The 17 Best & Worst Leaps In The History Of Planet Earth


Leap Day comes just once every four years. In honor of the magical date of February 29, your good friends at MileSplit bring you... The Best & Worst Leaps Of All-Time.

Get ready for the dirtiest world records and most groan-inducing fails in the pole vault, high jump, triple jump and long jump.

Pictured: Carl Lewis and Mike Powell, the two best long jumpers in history. Scroll to the next page to watch their epic face-off at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.