Longest backward standing jump

Longest backward standing jump
Who
Lorenz Wetscher
What
2.61 metre(s)
Where
Austria (Innsbruck)
When

The longest backward standing jump is 2.61 m (8 ft 6 in) and was achieved by Lorenz Wetscher (Austria) in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, on 13 May 2023.


Lorenz is a professional parkour athlete. The previous record had not been broken in over 20 years, and he surpassed it by 60 centimetres!