2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump

The Men's long jump event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 31st European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011.A record high of 630 athletes, representing 46 countries, were entered into the three-day competition. Twenty-six track and field events were contested at the...

was held at March 4, 2011 at 10:50 (qualification) and March 5, 16:25 (final) local time.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics 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
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
Championship 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
World Leading	8.21	Peanía, Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	19 February 2011
European Leading	8.21	Peanía, Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	19 February 2011

Qualification

Qualifying perf. 8.05 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final
The qualification was held at 10:50.

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	Result	Note
1	B	Teddy Tamgho Teddy Tamgho Teddy Tamgho is a French triple jumper. He is the third best ever triple jumper in all conditions with a mark of 17.98 metres from the Adidas Grand Prix in June 2010....	Early Modern France	7.82	X	7.97	7.97	q
2	A	Morten Jensen Morten Jensen Morten Jensen is a Danish athlete. He primarily participates in long jump, 100 metres and 200 metres.He competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without...	Denmark	7.96	X	X	7.96	q, =SB
3	B	Luis Méliz Luis Méliz Luis Felipe Méliz Linares is a male long jumper. He represents Spain. He originally represented Cuba, but obtained Spanish citizenship on 28 December 2007....	Spain	7.94	7.85	7.91	7.94	q
4	A	Kafétien Gomis Kafetien Gomis Kafétien Gomis is a French long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.24 metres, achieved in August 2010....	Early Modern France	7.88	7.85	7.91	7.91	q
5	A	Sebastian Bayer Sebastian Bayer Sebastian Bayer is a German long jumper best known for having history's second longest indoor long jump.-Career:He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships...	Germany	7.91	7.73	7.84	7.91	q
6	B	Povilas Mykolaitis Povilas Mykolaitis Povilas Mykolaitis is a Lithuanian long jumper. His personal record is 8.15 metres, reached at 2011 in Kaunas, which also is national record....	Lithuania	7.90	X	7.82	7.90	q
7	A	Roman Novotný Roman Novotný Roman Novotný is a Czech long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games....	Czech Republic	7.90	7.72	X	7.90	q
8	A	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....	Sweden	7.84	7.73	7.88	7.88	q
9	B	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...	Early Modern France	7.62	7.88	X	7.88
10	B	Elvijs Misāns	Latvia	7.86	X	7.75	7.86
11	A	Eusebio Cáceres Eusebio Cáceres Eusebio Cáceres is a Spanish track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump.He began competing in a wide variety of events at the start of his junior career, including the decathlon. He won the long jump bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics...	Spain	X	7.81	7.83	7.83
12	A	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:...	Ukraine	7.82	X	X	7.82
13	B	Louis Tsatoumas Louis Tsatoumas Louis Tsatoumas is a Greek long jumper.He won his first major senior medal in 2007 at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, where he claimed the silver medal behind an Italian record-breaking Andrew Howe. On 2 June 2007 in Kalamata Tsatoumas jumped 8.66 metres, achieving a personal...	Greece	7.66	7.81	-	7.81
14	B	Sergey Polyanskiy	Russia	X	7.81	X	7.81
15	B	Kristinn Torfason	Iceland	7.72	7.73	7.73	7.73
16	B	Štepán Wagner	Czech Republic	X	7.63	7.67	7.67
17	A	Marcos Chuva	Portugal	7.65	7.35	7.62	7.65
18	B	Andreas Otterling	Sweden	7.17	7.63	7.48	7.63
19	B	Nils Winter Nils Winter Nils Winter is a German long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships and the 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships...	Germany	7.51	7.61	X	7.61
20	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....		7.57	7.51	X	7.57
21	B	Vardan Pahlevanyan	Armenia	7.25	7.43	X	7.43
22	A	Petteri Lax Petteri Lax Petteri Lax is a Finnish long jumper..-Achievements:-References:...	Finland	7.20	7.43	7.19	7.43
23	B	Jaroslav Dobrovodský	Slovakia	7.40	7.22	7.33	7.40
24	A	Yeóryios Tsákonas	Greece	X	X	7.35	7.35
25	B	Otto Kilpi	Finland	5.05	7.27	X	7.27
26	A	Zacharias Arnos	Cyprus	7.02	7.16	7.20	7.20
27	A	Adrian Vasile	Kingdom of Romania	7.19	–	–	7.19
28	A	Alexandr Cuharenco	Moldova	7.06	7.13	7.04	7.13
29	A	Admir Bregu	Albania	7.06	X	6.97	7.06
30	B	Darius Aučyna	Lithuania	6.89	7.02	X	7.02

Final

The final was held on March 5 at 16:25.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Note
	Sebastian Bayer Sebastian Bayer Sebastian Bayer is a German long jumper best known for having history's second longest indoor long jump.-Career:He won the silver medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships...	Germany	X	8.10	–	8.16	X	X	8.16	SB
	Kafétien Gomis Kafetien Gomis Kafétien Gomis is a French long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.24 metres, achieved in August 2010....	Early Modern France	8.02	X	7.93	X	8.03	8.00	8.03	SB
	Morten Jensen Morten Jensen Morten Jensen is a Danish athlete. He primarily participates in long jump, 100 metres and 200 metres.He competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without...	Denmark	X	X	8.00	X	X	7.88	8.00	SB
4	Teddy Tamgho Teddy Tamgho Teddy Tamgho is a French triple jumper. He is the third best ever triple jumper in all conditions with a mark of 17.98 metres from the Adidas Grand Prix in June 2010....	Early Modern France	X	7.78	X	7.83	7.94	7.98	7.98
5	Povilas Mykolaitis Povilas Mykolaitis Povilas Mykolaitis is a Lithuanian long jumper. His personal record is 8.15 metres, reached at 2011 in Kaunas, which also is national record....	Lithuania	X	7.85	7.87	X	7.77	7.97	7.97
6	Luis Méliz Luis Méliz Luis Felipe Méliz Linares is a male long jumper. He represents Spain. He originally represented Cuba, but obtained Spanish citizenship on 28 December 2007....	Spain	X	7.78	7.66	7.90	7.85	7.64	7.90
7	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....	Sweden	7.53	7.84	7.78	7.68	X	X	7.84
8	Roman Novotný Roman Novotný Roman Novotný is a Czech long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games....	Czech Republic	7.66	X	X	X	X	X	7.66

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