2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump

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Men's long jump
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Arena Birmingham
Dates2 March
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning distance8.46
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2016
2022  

The men's long jump at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on 2 March 2018. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

With only 15 entrants, the event went straight to the final. On the third jump of the competition, Radek Juška did a 7.99m. It turned out to be his best of the day. Only Juan Miguel Echevarría was able to do better in the first round, his 8.19m put him into the lead. In the second round, Ruswahl Samaai and defending champion Marquis Dendy both jumped 8.02m, with Samaai holding the tiebreaker. Samaai solidified his position on his third attempt with an 8.05m. His teammate, reigning outdoor champion Luvo Manyonga was in jeopardy of not getting any more jumps with two fouls. His 8.33m took him from last to first. The fourth round got more serious; Echevarría jumped 8.36m to take back the lead. Next on the runway, Manyonga bettered that with an African indoor record 8.44m. In the fifth round, Shi Yuhao's 8.12m pushed Samaai off the podium. The next jumper Dendy pushed Shi off with an 8.42m, putting himself in silver medal position. Jarrion Lawson improved to 8.14m on the next jump and two jumpers later, Echevarría hit the winner 8.46 m (27 ft 9 in). Nobody was able to improve their position in the final round. [3]

In addition to being the 2018 world leader, Echevarría's jump made him the number seven indoor performer of all time. Manyonga's jump has him tied for number nine on that list, with Mike Powell and Larry Myricks. Dendy's jump ranks tied for number fifteen. [4]

Results

The final was started at 19:35. [5]

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Juan Miguel Echevarría Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8.198.28x8.368.467.868.46 WL
Silver medal icon.svg Luvo Manyonga Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa xx8.338.44xx8.44 AIR
Bronze medal icon.svg Marquis Dendy Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7.928.02x7.868.428.188.42 PB
4 Jarrion Lawson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7.927.868.028.018.14x8.14
5 Shi Yuhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China x7.888.017.578.128.12
6 Ruswahl Samaai Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7.958.028.057.897.928.05 SB
7 Radek Juška Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7.997.677.47xx7.99 SB
8 Eusebio Cáceres Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7.91xxx7.91
9 Miltiadis Tentoglou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece xx7.827.82
10 Huang Changzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.317.757.357.75
11 Tyrone Smith Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 7.75xx7.75
12 Emiliano Lasa Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 7.724.96x7.72 SB
13 Maykel Massó Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7.717.71
14 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7.53xx7.53 SB
15 Damar Forbes Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica x7.187.217.21

References

  1. "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. Start list
  3. "Cuban teen Echevarría wins first major title in stunning long jump". 2 March 2018.
  4. "Long Jump - men - senior - indoor".
  5. Final results