1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 8–9.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Fiona May
  Italy
Chioma Ajunwa
  Nigeria
Agata Karczmarek
  Poland

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification: 6.60 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.[1]

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 B Fiona May   Italy 6.55 6.77 6.77 Q
2 B Chioma Ajunwa   Nigeria 6.76 6.76 Q
3 A Olena Khlopotnova   Ukraine 6.67 6.67 Q
4 A Heike Drechsler   Germany 6.59 6.56 6.65 6.65 Q
5 B Jo Wise   Great Britain 6.62 6.62 Q, PB
6 B Nina Perevedentseva   Russia 6.28 6.40 6.60 6.60 Q
7 B Agata Karczmarek   Poland 6.24 6.58 6.58 q
8 A Jackie Edwards   Bahamas x 6.52 6.33 6.52 q
9 B Linda Ferga   France x 6.51 6.51 q
10 B Niki Xanthou   Greece x x 6.47 6.47 q
11 B Tünde Vaszi   Hungary x 6.40 6.45 6.45 q
12 A Shana Williams   United States 6.44 5.97 6.24 6.44 q
13 A Valentīna Gotovska   Latvia 6.12 6.43 6.30 6.43
14 A Renata Nielsen   Denmark 6.40 6.35 6.42 6.42
15 A Yu Yiqun   China 6.22 6.42 6.22 6.42
16 B Niurka Montalvo   Cuba 6.28 6.30 6.41 6.41
17 A Flora Hyacinth   United States Virgin Islands 6.36 6.38 x 6.38
18 A Chantal Brunner   New Zealand 6.10 6.29 6.34 6.34
19 B Marieke Veltman   United States 6.34 6.26 x 6.34
20 B Guan Yingnan   China x x 6.34 6.34
21 B Iolanta Khropach   Ukraine 6.07 6.16 5.91 6.16
22 A Vera Olenchenko   Russia 6.15 x x 6.15
A Eunice Barber   Sierra Leone x x x NM
A Corinne Hérigault   France x x x NM
A Paraskevi Patoulidou   Greece x x x NM

Final

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[2]

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
  Fiona May   Italy 6.85 6.86 6.80 6.86 NR
  Chioma Ajunwa   Nigeria 6.73 6.68 6.78 6.80 6.63 6.80
  Agata Karczmarek   Poland 6.71 6.67 6.71 PB
4 Jo Wise   Great Britain 6.70 6.65 5.27 6.56 6.51 6.70 =NR
5 Niki Xanthou   Greece 6.69 6.69 6.67 6.69
6 Nina Perevedentseva   Russia 6.65 6.57 6.36 6.65
7 Heike Drechsler   Germany 6.63 6.62 6.57 6.63
8 Olena Khlopotnova   Ukraine 6.59 6.59 6.37 6.35 6.25 6.59
9 Tünde Vaszi   Hungary 6.49 6.49
10 Jackie Edwards   Bahamas 6.40 6.47 6.40 6.47
11 Linda Ferga   France 6.37 6.37
12 Shana Williams   United States 5.89 6.34 6.34

References

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