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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...

 event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

2011 World Championships in Athletics

The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....

 was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 28.

Reigning world champion 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:...

 was the pre-event favourite as she held the best mark that year (7.19 m) and led on the Diamond League circuit. Russia's Darya Klishina

Darya Klishina

Darya Igorevna Klishina is a Russian long jumper.She holds the Russian junior record with 7.03 m, the all time second best junior mark.-Personal bests:Key: RJR = Russian junior record-External links:...

 and Olga Zaytseva

Olga Zaytseva

Olga Zaytseva is a Russian sprint athlete.Zaytseva won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 400 m relay....

 were the only ones to have cleared seven metres that season, while Americans Funmi Jimoh and Janay DeLoach

Janay DeLoach

Cynithia "Janay" DeLoach is a United States track and field athlete. She graduated from Ben Eielson High School located in Eielson AFB, Alaska May, 2003. She was recruited for scholarships in track and field as well as basketball and academics. She went to college at Colorado State University for...

 were the only jumpers to have defeated Reese on the circuit. Veronika Shutkova

Veronika Shutkova

Veronika Shutkova is a Belarusian long jumper.-Achievements:-References:...

 and 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...

 (the 2008 Olympic gold medallist) were other highly ranked entrants.

Maggi produced the best jump of the qualifying rounds, followed by Belarusian Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova. Brittney Reese needed the last of her three jumps to achieve the qualifying mark. Zaytseva was the most prominent jumper to be eliminated at the first stage. Maggi, Jimoh and 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...

 were high profile eliminations in the first half of the final round. Reese took the lead with her first jump of 6.82 m and, despite having had five no-jumps, she remained in first place to take the gold. It was 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...

, Ineta Radēviča

Ineta Radevica

Ineta Radēviča is a Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump and triple jump.Radēviča won the bronze medal in the 2003 European U-23 championship. She has also won two NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was 13th in the triple...

 and Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova who fought for the minor medals. Mironchyk-Ivanova jumped 6.74 m in round three, only to be overtaken by Kucherenko (6.77 m) the following round. Radēviča produced her best (6.76 m) with her final jump to edge into the bronze medal position.

Reese's mark of 6.82 m was the shortest winning distance in the history of the event at the World Championships. Nevertheless, she became only the second woman to ever win two consectutive long jump world titles, matching the feat of her fellow American Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those four different events...

. Kucherenko and Radēviča gained their first ever medals on the world stage, although both had been medallists at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.

Mironchyk-Ivanova was fourth. She had a jump which seemed to be the longest of all, about 6.90 m. Unfortunately for the Belarussian, her ponytail swang and left the mark behind at 6.74 m and she lost the win and all the other medals as a result.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
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:... '	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... '	Ineta Radēviča Ineta Radevica Ineta Radēviča is a Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump and triple jump.Radēviča won the bronze medal in the 2003 European U-23 championship. She has also won two NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was 13th in the triple... '

Records

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

World record		7.51	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...	3 September 1987
World leading		7.19	Eugene, OR, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	26 June 2011
African record		7.12	Atlanta, GA, United States	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, Central American and Caribbean record		7.49	New York, NY, United States	22 May 1994
			Sestriere Sestriere Sestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin.... , 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...	31 July 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		7.51	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

Qualification standards

A standard	B standard
6.75	6.65

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 27, 2011	21:15	Qualification
August 28, 2011	18:15	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
1	B	Maurren Higa Maggi		6.55	6.86		6.86	Q
2	B	Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova		6.80			6.80	Q
3	A	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:...		6.41		6.79	6.79	Q
4	B	Darya Klishina Darya Klishina Darya Igorevna Klishina is a Russian long jumper.She holds the Russian junior record with 7.03 m, the all time second best junior mark.-Personal bests:Key: RJR = Russian junior record-External links:...		6.77			6.77	Q
5	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...		6.76			6.76	Q
6	B	Funmi Jimoh		6.68		6.26	6.68	q
7	A	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...		6.37	6.67		6.67	q
8	A	Carolina Klüft Carolina Klüft Carolina Evelyn Klüft is a Swedish athlete competing in triple jump, long jump and formerly in heptathlon and pentathlon. She won the Olympic heptathlon title in 2004...		6.60		6.40	6.60	q
9	B	Ineta Radēviča Ineta Radevica Ineta Radēviča is a Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump and triple jump.Radēviča won the bronze medal in the 2003 European U-23 championship. She has also won two NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was 13th in the triple...			6.59		6.59	q
10	B	Mayookha Johny Mayookha Johny Mayookha Johny is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specialises in long jump and triple jump. She holds the current Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 14.11m. She is the first Indian woman to cross the 14m mark.-Biography:Mayookha was born on 9 August 1988 in...		6.52		6.53	6.53	q
11	B	Karin Mey Melis				6.52	6.52	q
12	A	Janay DeLoach Janay DeLoach Cynithia "Janay" DeLoach is a United States track and field athlete. She graduated from Ben Eielson High School located in Eielson AFB, Alaska May, 2003. She was recruited for scholarships in track and field as well as basketball and academics. She went to college at Colorado State University for...			6.29	6.51	6.51	q
13	B	Olga Zaytseva Olga Zaytseva Olga Zaytseva is a Russian sprint athlete.Zaytseva won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 400 m relay....		6.50			6.50
14	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....		6.48	6.48	6.32	6.48
15	A	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....		6.45		6.40	6.45
16	A	Veronika Shutkova Veronika Shutkova Veronika Shutkova is a Belarusian long jumper.-Achievements:-References:...		6.45		6.29	6.45
17	A	Bianca Stuart			3.96	6.44	6.44
18	B	Blessing Okagbare 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...			6.36	6.27	6.36
19	B	Irene Pusterla Irène Pusterla Irène Pusterla is a Swiss long jumper.-Achievements:-References:...		6.34	6.22	6.21	6.34
20	B	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...				6.34	6.34
21	A	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...		6.31	6.19	6.22	6.31
22	A	Teresa Dobija				6.30	6.30
23	A	Lauma Griva Lauma Grīva Lauma Grīva is a Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump.At the 2010 European Championships she achieved a new personal best of 6.60 metres, but was two centimetres short of qualifying for the final. She finished 15th....		6.27	6.16	6.10	6.27
24	A	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,...		6.09	6.07	6.26	6.26
25	A	Yuliya Tarasova Yuliya Tarasova Yuliya Tarasova is an Uzbekistani heptathlete.She was born in Tashkent. She finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, fourteenth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, 26th at the 2008 Olympic Games and 21st at the 2009 World Championships...			6.26		6.26
26	B	Éloyse Lesueur Éloyse Lesueur Éloyse Lesueur is a French long jumper.-Achievements:-References:...				6.22	6.22
27	B	Nina Kolaric			6.19	6.15	6.19
28	A	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:...		6.19		5.75	6.19
29	B	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....				6.18	6.18	SB
30	B	Chantel Malone		5.96	6.12		6.12
31	B	Sostene Moguenara				6.02	6.02
32	A	Ola Sesay		5.64	5.94	5.43	5.94
33	B	Tori Polk			5.66		5.66
34	A	Enas Gharib		5.35	5.48	5.44	5.48	SB
	B	Concepción Montaner Concepción Montaner Concepción Montaner is a Spanish long jumper.She took the gold medal the World Junior Championships in 2000. At the 2006 World Indoor Championships she came close to her first major international senior medal, when she finished fourth with 6.76 metres - the same result as the bronze medalist Naide...
	A	Ivana Španović Ivana Španovic Ivana Španović is a Serbian long jumper.She finished seventh at the 2006 World Junior Championships, won the silver medal the 2007 World Youth Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships...

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Final

Format: Each athlete has three attempts, then the eight best performers have three further attempts

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:...		6.82						6.82
	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...		6.48	6.56	6.65	6.77			6.77
	Ineta Radēviča Ineta Radevica Ineta Radēviča is a Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump and triple jump.Radēviča won the bronze medal in the 2003 European U-23 championship. She has also won two NCAA championships, while competing for the University of Nebraska. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, she was 13th in the triple...		6.61	6.63	6.66	6.61		6.76	6.76	SB
	Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova			6.71	6.74				6.74
	Carolina Klüft Carolina Klüft Carolina Evelyn Klüft is a Swedish athlete competing in triple jump, long jump and formerly in heptathlon and pentathlon. She won the Olympic heptathlon title in 2004...			6.44	6.56		6.37		6.56
	Janay DeLoach Janay DeLoach Cynithia "Janay" DeLoach is a United States track and field athlete. She graduated from Ben Eielson High School located in Eielson AFB, Alaska May, 2003. She was recruited for scholarships in track and field as well as basketball and academics. She went to college at Colorado State University for...		6.32	6.39			6.32	6.56	6.56
	Darya Klishina Darya Klishina Darya Igorevna Klishina is a Russian long jumper.She holds the Russian junior record with 7.03 m, the all time second best junior mark.-Personal bests:Key: RJR = Russian junior record-External links:...		6.39	6.30	6.49		6.50	6.33	6.50
	Karin Mey Melis			6.44			6.44	6.19	6.44
	Mayookha Johny Mayookha Johny Mayookha Johny is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specialises in long jump and triple jump. She holds the current Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 14.11m. She is the first Indian woman to cross the 14m mark.-Biography:Mayookha was born on 9 August 1988 in...		6.37	6.31	6.26				6.37
10	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...			6.16	6.26				6.26
11	Maurren Higa Maggi				6.17				6.17

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External links

• Long jump results at IAAF website