1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump

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1989 IAAF World Indoor
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The men's long jump event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 4 and 5 March.

The 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary from March 3 to March 5, 1989. There were a total number of 373 participating athletes from 62 countries.

Budapest Sportcsarnok sports venue

Budapest Sportcsarnok was an indoor arena in Budapest, Hungary. It was primarily used for basketball, figure skating, volleyball and other indoor sporting events until it burned down on December 15, 1999. The arena had a seating capacity for 12,500 spectators and opened in 1982.

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Medallists

GoldSilverBronze
Larry Myricks
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Dietmar Haaf
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Mike Conley Sr.
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Results

Qualification

Qualification: 7.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final. [1] [2]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Mike Conley, Sr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.02 Q
2 Dietmar Haaf Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7.84 Q
3 Larry Myricks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7.79 Q
4 László Szalma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.77 Q
5 Norbert Brige Flag of France.svg  France 7.74 Q
6 Jarmo Kärnä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7.71 Q
7 Frans Maas Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.71 Q
8 Ubaldo Duany Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7.67 q
9 Juha Kivi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7.64 q
10 Jaime Jefferson Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7.63 q
11 Hiroyuki Shibata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7.61 q
12 Csaba Almási Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.59 q
13 Bruny Surin Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 7.57
14 Pang Yan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.56
15 Kim Won-jin Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7.53
16 Emiel Mellaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.42
17 Nai Hui-Fang Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 7.38
18 Glenroy Gilbert Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 7.33
19 Fred Salle Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 7.31

Final

[3] [4]

Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
Larry Myricks Flag of the United States.svg  United States x 8.04 8.04 8.26 8.37 8.32 8.37 CR
Dietmar Haaf Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 8.06 8.07 x 6.29 x 8.178.17
Mike Conley Sr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States x 8.05 x 8.11 8.00 x 8.11
László Szalma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.88 7.75 7.83 8.01 ? ? 8.10
Jaime Jefferson Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7.96
Norbert Brige Flag of France.svg  France 7.91
Ubaldo Duany Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7.86
Frans Maas Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.83
Jarmo Kärnä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7.78
10 Juha Kivi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7.54
11 Hiroyuki Shibata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7.50
12 Csaba Almási Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.47

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