2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
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The men's long jump
at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
was held at the ASPIRE Dome
on 12 and 13 March.
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 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...
was held at the ASPIRE Dome
ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence
ASPIRE Dome is an indoor sporting arena located in Doha, Qatar, and the home of the ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence. The ASPIRE academy is a part of the Aspire Zone which also houses the Khalifa Stadium....
on 12 and 13 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Fabrice Lapierre Fabrice Lapierre Fabrice Lapierre is a Mauritian-born Australian long jumper.Lapierre placed 4th at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany, behind another Australian, Mitchell Watt, who took the bronze... |
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Godfrey Khotso Mokoena is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.-Early Life and Family:... |
Mitchell Watt Mitchell Watt Mitchell Watt, is an Australian track & field athlete. His main event is the long jump and holds the current Oceania record for the long jump – 8.54m... |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 8.79 | New York City 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 United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
27 January 1984 | |
| Championship record | 8.62 | Maebashi Maebashi, Gunma is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on April 1, 1892, by the samurai Makuba Kawai.On December 5, 2004 the town of Ōgo, and the villages of Kasukawa and Miyagi, all from Seta District, were merged into Maebashi.... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
7 March 1999 | |
| World Leading | 8.24 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
27 February 2010 | |
| African record | 8.36 | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
2 February 2006 | |
| Asian record | 8.24 | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... |
16 February 2008 | |
| European record | 8.71 | Turin Turin Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat... , 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... |
8 March 2009 | |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
8.79 | New York City, United States | 27 January 1984 | |
| Oceanian Record | 8.11 | Flagstaff Flagstaff, Arizona Flagstaff is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2010, the city's population was 65,870. The population of the Metropolitan Statistical Area was at 134,421 in 2010. It is the county seat of Coconino County... , United States |
2 March 1990 | |
| Sindelfingen Sindelfingen Sindelfingen is a German town near Stuttgart at the headwaters of the Schwippe that is the site of a Mercedes-Benz assembly plant.-History:* 1155 First documented mention of Sindelfingen... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
4 March 2001 | |||
| Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
11 March 2001 | |||
| South American record | 8.42 | Paiania Paiania Paiania is a town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. It is an eastern suburb of Athens, locatwed east of Mount Hymettus. Until the late 20th century, the area was known as Liopessi . Half of the municipality and the western part is the rocky landscape of Mount Hymettus... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
13 February 2008 | |
Qualification standards
| Indoor |
|---|
| 8.10 m |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2010 | 16:45 | Qualification, Group A |
| March 12, 2010 | 18:10 | Qualification, Group B |
| March 13, 2010 | 17:45 | Final |
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 8.00 (Q) or at least 8 best performers (q) advance to the final.| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Fabrice Lapierre Fabrice Lapierre Fabrice Lapierre is a Mauritian-born Australian long jumper.Lapierre placed 4th at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany, behind another Australian, Mitchell Watt, who took the bronze... |
7.66 | 8.19 | 8.19 | Q, AR | ||
| 2 | A | Mitchell Watt Mitchell Watt Mitchell Watt, is an Australian track & field athlete. His main event is the long jump and holds the current Oceania record for the long jump – 8.54m... |
8.00 | 8.00 | Q | |||
| 3 | B | Christian Reif Christian Reif Christian Reif is a German long jumper.He finished ninth at the 2007 World Championships. He had previously competed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.... |
7.70 | 7.12 | 7.96 | 7.96 | q | |
| 4 | B | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Godfrey Khotso Mokoena is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.-Early Life and Family:... |
7.72 | 7.74 | 7.95 | 7.95 | q, SB | |
| 5 | A | Salim Sdiri Salim Sdiri Salim Sdiri is a French long jumper of Tunisian descent. His personal best jump is 8.42 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Pierre-Bénite, which is the current French national record... |
7.81 | 7.94 | 7.94 | q | ||
| 6 | A | Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships... |
7.93 | 7.93 | q | |||
| 7 | B | Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the long jump.Gaisah currently lives and trains in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to the Netherlands in 2001 and soon flabbergasted everyone at his local club by saying his personal best was 7,85 metres and started proving it as well. He... |
7.89 | 7.89 | q, SB | |||
| 8 | B | Andriy Makarchev Andriy Makarchev Andriy Makarchev is a Ukrainian long jumper.He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 8.13 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Istanbul.-Achievements:-References:... |
7.81 | 7.88 | 7.88 | q | ||
| 9 | A | Issam Nima Issam Nima Issam Nima is an Algerian long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.26 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Zaragoza.-Achievements:-References:... |
7.48 | 7.88 | 7.63 | 7.88 | NR Algerian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Algeria maintained by its national athletics federation: Fédération Algérienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not recognised by federation... |
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| 10 | B | Kafétien Gomis Kafetien Gomis Kafétien Gomis is a French long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.24 metres, achieved in August 2010.... |
7.60 | 7.74 | 7.84 | 7.84 | ||
| 11 | A | Greg Rutherford Greg Rutherford Gregory James "Greg" Rutherford is an English athlete from Milton Keynes who competes in long jump and 100 metres. His home club is Marshall Milton Keynes AC.Rutherford competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games for England... |
7.35 | 7.80 | 7.80 | |||
| 12 | A | Irving Saladino Irving Saladino Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda is a Panamanian long jumper. He is the current Olympic champion, and Panama's first and only Olympic gold medallist.Saladino was born in Colón, Panama.... |
7.80 | 7.80 | SB | |||
| 13 | A | Tommi Evilä Tommi Evilä Tommi Evilä is a Finnish long jumper. He gained fame following his surprise bronze in the 2005 Helsinki World Championships, which was Finland's only medal in the games.... |
7.77 | 7.77 | 7.69 | 7.77 | ||
| 14 | B | Chris Tomlinson Chris Tomlinson Christopher George Tomlinson is an English long jumper.Tomlinson began competing for Middlesbrough AC at the age of 10, mostly over 100m and 200m. He attended Nunthorpe Secondary School and to this day holds many of its year group records for triple and long jump... |
7.62 | 7.75 | 7.75 | |||
| 15 | B | Gable Garenamotse Gable Garenamotse Gable Garenamotse is a Botswana long jumper who has won two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games.... |
7.73 | 7.62 | 7.73 | SB | ||
| 16 | B | Michel Tornéus Michel Tornéus Michel Tresor Komesha Tornéus is a Swedish long jumper.He competed at the 2009 European Indoor Championships, the 2009 World Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.... |
7.27 | 7.69 | 7.71 | 7.71 | ||
| 17 | B | Randall Flimmons | 7.68 | 7.49 | 7.68 | 7.68 | ||
| 18 | B | Li Jinzhe Li Jinzhe Li Jinzhe is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. He was the 2009 Asian Champion in the event and represented China at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics... |
7.41 | 7.58 | 7.68 | 7.68 | ||
| 19 | A | Viktor Kuznyetsov | 7.64 | 7.66 | 7.28 | 7.66 | ||
| 20 | A | Jeff Henderson | 7.64 | 5.42 | 7.44 | 7.64 | ||
| 21 | B | Hussein Al-Sabee | 7.42 | 7.56 | 7.46 | 7.56 | ||
| 22 | A | Yu Zhenwei | 7.54 | 7.46 | 7.54 | |||
| 23 | A | Yahya Berrabah Yahya Berrabah Yahya Berrabah is a Moroccan long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2002 African Championships. At the 2006 African Championships he finished eighth in the long jump and seventh in the triple jump. He won the gold medal at the 2008 African Championships... |
7.52 | 7.49 | 7.52 | |||
| 24 | A | Nikolay Atanasov Nikolay Atanasov Nikolay Atanasov is a Bulgarian long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.31 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Pirgos.He competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2007, the Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008, the 2002 European Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships.... |
7.52 | 7.52 | ||||
| 25 | B | Tyrone Smith Tyrone Smith (athlete) Tyrone Smith is a professional Bermudian born long jumper.Tyrone grew up in the Chicago suburb of North Chicago where he attended NCCHS and Novak-King Middle School. At NCCHS he was a member of the Track and Field team as well as the Football team... |
7.19 | 7.45 | 7.43 | 7.45 | SB | |
| 26 | A | Arsen Sargsyan Arsen Sargsyan Arsen Sargsyan is an Armenian long jumper.He competed at the 2001 World Youth Championships and the 2009 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 8.02 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Artashat.-References:... |
7.42 | 7.45 | 7.45 | |||
| B | Wilfredo Martínez Wilfredo Martínez Wilfredo Martínez is an Cuban long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.31 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Cali. He won the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games, finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and fifth at the 2008 Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:... |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fabrice Lapierre Fabrice Lapierre Fabrice Lapierre is a Mauritian-born Australian long jumper.Lapierre placed 4th at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany, behind another Australian, Mitchell Watt, who took the bronze... |
8.01 | 8.09 | 8.17 | 8.17 | |||||
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Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Godfrey Khotso Mokoena is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.-Early Life and Family:... |
7.86 | 7.76 | 7.90 | 8.08 | 8.08 | SB | |||
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Mitchell Watt Mitchell Watt Mitchell Watt, is an Australian track & field athlete. His main event is the long jump and holds the current Oceania record for the long jump – 8.54m... |
7.93 | 7.88 | 8.05 | 8.05 | |||||
| 4 | Salim Sdiri Salim Sdiri Salim Sdiri is a French long jumper of Tunisian descent. His personal best jump is 8.42 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Pierre-Bénite, which is the current French national record... |
7.93 | 7.87 | 8.01 | 7.95 | 8.01 | ||||
| 5 | Christian Reif Christian Reif Christian Reif is a German long jumper.He finished ninth at the 2007 World Championships. He had previously competed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.... |
7.86 | 7.81 | 7.83 | 7.75 | 7.86 | ||||
| 6 | Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji Ndiss Kaba Badji is a Senegalese athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump. He is the Senegalese record holder for triple jump, with 17.07 metres achieved when he won the 2008 African Championships... |
7.64 | 7.72 | 7.86 | 7.45 | 7.71 | 7.86 | |||
| 7 | Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the long jump.Gaisah currently lives and trains in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to the Netherlands in 2001 and soon flabbergasted everyone at his local club by saying his personal best was 7,85 metres and started proving it as well. He... |
7.46 | 7.55 | 7.61 | 7.81 | 7.81 | ||||
| 8 | Andriy Makarchev Andriy Makarchev Andriy Makarchev is a Ukrainian long jumper.He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 8.13 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Istanbul.-Achievements:-References:... |
7.65 | 7.44 | 7.55 | 7.45 | 7.65 |