2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

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The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump that distance was Dwight Phillips, who is the world leader with a jump of 8.74 meters. Dwight Phillips took bronze in 2007 and is looking for his first win over Irving Saladino at an international level. Italy's Andrew Howe, the 2007 world silver medalist, withdrew from the Championships. Other expected to medal content are Olympic silver medalist Godfrey Khotso Mokoena and Olympic Bronze Medalist Ibrahim Camejo.

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Medalists

Gold Dwight Phillips
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Silver Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Bronze Mitchell Watt
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Powell  (USA)8.95 Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
Championship record Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Powell  (USA)8.95Tokyo, Japan30 August 1991
World leadingFlag of the United States.svg  Dwight Phillips  (USA)8.74 Eugene, United States 7 June 2009
African record Flag of South Africa.svg  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena  (RSA)8.50 Madrid, Spain 4 July 2009
Asian Record Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi  (KSA)8.48 Sotteville, France 2 July 2006
North American record Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Powell  (USA)8.95Tokyo, Japan30 August 1991
South American record Flag of Panama.svg  Irving Saladino  (PAN)8.73 Hengelo, Netherlands 24 May 2008
European record Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Robert Emmiyan  (URS)8.86 Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union 22 May 1987
Oceanian recordFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Jai Taurima  (AUS)8.49 Sydney, Australia 28 September 2000

No new records was set during this competition.

Qualification standards

A standardB standard
8.15m8.05m

Schedule

DateTimeRound
20 August 200918:10 Qualification
22 August 200918:05 Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 8.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1A Dwight Phillips Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8.448.44Q
2B Greg Rutherford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)8.308.30Q, NR
3B Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)x8.298.29Q
4B Irving Saladino Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)8.008.168.16Q
5A Mitchell Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)8.14x-8.14q
6B Fabrice Lapierre Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)8.14--8.14q
7B Brian Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)x7.948.098.09q
8B Yahya Berrabah Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)8.08xx8.08q
9A Chris Tomlinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)8.068.028.008.06q
10B Salim Sdiri Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)7.88x8.048.04q
11B Gable Garenamotse Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)7.818.038.018.03q
12A Louis Tsatoumas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)8.017.987.868.01q
13A Li Jinzhe Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)8.017.927.908.01
14A Tommi Evilä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)x7.848.018.01
15A Kim Deok-Hyeon Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)7.627.897.997.99
16B Hussein Taher Al-Sabee Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)7.897.99x7.99
17A Viktor Kuznyetsov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)7.987.877.957.98
18B Ndiss Kaba Badji Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)7.957.987.617.98
19A Sebastian Bayer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)7.98xx7.98
20B Nicholas Gordon Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)x7.727.927.92
21A Kafétien Gomis Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)7.827.907.687.90
22A Alain Bailey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)7.637.707.887.88
23A Andriy Makarchev Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)x7.687.877.87
24B Olexiy Lukashevych Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)x7.876.187.87
25A Luis Méliz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)7.87xx7.87SB
26B Roman Novotný Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)x7.86x7.86
27B Stanley Gbagbeke Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)7.82xx7.82
28B Michel Tornéus Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)7.787.637.787.78
29B Morten Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)7.697.757.717.75
30A Stephan Louw Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)x7.747.697.74
31B Tyrone Smith Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda  (BER)7.627.727.717.72
32A Aleksandr Menkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)7.72xx7.72
33A Ibrahim Camejo Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)7.697.717.577.71
34B Nils Winter Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)xx7.697.69
35A Štepán Wagner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)7.527.687.497.68
36A Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)x7.377.667.66SB
37A Nikolay Atanasov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)7.63xx7.63
38B Miguel Pate Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)xx7.617.61
39A Hugo Chila Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)7.297.54-7.54
39A Konstantin Safronov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)x7.547.297.54
41A Daisuke Arakawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)7.397.507.537.53
42B Yochai Halevi Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)7.427.39x7.42SB
A Henry Dagmil Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)xxxNM
B Carlos Jorge Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)xxxNM
B Clayton Latham Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (VIN)xxxNM

Key: NR = National record, NM = No mark, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Dwight Phillips Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8.408.548.378.25-x8.54
Silver medal icon.svg Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)x8.478.318.19xx8.47
Bronze medal icon.svg Mitchell Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)8.28xxx8.37x8.37
4 Fabrice Lapierre Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)8.217.778.19x8.218.208.21
5 Greg Rutherford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)7.837.96x8.058.158.178.17
6 Salim Sdiri Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)7.78x7.998.077.927.838.07
7 Gable Garenamotse Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)8.068.04x7.777.837.698.06
8 Chris Tomlinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)8.027.937.937.668.068.028.06
9 Brian Johnson Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)6.30x7.867.86
10 Yahya Berrabah Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)5.91x7.837.83
11 Louis Tsatoumas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)x7.59x7.59
12 Irving Saladino Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)xxxNM

Key: NM = No mark

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