2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

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The Men's long jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2.

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Defending champion Dwight Phillips had not done well early in the season, only finishing tenth in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. But as defending champion, he was given the automatic entry into the meet. On his qualifying jump he showed the first sign of life, jumping a season best 8.32 to lead qualifying. Of the rest of the field, only Mitchell Watt achieved an automatic qualifier. Will Claye achieved a rare feat by qualifying for final in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump.

In the final, Phillips almost matched his qualifying jump with an 8.31 to take the early lead. Ngonidzashe Makusha came close with an 8.29 in the same round. Mitchell Watt bested the early leaders with an 8.33 in the second round, but not before Phillips had jumped an 8.45 to separate from the field. Nobody was able to improve after that.

After the event, Phillips celebrated by showing his assigned bib number 1111, significant for his first-place finish in four World Championships.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Dwight Phillips
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Mitchell Watt
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Ngonidzashe Makusha
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)

Records

Prior to the competition, the established 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 Australia (converted).svg  Mitchell Watt  (AUS)8.54 Stockholm, Sweden 29 July 2011
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  Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi  (KSA)8.48 Sotteville, France 2 July 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean 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 record Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mitchell Watt  (AUS)8.54Stockholm, Sweden29 July 2011

Qualification standards

A standardB standard
8.208.10

Schedule

DateTimeRound
September 1, 201111:35 Qualification
September 2, 201119:20 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)8.328.32Q, SB
2A Mitchell Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)6.438.158.15Q
3A Christian Reif Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)x8.13x8.13q
4B Ngonidzashe Makusha Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)8.057.838.118.11q
5B Sebastian Bayer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)8.11--8.11q
6B Marcos Chuva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)x8.10x8.10q
7B Will Claye Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)7.837.948.098.09q
8A Aleksandr Menkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)8.07x-8.07q
9A Yahya Berrabah Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)x8.038.058.05q
10B Luvo Manyonga Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)7.777.728.048.04q
11A Kim Deok-hyeon Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)7.867.998.028.02q, SB
12A Chris Tomlinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)7.957.848.028.02q
13A Marquise Goodwin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)7.927.788.028.02
14B Louis Tsatoumas Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)8.017.89x8.01
15B Greg Rutherford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)8.00x8.00
15A Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)xx8.008.00
17A Ignisious Gaisah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)x7.927.787.92
18B Eusebio Cáceres Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)7.607.907.917.91
19B Tyrone Smith Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda  (BER)x7.797.917.91
20A Damar Forbes Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)xx7.917.91
21B Fabrice Lapierre Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)7.807.897.767.89
22B Irving Saladino Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)xx7.847.84
23A Luis Felipe Méliz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)7.807.697.827.82
24A Robert Crowther Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)7.747.647.677.74
25B Raymond Higgs Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)x7.72x7.72
26A Jorge McFarlane Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER)xx7.667.66
27A Michel Tornéus Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)x7.627.657.65
28A Salim Sdiri Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)7.497.587.487.58
29B Lin Ching-hsuan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)7.30xx7.30
30B Kristinn Torfason Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)5.526.257.177.17
31B Trevell Quinley Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)7.09xx7.09
32B Su Xiongfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)7.037.03
B Henry Dagmil Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)xxxNM
A Mohamed Fathalla Difallah Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)xxxNM
A Povilas Mykolaitis Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania  (LTU)xxxNM
B Stanley Gbagbeke Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)DNS

Final

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Dwight Phillips Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8.318.45x-xx8.45SB
Silver medal icon.svg Mitchell Watt Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)x8.334.907.79x8.068.33
Bronze medal icon.svg Ngonidzashe Makusha Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)8.298.158.148.008.07x8.29
4 Yahya Berrabah Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)8.038.23xxxx8.23
5 Luvo Manyonga Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)8.21x7.82xxx8.21
6 Aleksandr Menkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)7.748.19xx8.07x8.19
7 Christian Reif Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)7.908.19x7.98x7.978.19
8 Sebastian Bayer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)8.178.068.138.047.918.028.17SB
9 Will Claye Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8.087.988.108.10
10 Marcos Chuva Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)8.05x7.998.05
11 Chris Tomlinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)7.86x7.877.87
Kim Deok-hyeon Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)DNS

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