2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' long jump explained

The Boys' long jump at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held on 10 and 11 July.

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best8.25La Habana, Cuba28 September 1986
Championship Record7.95Marrakech, Morocco15 July 2005
World Youth Leading7.95Pune, India5 July 2013

Qualification

Qualification rule: 7.35 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) qualified.[1]

Rank Group Name Nationality
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
Result Notes
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B Henry Smith

Final

Rank Athlete Country Mark Wind
7.79 +0.7
7.53 +0.2
7.53 +0.1
4 7.40 +0.6
5 7.34 +0.6
6 7.34 +0.3
7 7.32 0.0
8 7.32 +0.8
9 7.29 +1.0
10 7.29 +0.1
11 7.28 +0.3
12 7.24 +0.2

Notes and References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-youth-championships/8th-iaaf-world-youth-championships-4874/results/men/long-jump/qualification/startlist iaaf.org - International Association of Athletics Federations