August 2012. The F42 world record is held by Wojtek Czyz (Germany), who jumped 6.50 metres at the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, on 16 September 2008. The F42/F44 classifications are for athletes with an impairment that affects their arms or legs, including amputees. Czyz was the silver medallist at London 2012 - 1.02 metres behind Rehm after the results had been adjusted to take into account the level of disability. Even though the F42 and F44 classes are combined for the long jump event, it might be worth considering listing them as separate categories on the database (together with all the other multi-class field events) as there's clearly a gulf in the capabilities of F42 and F44 athletes in this event.