Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

The men'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 2006 Commonwealth Games

Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 25 March 2006. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme...

was held on March 21–22.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
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...	Gable Garenamotse Gable Garenamotse Gable Garenamotse is a Botswana long jumper who has won two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games....	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...

Qualification

Qualification: 7.90 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
1	A	Gable Garenamotse Gable Garenamotse Gable Garenamotse is a Botswana long jumper who has won two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games....	7.62	8.15		8.15	Q, PB
2	B	Yaw Fosu-Amoah Yaw Fosu-Amoah Yaw Fosu-Amoah is a South African long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.05 metres.-Achievements:-References:...	7.52	7.95		7.95	Q, PB
3	A	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...	7.59	7.92		7.92	Q
4	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...	7.65	7.91		7.91	Q
5	A	John Thornell John Thornell John Thornell is an Australian long jumper.He was born in Sydney. He finished eleventh at the 2001 World Youth Championships, sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships and finished fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.His personal...	7.71	x	7.83	7.83	q
6	B	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...	x	x	7.83w	7.83w	q
7	B	Timothy Parravicini	7.79	7.81	–	7.81	q
8	B	Martin McClintock	7.31	7.66	7.81	7.81	q
9	B	Khotso Mokoena	7.70	7.75	7.65	7.75	q
10	A	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...	x	7.67	7.60	7.67	q
11	B	Osbourne Moxey Osbourne Moxey Osbourne Moxey is a male long jumper from the Bahamas. His personal best jump is 8.19 metres, achieved in August 2002 in San Antonio.-Achievements:-References:...	7.64	7.38	x	7.64	q
12	A	Darren Ritchie Darren Ritchie Darren Ritchie is a Scottish long jumper. He was born in Edinburgh.He was 6 x Scottish Long Jump Champion, and also won the triple Jump in 2004. He also added 2x Indoor Scottish titles.He is also 3 X AAAs Champion....	x	x	7.53	7.53	q
13	B	Dane Magloire	x	7.47	x	7.47
14	A	LeJuan Simon LeJuan Simon LeJuan Waynesley Simon was a Trinidad and Tobago triple jumper.-Athletic career:...	7.42	x	x	7.42
15	A	Keita Cline	x	x	7.18	7.18
16	B	Robert Martey	x	x	6.92	6.92
17	A	Sulayman Bah	6.04	6.30	6.46	6.46
	B	Willah Gray	x	x	x
	A	James Beckford

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	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...	7.97	8.10	x	8.20	8.08	x	8.20
	Gable Garenamotse Gable Garenamotse Gable Garenamotse is a Botswana long jumper who has won two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games....	8.15	x	x	8.17	x	x	8.17	PB
	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...	7.61	8.10	x	x	7.67	x	8.10
	Khotso Mokoena	8.03	8.03	8.04	7.80	7.44	7.77	8.04
	John Thornell John Thornell John Thornell is an Australian long jumper.He was born in Sydney. He finished eleventh at the 2001 World Youth Championships, sixth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships and finished fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.His personal...	7.78	7.94	7.80	7.98	x	x	7.98
	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...	7.60	7.87	7.96	7.69	x	7.93	7.96	SB
	Timothy Parravicini	7.82	7.84	7.90	7.91	7.84	7.87	7.91
	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...	5.46	7.85	x	–	–	–	7.85
	Martin McClintock	7.70	7.82	7.81				7.82
10	Yaw Fosu-Amoah Yaw Fosu-Amoah Yaw Fosu-Amoah is a South African long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.05 metres.-Achievements:-References:...	7.71	6.73	–				7.71
11	Darren Ritchie Darren Ritchie Darren Ritchie is a Scottish long jumper. He was born in Edinburgh.He was 6 x Scottish Long Jump Champion, and also won the triple Jump in 2004. He also added 2x Indoor Scottish titles.He is also 3 X AAAs Champion....	7.54	7.43	x				7.54
12	Osbourne Moxey Osbourne Moxey Osbourne Moxey is a male long jumper from the Bahamas. His personal best jump is 8.19 metres, achieved in August 2002 in San Antonio.-Achievements:-References:...	x	7.30	7.36				7.36

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