1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump explained

The women's long jump event at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, at Olympic Stadium on 18 and 19 July.

Medalists

Gold	Patricia Bille
Silver	Anu Kaljurand
Bronze	Tatyana Ter-Mesrobyan

Results

Final

19 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	align=left		align=left		6.70
	align=left		align=left		6.46
	align=left		align=left		6.39
4	align=left		align=left		6.33
5	align=left		align=left		6.27
6	align=left		align=left		6.18
7	align=left		align=left		6.13
8	align=left		align=left		6.11
9	align=left		align=left		6.02
10	align=left		align=left		5.98
11	align=left		align=left		5.87
12	align=left		align=left		5.83

Qualifications

18 Jul

Group A

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		6.17	Q
2	align=left		align=left		6.06	q
3	align=left		align=left		5.97	q
4	align=left		align=left		5.86
5	align=left		align=left		5.86
6	align=left		align=left		5.83
7	align=left		align=left		5.78
8	align=left		align=left		5.65
9	align=left		align=left		5.52
10	align=left		align=left		5.39
11	align=left		align=left		5.27
12	align=left		align=left		5.24
13	align=left		align=left		4.97

Group B

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		6.20	Q
2	align=left		align=left		6.12	Q
3	align=left		align=left		6.10	Q
4	align=left		align=left		6.10	Q
5	align=left		align=left		6.10	Q
6	align=left		align=left		6.06	q
7	align=left		align=left		5.95	q
8	align=left		align=left		5.94	q
9	align=left		align=left		5.87	q
10	align=left		align=left		5.79
11	align=left		align=left		5.71
12	align=left		align=left		5.62
13	align=left		align=left		5.52
14	align=left		align=left		5.43

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.