The men 's Olympic record was set by the US ' Kenny Harrison in 1996 , with a jump of 17.67 meters ( Mike Conley 's winning jump in 1992 is not considered an Olympic record , as there was a wind assistance of 2.1 meters per second ) , and the men 's world record was set by Great Britain 's Jonathan Edwards in 1995 , with his jump of 18.29 meters .