The women's long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

 at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics

2009 World Championships in Athletics

The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....

will be held at the Olympic Stadium on 21 and 23 August.

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record		7.52	Leningrad Leningrad Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....	11 June 1988
Championship record		7.36	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	4 September 1987
World leading		7.06	Belém Belém Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	24 May 2009
African record		7.12	Atlanta, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	2 August 1996
Asian Record		7.01	Jinan Jinan Jinan is the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of the region from the earliest beginnings of civilisation and has evolved into a major national administrative, economic, and transportation hub... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	5 June 1993
North American record		7.49	New York New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , United States	22 May 1994
South American record		7.26	Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...	26 June 1999
European record		7.52	Leningrad, Soviet Union	11 June 1988
Oceanian record		7.00	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	7 March 2002

No new records was set during this competition.

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
6.72m	6.62m

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
21 August 2009	18:00	Qualification
23 August 2009	16:15	Final

Qualification

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

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
	A	Naide Gomes Naide Gomes Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes, OIH, is a Portuguese heptathlete, born in São Tomé and Príncipe. She is also a top-class competitor in the long jump, and she competed in 100 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics...		6.60	6.86		6.86	Q
	B	Brittney Reese Brittney Reese Brittney Reese is an American long jumper, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and is the current world champion.-Personal:...		6.78			6.78	Q
	B	Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva is a Russian athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels...		6.76			6.76	Q
	B	Olga Kucherenko Olga Kucherenko Olga Kucherenko is a Russian long jumper.She won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best jump is 7.13 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Sochi. She has 6.87 metres on the indoor...		6.68	6.65		6.68	q
	A	Maurren Maggi Maurren Maggi Maurren Higa Maggi is a Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medallist. She is the South American record holder at 100 metres hurdles and at long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has 14.53 metres in the triple jump...		6.68	6.58	6.30	6.68	q
	B	Karin Mey Melis		6.57	6.61	6.67	6.67	q
	B	Keila Costa Keila Costa Keila da Silva Costa is a Brazilian long jumper and triple jumper. She has competed in two Olympic Games, 2004 and 2008, and has reached the final round both there and in World Championships and World Indoor Championships. She is the South American record holder in triple jump with 14.57 metres,...		6.66		6.55	6.66	q
	B	Ksenija Balta Ksenija Balta Ksenija Balta is an Estonian long jumper, sprinter and heptathlete.Balta finished fourteenth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships in pentathlon and won the bronze medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships in heptathlon...			6.23	6.59	6.59	q
	A	Nastassia Mironchyk Nastassia Mironchyk Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova is a Belarusian long jumper. 2011 she became known for missing the World Championships gold medal because of her hair style. Her pony-tail left a mark in the sand well behind her bodies 6.90m mark.-Achievements:-References:...		6.08	6.55	6.42	6.55	q
10	A	Teresa Dobija		6.55			6.55	q
11	A	Brianna Glenn Brianna Glenn Brianna Glenn is an American long jumper. She finished ninth at the 2002 World Cup and seventh at the 2006 World Athletics Final...				6.53	6.53	q
12	A	Shara Proctor Shara Proctor Shara Proctor is an Anguillan-born long jumper. In November 2010, she transferred her allegiance to Great Britain. Anguilla do not have a NOC and as the island is a British overseas territory, Anguillan athletes who hold a British passport are eligible to represent Great Britain.She was born in St...		6.43	6.52	6.47	6.52	q
13	A	Yelena Sokolova		7.44	6.51	6.46	6.51
14	A	Jung Soon-Ok Jung Soon-Ok Jung Soon-Ok is a South Korean long jumper.She finished ninth at the and fifth at the 2006 Asian Games. She also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....		6.45	6.31	6.49	6.49
15	A	Ruky Abdulai		6.37	6.45		6.45
16	B	Jovanee Jarrett Jovanee Jarrett Jovanee Jarrett is a Jamaican long jumper.She competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best is 6.75 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Kingston, Jamaica.-Achievements:-References:...		6.29	6.42	6.43	6.43
17	B	Viktoriya Rybalko Viktoriya Rybalko Viktoriya Rybalko is a Ukrainian long jumper.She finished fourth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and seventh at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships....		6.40	6.18		6.40
18	B	Éloyse Lesueur Éloyse Lesueur Éloyse Lesueur is a French long jumper.-Achievements:-References:...		6.40	6.09	6.11	6.40
19	A	Irina Meleshina		6.39	6.14		6.39
20	B	Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska Nataliya Dobrynska is a Ukrainian heptathlete. She is the 2008 Olympic champion and also holds the Heptathlon best in the Shot Put....		6.32	6.38	6.36	6.38
21	A	Funmi Jimoh				6.34	6.34
22	B	Yarianny Argüelles		6.15	5.97	6.32	6.32
23	B	Melanie Bauschke		6.32	6.13	6.14	6.32
24	B	Margrethe Renstrøm Margrethe Renstrøm Margrethe Renstrøm is a Norwegian long jumper. She has competed with modest results in international junior and senior championships, most notably the 2009 World Championships. She is best known for her personal best is 6.64 metres, achieved in August 2009 in Lillehammer, which is the current...		6.31		6.10	6.31
25	A	Bianca Kappler Bianca Kappler Bianca Kappler is a German long jumper.She finished ninth at the 2004 Olympic Games. She competed at the World Championships in 2003 and 2005 without reaching the finals....		6.26	6.21	6.29	6.29
26	A	Viktoriya Molchanova		6.29	6.20		6.29
27	A	Ola Sesay		5.92	6.23	6.19	6.23
28	A	Sachiko Masumi		6.23	6.06	6.13	6.23
29	B	Marestella Torres Marestella Torres Marestella Torres is a Filipino long jumper.Torres finished fourth at the 2002 Asian Championships and won the silver medal at the 2005 Asian Championships. She also competed at the 2005 World Championships without reaching the final. She also participated in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China...		6.21	6.03	6.22	6.22
30	B	Janice Josephs Janice Josephs Janice Josephs is a South African heptathlete.She finished nineteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the latter in a personal best score of 6181 points. On the regional level she won a silver medal at the 2004 African Championships and the gold at the 2006...		6.22	5.75		6.22
31	B	Beatrice Marscheck Beatrice Marscheck Beatrice Marscheck is a German long jumper.She competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best is 6.73 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Wesel.-References:...		6.07		6.19	6.19
32	A	Jana Velďáková Jana Veldáková Jana Velďáková is a Slovak long jumper. She has a twin sister named Dana, who is a triple jumper.-Achievements:-References:...			6.16		6.16
33	A	Sirkka-Liisa Kivine			5.92	6.10	6.10
34	B	Alice Falaiye Alice Falaiye Alice Falaiye is an Canadian long jumper.She has won gold medals at the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She also competed at the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final....		6.07	6.09		6.09
35	A	Nina Kolaric				6.00	6.00
36	B	Patricia Sylvester Patricia Sylvester Patricia Sylvester is a Grenadian long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.71 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Atlanta. This is the Grenadian record. She also holds the Grenadian records in the high jump, with 1.85 metres, and the triple jump with 13.87 metres.-References:...		5.92	5.80		5.92

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Blessing Okagbare

Blessing Okagbare is a Nigerian long and triple jumper and short sprinter.In May 2007, at the All-Africa Games trials in Lagos, she established a Nigerian record of 14.13 metres in the triple jump. At the 2007 All-Africa Games she won the silver medal in the long jump and finished fourth in the...

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Key: DNS = Did not start, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Brittney Reese Brittney Reese Brittney Reese is an American long jumper, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and is the current world champion.-Personal:...		6.92	6.85	7.10				7.10	WL
	Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Lebedeva Tatyana Romanovna Lebedeva is a Russian athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels...		6.78	6.97					6.97	SB
	Karin Mey Melis		6.76		6.80			6.49	6.80
	Naide Gomes Naide Gomes Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes, OIH, is a Portuguese heptathlete, born in São Tomé and Príncipe. She is also a top-class competitor in the long jump, and she competed in 100 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics...		6.77		6.52	6.68	6.69	6.68	6.77
	Olga Kucherenko Olga Kucherenko Olga Kucherenko is a Russian long jumper.She won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. Her personal best jump is 7.13 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Sochi. She has 6.87 metres on the indoor...				6.77	6.63		6.68	6.77
	Shara Proctor Shara Proctor Shara Proctor is an Anguillan-born long jumper. In November 2010, she transferred her allegiance to Great Britain. Anguilla do not have a NOC and as the island is a British overseas territory, Anguillan athletes who hold a British passport are eligible to represent Great Britain.She was born in St...			6.56	6.71			6.40	6.71	NR Anguillian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Anguilla maintained by its national athletics federation: Anguilla Amateur Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:* *...
	Maurren Higa Maggi		6.68			6.64	-	-	6.68
	Ksenija Balta Ksenija Balta Ksenija Balta is an Estonian long jumper, sprinter and heptathlete.Balta finished fourteenth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships in pentathlon and won the bronze medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships in heptathlon...		6.62	6.52		6.15	6.60	6.57	6.62
	Brianna Glenn Brianna Glenn Brianna Glenn is an American long jumper. She finished ninth at the 2002 World Cup and seventh at the 2006 World Athletics Final...			6.59					6.59
10	Teresa Dobija			6.58	6.51				6.58
11	Nastassia Mironchyk Nastassia Mironchyk Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova is a Belarusian long jumper. 2011 she became known for missing the World Championships gold medal because of her hair style. Her pony-tail left a mark in the sand well behind her bodies 6.90m mark.-Achievements:-References:...			6.24	6.29				6.29
	Keila Costa Keila Costa Keila da Silva Costa is a Brazilian long jumper and triple jumper. She has competed in two Olympic Games, 2004 and 2008, and has reached the final round both there and in World Championships and World Indoor Championships. She is the South American record holder in triple jump with 14.57 metres,...

Key: NR = National record, SB = Seasonal best, WL = World leading (in a given season)