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 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August (qualification) 5 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 8.48 m (27 ft 9 3⁄4 in) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Summary
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
Before the competition records were as follows:[2]
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 8.95 | Mike Powell |  |
30 Aug 1991 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Championship | |||||
| World leading | 8.65 | Luvo Manyonga |  |
22 Apr 2017 | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| African | |||||
| Asian | 8.48 | Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi |  |
2 Jul 2006 | Sotteville, France |
| NACAC | 8.95 | Mike Powell | |
30 Aug 1991 | Tokyo, Japan |
| South American | 8.73 | Irving Saladino |  |
24 May 2008 | Hengelo, Netherlands |
| European | 8.86 | Robert Emmiyan |  |
22 May 1987 | Tsakhkadzor, Soviet Union |
| Oceanian | 8.54 | Mitchell Watt | .svg.png){kind=small} |
9 Jul 2011 | Stockholm, Sweden |
No records were set at the competition.[3]
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8.15 metres.[4]
Schedule
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
Qualification
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 |  | 8.01 | 8.24 | 8.24 | Q | |
| 2 | A | Maykel Massó |  | 8.15 | 8.15 | Q | ||
| 3 | B | Rushwahl Samaai | | 7.95 | 8.04 | 8.14 | 8.14 | Q |
| 4 | A | Luvo Manyonga | | 8.12 | 8.12 | Q | ||
| 5 | B | Aleksandr Menkov | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8.07 | 8.07 | Q | ||
| 5 | A | Michel Tornéus |  | 8.07 | 8.07 | Q | ||
| 7 | A | Shi Yuhao |  | x | x | 8.06 | 8.06 | Q |
| 8 | A | Jarrion Lawson | | 8.02 | x | 8.05 | 8.05 | Q |
| 9 | A | Emiliano Lasa |  | 7.96 | 7.79 | x | 7.96 | q |
| 10 | A | Damar Forbes |  | 7.82 | 7.86 | 7.93 | 7.93 | q |
| 11 | B | Wang Jianan | | 7.83 | 7.89 | 7.92 | 7.92 | q |
| 12 | A | Fabrice Lapierre |  | 7.67 | 7.91 | 7.84 | 7.91 | q |
| 13 | B | Tyrone Smith |  | 7.74 | 7.88 | 7.84 | 7.88 | |
| 14 | B | Henry Frayne | | 7.68 | 7.88 | 6.61 | 7.88 | |
| 15 | B | Juan Miguel Echevarría | | 7.86 | 7.72 | 7.02 | 7.86 | |
| 16 | A | Kim Deok-hyeon |  | 7.73 | 7.85 | 7.77 | 7.85 | |
| 17 | B | Jeff Henderson | | 7.74 | x | 7.84 | 7.84 | |
| 18 | B | Kevin Ojiaku |  | 7.82 | 7.64 | 7.38 | 7.82 | |
| 19 | B | Miltiadis Tentoglou |  | 7.70 | 7.79 | x | 7.79 | |
| 20 | A | Marquis Dendy | | 7.71 | 7.78 | 7.55 | 7.78 | |
| 21 | B | Ramone Bailey | | 7.76 | 7.51 | 7.49 | 7.76 | |
| 22 | A | Julian Howard |  | 7.72 | x | x | 7.72 | |
| 23 | B | Lazar Anić |  | x | 7.34 | 7.71 | 7.71 | |
| 24 | A | Huang Changzhou | | 7.60 | 7.51 | 7.70 | 7.70 | |
| 25 | A | Zarck Visser | | 7.37 | 7.60 | 7.66 | 7.66 | |
| 26 | B | Tomasz Jaszczuk |  | 7.58 | 7.64 | x | 7.64 | |
| 27 | B | Paulo Sérgio Oliveira |  | 7.53 | x | x | 7.53 | |
| 28 | A | Yahya Berrabah |  | 7.49 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 7.49 | |
| 29 | A | Arttu Pajulahti |  | 7.49 | x | x | 7.49 | |
| 30 | B | Serhiy Nykyforov |  | x | x | 7.47 | 7.47 | |
| 31 | B | Quincy Breell |  | 6.90 | x | x | 6.90 | |
| B | Eusebio Cáceres |  | x | x | x | NM | ||
Final
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 | | x | 8.48 | 8.32 | 8.29 | 8.17 | x | 8.48 | |
 | Jarrion Lawson | | 8.37 | 8.43 | 8.40 | 8.11 | 8.31 | 8.44 | 8.44 | SB |
 | Rushwahl Samaai | | 8.25 | x | 8.15 | x | 8.27 | 8.32 | 8.32 | |
| 4 | Aleksandr Menkov | | 8.27 | x | x | x | x | x | 8.27 | |
| 5 | Maykel Massó | | x | 8.11 | 8.22 | x | 8.26 | 7.98 | 8.26 | |
| 6 | Shi Yuhao | | 7.93 | 8.17 | x | 7.74 | x | 8.23 | 8.23 | |
| 7 | Wang Jianan | | 8.14 | 8.23 | 7.95 | 8.00 | 7.85 | 7.89 | 8.23 | |
| 8 | Michel Tornéus | | 8.18 | x | x | x | 7.92 | 8.05 | 8.18 | |
| 9 | Emiliano Lasa | | 8.06 | x | 8.11 | 8.11 | ||||
| 10 | Radek Juška | | 7.81 | 8.02 | 5.34 | 8.02 | ||||
| 11 | Fabrice Lapierre | | 7.89 | 7.93 | 7.91 | 7.93 | ||||
| 12 | Damar Forbes | | 7.61 | 7.91 | 7.85 | 7.91 | ||||
References
- Start list
- "Long Jump Men – Records". IAAF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- "Records Set - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Long Jump Men − Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Long Jump Men − Qualification − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Long Jump Men − Qualification − Summary" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Long Jump Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.