2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump explained

The Men's Long Jump event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 29, 2007 (qualification) and August 30, 2007 (final) at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan. There were a total number of 34 competing athletes from 25 countries.

Medallists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Records

World Record8.95Tokyo, Japan30 August 1991
Championship Record

Qualification

Group A

Place Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Mark Notes
1 8.22 8.22
2 7.95 7.44 8.19 8.19
3 X 8.17 8.17
4 X 8.13 X 8.13
5 8.11 X 8.11
6 7.82 X 8.01 8.01
7 6.03 7.65 7.99 7.99
8 7.65 7.93 7.73 7.93
9 7.89 7.63 7.88 7.89
10 7.89 7.80 7.64 7.89
11 X 7.73 7.85 7.85
12 X 5.63 7.74 7.74
13 7.66 X 7.66 7.66
14 7.62 X X 7.62
15 X 7.53 X 7.53
16 7.51 7.37 7.51

Group B

Place Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Mark Notes
1 8.10 7.96 8.28 8.28
2 7.95 8.11 8.22 8.22
3 8.12 8.05 8.07 8.12
4 8.10 7.84 X 8.10
5 8.02 7.66 8.04 8.04
6 7.75 7.84 7.92 7.92
7 7.88 X X 7.88
8 X 7.71 7.83 7.83
9 7.77 7.59 X 7.77
10 X 7.77 X 7.77
11 X 7.67 7.74 7.74
12 X X 7.72 7.72
13 X 7.54 X 7.54
14 7.24 7.42 7.24 7.42
X X X NM
DNS

Final

RankAthleteNationAttemptsDistanceNote
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X 8.30 8.46 X X 8.57 8.57 m
X 8.13 X 8.12 8.20 8.47 8.47 m
8.30 X X 8.02 X 8.22 8.30 m
4 X 8.17 X 8.05 8.13 8.25 8.25 m
5 7.98 7.86 8.19 8.18 8.15 8.19 8.19 m
6 8.09 8.03 8.00 8.17 8.17 X 8.17 m
7 7.90 8.01 X 7.90 X 7.64 8.01 m
8 X 7.98 7.70 X X 7.98 m
9 7.86 7.77 7.95 7.95 m
10 X 7.73 7.94 7.94 m
11 7.71 7.30 7.84 7.84 m
X X X NM

References