| Men's long jump at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Oregon Convention Center | |||||||||
| Dates | March 20 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 8.26 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Events at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 60 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | men | women | ||
| 60 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Heptathlon | men | |||
| Exhibition events | ||||
| Masters 800 m | men | women | ||
The men's long jump at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 20, 2016. [1] [2]
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a group are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". This event has a history in the Ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympic event for men since the first Olympics in 1896 and for women since 1948.
The 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held between March 17 and 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, United States.
The first round leader was Rushwal Samaai with an 8.14. He improved that on his second jump to a National Record equalling 8.18. Still in the same round, Americans Marquis Dendy and Jeff Henderson improved to the top two places, Dendy with a 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in) and Henderson edging into second with an 8.19. Neither improved after that. In the third round, Fabrice Lapierre jumped a continental record 8.25 to break up the duo, his 8.25 just 1 cm behind Dendy. Huang Changzhou also equalled Henderson with a personal best 8.19, but Henderson held the tiebreaker. Over the next two round, Henderson improved his tiebreaker advantage but could not improve his best. On his final jump, Huang improved his personal best again to 8.21 to take the bronze medal. The top 5 competitors were only separated by 8 cm. So close was the competition, minus their best jumps, Dendy would have finished in 5th position and Lapierre 11th, not even making the final.
Marquis Dendy is an American track and field athlete, primarily known for horizontal jumping events. He is the 2015 National Champion in the Long Jump. His winning jump, of 8.68 m, though wind aided at +3.7mps, his first jump of the competition, was the longest jump in the world under any conditions in over 5 years. He grew up in Middletown, Delaware.
Jeffrey Henderson is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump and 100 meter dash. He has a personal record of 8.58 m for the long jump by winning the 2015 Pan Am Games gold medal. Other top results include becoming the 2014, 2016 and 2018 USA Outdoor national long jump champion, and is a member of the United States 2010 and 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships teams. On August 13, 2016, Jeff Henderson came through on his final jump to claim the gold medal in the men's long jump at the Rio Olympics. It's the first gold in the event for the USA since 2004. Henderson leaped 8.38 meters to edge past Luvo Manyonga of South Africa by 1 centimeter.
Fabrice Lapierre is a Mauritian-born Australian long jumper.
