Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump

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Women's long jump
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
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Olympic Athletics
Venue Japan National Stadium
Dates1 August 2021 (qualifying)
3 August 2021 (final)
Competitors30 from 23 nations
Winning distance7.00
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Malaika Mihambo Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Brittney Reese Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Ese Brume Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
  2016
2024  

The women's long jump event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 1 and 3 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] 30 athletes from 23 nations competed. [2] Germany's 2019 world champion Malaika Mihambo moved up from third to first with her final round jump of 7.00 metres, to win the gold medal. 2012 Olympic champion Brittney Reese of the USA won the silver and Nigeria's Ese Brume the bronze.

Summary

Returning from the Rio podium, silver medalist Brittney Reese now a month short of turning 35, and bronze medalist Ivana Španović. Gold medalist Tianna Bartoletta did not qualify to return. 2019 World Champion Malaika Mihambo was here, along with the rest of the 2019 podium Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk and Ese Brume. Reese was 2017 Champion over Bartoletta. In fact, Reese had medaled in every major competition since 2009 until missing out in 2019.

Only two made the automatic qualifier in their first attempt, Tara Davis and Khaddi Sagnia. After three attempts, eight made it. It took 6.60m to reach the final. In an upset, Darya Klishina of the ROC failed to set a mark in the qualifying round.

Brume took the lead in the first round with a 6.97 metres, with Mihambo in second at 6.83 metres. Španović moved into second on her second attempt with a 6.91 metres. Seconds later, Mihambo answered with a 6.95 metres. Reese also jumped 6.97 metres on her third attempt and held a 6.81 metres second attempt to use as a tiebreaker to take over the gold medal position. Bekh-Romanchuk landed her only legal attempt to keep herself in the competition, but still out of reach of the podium. In the fourth round, Reese improved her second best jump to 6.87 metres, Brume answered with a 6.88 metres to take over gold position. Reese came back in the fifth round to jump 6.95 metres to get back the tiebreaker into gold position. On her final attempt, Mihambo jumped 7.00 m (22 ft 11+12 in) to grab gold. Brume improved to 6.90 metres on her final attempt, not enough to improve the color of her medal. And Reese's 6.84 metres fell short as well. Reese repeated as silver medalist. [3]

Background

This was the 19th appearance of the event, having appeared at every Summer Olympics since 1948.

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the women's long jump event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period (the limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress). The qualifying standard is 6.82 metres. This standard was "set for the sole purpose of qualifying athletes with exceptional performances unable to qualify through the World Athletics Rankings pathway." The world rankings, based on the average of the best five results for the athlete over the qualifying period and weighted by the importance of the meet, will then be used to qualify athletes until the cap of 32 is reached. [2] [4]

The qualifying period was originally from 1 May 2019 to 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the period was suspended from 6 April 2020 to 30 November 2020, with the end date extended to 29 June 2021. The world rankings period start date was also changed from 1 May 2019 to 30 June 2020; athletes who had met the qualifying standard during that time were still qualified, but those using world rankings would not be able to count performances during that time. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of World Athletics. Both outdoor and indoor meets are eligible. The most recent Area Championships may be counted in the ranking, even if not during the qualifying period. [2] [5]

NOCs can also use their universality place—each NOC can enter one female athlete regardless of time if they had no female athletes meeting the entry standard for an athletics event—in the long jump. [2]

Competition format

The 2020 competition continued to use the two-round format with divided final introduced in 1952. The qualifying round gives each competitor three jumps to achieve a qualifying distance of 6.75 metres; if fewer than 12 women do so, the top 12 (including all those tied) will advance. The final provides each jumper with three jumps; the top eight jumpers receive an additional three jumps for a total of six, with the best to count (qualifying round jumps are not considered for the final). [6]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing global and area records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Chistyakova  (URS)7.52 Leningrad, Soviet Union 11 June 1988
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Jackie Joyner-Kersee  (USA)7.40 Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988
World LeadingFlag of Nigeria.svg  Ese Brume  (NGR)7.17 Chula Vista, United States29 May 2021
AreaDistance (m)WindAthleteNation
Africa ( records )7.17+1.1 Ese Brume Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Asia ( records )7.01+1.4 Yao Weili Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Europe ( records )7.52 WR +1.4 Galina Chistyakova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
North, Central America
and the Caribbean
( records )
7.49+1.3 Jackie Joyner-Kersee Flag of the United States.svg United States
Oceania ( records )7.05+2.0 Brooke Stratton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
South America ( records )7.26+1.8 Maurren Maggi Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

The women's long jump took place over two separate days. [1]

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 1 August 20219:10Qualifying
Tuesday, 3 August 20219:00Final

Results

Qualifying

Qualification Rules: Qualifying performance 6.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final. [7] [8]

RankGroupAthleteNation123ResultNotes
1B Ivana Španović Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia X7.007.00 Q, SB
2B Malaika Mihambo Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.646.566.986.98 Q, SB
3A Brittney Reese Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.526.866.86 Q
4A Tara Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.856.85 Q
5B Chantel Malone Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands X6.446.826.82 Q
6B Ese Brume Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6.686.556.766.76 Q
7A Khaddi Sagnia Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6.766.76 Q
8A Abigail Irozuru Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6.396.656.756.75 Q, SB
9A Tyra Gittens Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 6.126.726.346.72 q
10A Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 6.71XX6.71 q
11A Jazmin Sawyers Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6.55X6.626.62 q
12A Brooke Stratton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6.606.446.326.60 q
13B Quanesha Burks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.046.566.186.56
14B Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 6.216.396.556.55
15A Maryse Luzolo Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.54X6.386.54
16B Anasztázia Nguyen Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary X6.52X6.52
17A Alina Rotaru Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6.466.476.516.51
18B Eliane Martins Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil X6.436.386.43
19A Rellie Kaputin Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea X6.306.406.40
20B Florentina Iusco Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6.19X6.366.36
21B Fátima Diame Flag of Spain.svg  Spain X6.276.326.32
22A Christabel Nettey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6.186.236.296.29
23B Yanis David Flag of France.svg  France 6.276.106.266.27
24A Chanice Porter Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica X6.136.226.22
25B Tissanna Hickling Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 6.17X6.196.19
26B Darya Reznichenko Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 5.925.946.196.19
27A Nathalee Aranda Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 5.986.12X6.12
28B Lorraine Ugen Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 6.05XX6.05
B Ksenija Balta Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia X NM
A Darya Klishina Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC XXX NM

Final

[9]

RankAthleteNation#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Malaika Mihambo Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.836.956.78XX7.007.00 SB
Silver medal icon.svg Brittney Reese Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.606.816.976.876.956.846.97
Bronze medal icon.svg Ese Brume Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6.976.67X6.88X6.906.97
4 Ivana Španović Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 6.716.916.84X6.636.726.91
5 Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine XX6.88XXX6.88
6 Tara Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6.626.676.816.846.836.716.84
7 Brooke Stratton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia X6.526.836.246.62X6.83
8 Jazmin Sawyers Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain X6.806.536.74XX6.80
9 Khaddi Sagnia Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6.586.676.586.67
10 Tyra Gittens Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 6.306.606.536.60
11 Abigail Irozuru Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain X6.516.276.51
12 Chantel Malone Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 6.504.736.486.50

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