Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump

Women's long jump
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates19 August 2008 (qualification)
22 August 2008 (final)
Competitors42 from 33 nations
Winning distance7.04
Medalists
   Brazil
   Russia
   Nigeria
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's long jump at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 19 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

The qualifying standards were 6.72 m (A standard) and 6.60 m (B standard).[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Galina Chistyakova (URS) 7.52 Leningrad, Soviet Union 11 June 1988
Olympic record  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7.40 Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

Qualifying performance 6.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Name Nationality 1 2 3 Mark Notes
1 BBrittney Reese United States x 6.87
(+1.1)
6.87 Q
2 AMaurren Higa Maggi Brazil 6.68
(+0.3)
6.79
(+0.3)
6.79 Q
3 BTatyana Lebedeva Russia 6.65
(+0.7)
6.70
(+1.4)
- 6.70 q
4 ACarolina Klüft Sweden 6.70
(+1.0)
x - 6.70 q
5 AGrace Upshaw United States 6.47
(−0.2)
6.68
(+0.6)
x 6.68 q
6A Oksana Udmurtova Russia 6.48
(+1.3)
x 6.63
(+0.5)
6.63 q
7B Keila Costa Brazil x 6.44
(+0.4)
6.62
(+0.7)
6.62 q
8A Tabia Charles Canada 6.33
(+1.5)
6.61
(+0.6)
6.49
(+0.9)
6.61 q
9A Funmi Jimoh United States 6.42
(+0.9)
6.28
(+1.1)
6.61
(+0.8)
6.61 q
10 BJade Johnson Great Britain 6.33
(0.0)
6.15
(+0.2)
6.61
(+0.7)
6.61 q
11 A Chelsea Hammond Jamaica 6.60
(+0.4)
x x 6.60 q
12 BBlessing Okagbare Nigeria 6.37
(+0.2)
6.49
(+0.9)
6.59
(+0.4)
6.59 q
13 BTatyana Kotova Russia 6.37
(+1.0)
6.57
(+1.2)
x 6.57
14 AHrysopiyí Devetzí Greece x 6.57
(+0.4)
x 6.57
15 BConcepción Montaner Spain 6.53
(+0.7)
6.42
(+1.1)
6.43
(+0.7)
6.53
16 BBronwyn Thompson Australia x 6.53
(+0.3)
x 6.53
17 AYargelis Savigne Cuba x x 6.49
(+0.1)
6.49
18 BIryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk Belarus 6.48
(+1.1)
x x 6.48
19 BKumiko Ikeda Japan 6.44
(+0.8)
6.47
(+0.1)
x 6.47
20 ADenisa Ščerbová Czech Republic 6.40
(+0.8)
6.46
(+1.5)
5.17
(−0.1)
6.46
21 APatricia Sylvester Grenada 6.44
(+0.9)
6.42
(+0.1)
6.38
(+0.4)
6.44
22 BViorica Țigău Romania x 6.38
(+0.7)
6.44
(+0.2)
6.44
23 AViktoriya Rybalko Ukraine x x 6.43
(+0.3)
6.43
24 AKarin Melis Mey Turkey x 6.42
(−0.4)
x 6.42
25 BRuky Abdulai Canada x 6.41
(+0.4)
6.25
(+1.0)
6.41
26 ANina Kolarič Slovenia 4.92
(+1.4)
6.19
(0.0)
6.40
(+0.6)
6.40
27 BKsenija Balta Estonia x 6.38
(+0.7)
x 6.38
28 B Soon-ok Jung South Korea x x 6.33
(+0.5)
6.33
29 B Olga Rypakova Kazakhstan x 6.30
(+1.5)
6.04
(+0.6)
6.30
30 BIvana Španović Serbia x x 6.30
(+1.8)
6.30
31 ANaide Gomes Portugal x x 6.29
(+0.5)
6.29
32 AVolha Sergeenka Belarus 6.25
(+0.1)
6.02
(+0.4)
6.09
(−0.6)
6.25
33 BOleksandra Stadnyuk Ukraine x 6.19
(0.0)
x 6.19
34 BMarestella Torres Philippines 4.27
(+0.6)
5.94
(−0.1)
6.17
(+0.8)
6.17
35 APamela Mouele-Mboussi Congo x 5.94
(+0.6)
6.06
(+0.9)
6.06 NR
36 BArantxa King Bermuda 6.01
(−0.3)
x x 6.01
37 ARhonda Watkins Trinidad and Tobago x 5.88
(+0.5)
x 5.88
38 ATricia Flores Belize 5.25
(+1.2)
x - 5.25
N/A BAnju Bobby George India x x x NM
N/A BJackie Edwards Bahamas x x x NM
N/A AJana Velďáková Slovakia x x x NM
N/A ALyudmyla Blonska Ukraine DSQ

Q - Qualified by right / q - Qualified by result / NM - No Mark / NR - National Record / SB - Season Best / DSQ - Disqualified

Final

22 August 2008 - 19:20[3]

Rank Name Nationality 123456Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil 7.04xxx6.73x7.04SB
2nd, silver medalist(s) Tatyana Lebedeva Russia 6.97xxxx7.037.03SB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Blessing Okagbare Nigeria 6.916.626.796.706.83x6.91PB
4Chelsea Hammond Jamaica 6.796.686.51x6.646.596.79PB
5Brittney Reese United States 6.656.764.23x6.466.676.76
6 Oksana Udmurtova Russia 6.696.706.676.616.656.496.70
7Jade Johnson Great Britain 6.516.646.406.596.43x6.64
8Grace Upshaw United States 6.58x6.52xxx6.58
9Carolina Klüft Sweden x6.496.42 6.49
10Tabia Charles Canada 6.166.386.47 6.47
11Keila Costa Brazil xx6.43 6.43
12Funmi Jimoh United States 6.24x6.29 6.29

References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  3. http://wikirun.com/Long_jump_women#Final Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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