1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

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These are the official results of the men's long jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday 5 September 1987.

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Giovanni Evangelisti of Italy originally won the bronze with a jump of 8.38 m, but it was later determined that Italian field officials had entered a fake result for a jump of 7.85m. [1] [2] Larry Myricks of the United States received the bronze medal nine months later. [3]

Medalists

Gold Flag of the United States.svg Carl Lewis
United States (USA)
Silver Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Robert Emmiyan
Soviet Union (URS)
Bronze Flag of the United States.svg Larry Myricks
United States (USA)

Schedule

Qualification Round
Group AGroup B
04.09.1987  ??:??h04.09.1987  ??:??h
Final Round
05.09.1987  ??:??h

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World RecordFlag of the United States.svg  Bob Beamon  (USA)8.90 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968
Championship RecordFlag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)8.55 Helsinki, Finland 10 August 1983

Qualifying round

RANKGROUP ADISTANCE
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Robert Emmiyan  (URS)8.19 m
2.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Paul Emordi  (NGR)8.14 m
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Bobylyov  (URS)8.08 m
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Jarmo Kärnä  (FIN)8.06 m
5.Flag of Japan.svg  Junichi Usui  (JPN)8.02 m
6.Flag of Cuba.svg  Jaime Jefferson  (CUB)8.00 m
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)7.99 m
8.Flag of France.svg  Norbert Brige  (FRA)7.96 m
9.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Frans Maas  (NED)7.78 m
10.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Róbert Széli  (TCH)7.59 m
11.Flag of Germany.svg  Dietmar Haaf  (GER)7.51 m
12.Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Ray Quiñones  (PUR)7.41 m
13.Flag of Grenada.svg  Jeffrey Neptune  (GRN)7.11 m
14.Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Marcus César Barros  (BRA)6.94 m
15.Flag of Belize.svg  Devon Hyde  (BIZ)6.61 m
Flag of Angola.svg  António Santos  (ANG)NM
Flag of Poland.svg  Stanisław Jaskułka  (POL)NM
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruny Surin  (CAN)NM
Flag of Greece.svg  Dimitrios Chatzopoulos  (GRE)NM
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Lester Benjamin  (ATG)NM


RANKGROUP BDISTANCE
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)8.36 m
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA)8.20 m
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Jens Hirschberg  (GDR)8.10 m
4.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Yusuf Alli  (NGR)8.07 m
5.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vladimir Amidzhinov  (BUL)8.05 m
6.Flag of Germany.svg  Heiko Reski  (FRG)8.03 m
7.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Layevskiy  (URS)7.98 m
8.Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Evangelisti  (ITA)7.97 m
9.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ivo Krsek  (TCH)7.96 m
10.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Emiel Mellaard  (NED)7.93 m
11.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Zunrong  (CHN)7.90 m
12.Flag of Austria.svg  Andreas Steiner  (AUT)7.87 m
13.Flag of Cameroon.svg  Fred Salle  (CMR)7.60 m
14.Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Corgos  (ESP)7.60 m
15.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ian James  (CAN)7.54 m
16.Flag of Senegal.svg  Badara Mbengue  (SEN)7.23 m
17.Flag of Mexico.svg  Carlos Casar  (MEX)7.21 m
18.Flag of Montserrat.svg  Wilbert Lee  (MNT)6.61 m
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jeroen Fischer  (BEL)DNS
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim Won-jin  (KOR)DNS

Final

RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote
123456
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Carl Lewis  (USA)8.678.658.678.43X8.608.67 mCR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Robert Emmiyan  (URS)8.30XX8.53XX8.53 m
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Larry Myricks  (USA)X8.04w8.238.138.338.208.33 m
4Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Evangelisti  (ITA)X8.098.197.59X8.388.19 m
5Flag of East Germany.svg  Jens Hirschberg  (GDR)8.168.047.977.85X7.958.16 m
6Flag of Cuba.svg  Jaime Jefferson  (CUB)7.787.858.098.047.848.148.14 m
7Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vladimir Amidzhinov  (BUL)8.117.808.057.867.998.018.11 m
8Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Conley  (USA)X8.10XXXX8.10 m
9Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergey Layevskiy  (URS)8.08 m
10Flag of Germany.svg  Heiko Reski  (FRG)8.03 m
11Flag of Nigeria.svg  Yusuf Alli  (NGR)8.00 m
12Flag of Japan.svg  Junichi Usui  (JPN)8.00 m
13Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Bobylyov  (URS)7.90 m
14Flag of Finland.svg  Jarmo Kärnä  (FIN)7.83 m
15Flag of France.svg  Norbert Brige  (FRA)7.82 m
16Flag of Nigeria.svg  Paul Emordi  (NGR)7.80 m
17Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ivo Krsek  (TCH)7.72 m

See also

Notes

  1. Peronaci, Fabrizio (2019-11-25). "Giovanni Evangelisti and his medal for rigged long jump". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  2. Longman, Jere (1995-08-04). TRACK AND FIELD; Pedroso's World Mark In Long Jump in Doubt. The New York Times . Retrieved on 2009-07-18.
  3. "Archives". Los Angeles Times .

References