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2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

The men's long jump at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–5 August.[1]

Men's long jump
at the 2017 World Championships
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates4 August (qualification)
5 August (final)
Competitors32 from 23 nations
Winning distance8.48 m (27 ft 9+3⁄4 in)
Medalists
gold medal Luvo Manyonga   South Africa
silver medal Jarrion Lawson   United States
bronze medal Rushwahl Samaai   South Africa
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Video on YouTube
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Summary edit

In the final Jarrion Lawson took the lead with 8.37 metres on the fourth jump of the competition. Rushwahl Samaai jumped 8.25 metres on the next jump and the closest to Lawson was 2013 champion Aleksandr Menkov with 8.27 metres. But Menkov would not get in another legal jump. On the second jump of the second round Luvo Manyonga jumped 8.48 metres. Lawson jumped 8.43 metres two jumps later, 8.40 metres in the third round and 8.44 metres in the final round but couldn't reach Manyonga. Samaai jumped 8.27 metres in the fifth round to get the tiebreak edge on the bronze and solidified it with an 8.32 metres in the final round.

Records edit

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date Location
World 8.95 Mike Powell   USA 30 Aug 1991 Tokyo, Japan
Championship
World leading 8.65 Luvo Manyonga   RSA 22 Apr 2017 Potchefstroom, South Africa
African
Asian 8.48 Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi   KSA 2 Jul 2006 Sotteville, France
NACAC 8.95 Mike Powell   USA 30 Aug 1991 Tokyo, Japan
South American 8.73 Irving Saladino   PAN 24 May 2008 Hengelo, Netherlands
European 8.86 Robert Emmiyan   URS 22 May 1987 Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union
Oceanian 8.54 Mitchell Watt   AUS 9 Jul 2011 Stockholm, Sweden

No records were set at the competition.[3]

Qualification standard edit

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8.15 metres.[4]

Schedule edit

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:[5]

Date Time Round
4 August 19:30 Qualification
5 August 20:05 Final

Results edit

Qualification edit

The qualification round took place on 4 August, in two groups, both starting at 19:30. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 8.05 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.[6] The overall results were as follows:[7]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Radek Juška   Czech Republic (CZE) 8.01 8.24 8.24 Q
2 A Maykel Massó   Cuba (CUB) 8.15 8.15 Q
3 B Rushwahl Samaai   South Africa (RSA) 7.95 8.04 8.14 8.14 Q
4 A Luvo Manyonga   South Africa (RSA) 8.12 8.12 Q
5 B Aleksandr Menkov   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 8.07 8.07 Q
5 A Michel Tornéus   Sweden (SWE) 8.07 8.07 Q
7 A Shi Yuhao   China (CHN) x x 8.06 8.06 Q
8 A Jarrion Lawson   United States (USA) 8.02 x 8.05 8.05 Q
9 A Emiliano Lasa   Uruguay (URU) 7.96 7.79 x 7.96 q
10 A Damar Forbes   Jamaica (JAM) 7.82 7.86 7.93 7.93 q
11 B Wang Jianan   China (CHN) 7.83 7.89 7.92 7.92 q
12 A Fabrice Lapierre   Australia (AUS) 7.67 7.91 7.84 7.91 q
13 B Tyrone Smith   Bermuda (BER) 7.74 7.88 7.84 7.88
14 B Henry Frayne   Australia (AUS) 7.68 7.88 6.61 7.88
15 B Juan Miguel Echevarría   Cuba (CUB) 7.86 7.72 7.02 7.86
16 A Kim Deok-hyeon   South Korea (KOR) 7.73 7.85 7.77 7.85
17 B Jeff Henderson   United States (USA) 7.74 x 7.84 7.84
18 B Kevin Ojiaku   Italy (ITA) 7.82 7.64 7.38 7.82
19 B Miltiadis Tentoglou   Greece (GRE) 7.70 7.79 x 7.79
20 A Marquis Dendy   United States (USA) 7.71 7.78 7.55 7.78
21 B Ramone Bailey   Jamaica (JAM) 7.76 7.51 7.49 7.76
22 A Julian Howard   Germany (GER) 7.72 x x 7.72
23 B Lazar Anić   Serbia (SRB) x 7.34 7.71 7.71
24 A Huang Changzhou   China (CHN) 7.60 7.51 7.70 7.70
25 A Zarck Visser   South Africa (RSA) 7.37 7.60 7.66 7.66
26 B Tomasz Jaszczuk   Poland (POL) 7.58 7.64 x 7.64
27 B Paulo Sérgio Oliveira   Brazil (BRA) 7.53 x x 7.53
28 A Yahya Berrabah   Morocco (MAR) 7.49 7.33 7.33 7.49
29 A Arttu Pajulahti [fi]   Finland (FIN) 7.49 x x 7.49
30 B Serhiy Nykyforov   Ukraine (UKR) x x 7.47 7.47
31 B Quincy Breell   Aruba (ARU) 6.90 x x 6.90
B Eusebio Cáceres   Spain (ESP) x x x NM

Final edit

The final took place on 5 August at 20:05. The results were as follows:[8]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Luvo Manyonga   South Africa (RSA) x 8.48 8.32 8.29 8.17 x 8.48
  Jarrion Lawson   United States (USA) 8.37 8.43 8.40 8.11 8.31 8.44 8.44 SB
  Rushwahl Samaai   South Africa (RSA) 8.25 x 8.15 x 8.27 8.32 8.32
4 Aleksandr Menkov   Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) 8.27 x x x x x 8.27
5 Maykel Massó   Cuba (CUB) x 8.11 8.22 x 8.26 7.98 8.26
6 Shi Yuhao   China (CHN) 7.93 8.17 x 7.74 x 8.23 8.23
7 Wang Jianan   China (CHN) 8.14 8.23 7.95 8.00 7.85 7.89 8.23
8 Michel Tornéus   Sweden (SWE) 8.18 x x x 7.92 8.05 8.18
9 Emiliano Lasa   Uruguay (URU) 8.06 x 8.11 8.11
10 Radek Juška   Czech Republic (CZE) 7.81 8.02 5.34 8.02
11 Fabrice Lapierre   Australia (AUS) 7.89 7.93 7.91 7.93
12 Damar Forbes   Jamaica (JAM) 7.61 7.91 7.85 7.91

References edit

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ "Long Jump Men – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Long Jump Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Long Jump Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Long Jump Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Long Jump Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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