2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's long jump explained

Event:	Women's long jump
Competition:	2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
Venue:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Dates:	3 August (qualification) 5 August (final)
Competitors:	32
Nations:	25
Win Label:	Winning distance
Win Value:	6.66
Gold:	Plamena Mitkova
Goldnoc:	BUL
Silver:	Natalia Linares
Silvernoc:	COL
Bronze:	Marta Armani
Bronzenoc:	ITA
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The women's long jump at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero on 3 and 5 August.^[1]

38 athletes from 29 countries were entered to the competition,^{[2] [3]} however 32 athletes from 25 countries were on the final startlist.

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[4]

Record	Athlete & Nationality	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record		7.14	Bratislava, Czechoslovakia	4 June 1983
Championship Record		6.82	Sudbury, Canada	30 July 1988
World U20 Leading		6.73	Garbsen, Germany	22 May 2022

Results

Qualification

The qualification round took place on 3 August, in two groups, both starting at 09:45. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 6.40 metres (

Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) qualified for the final.^{[5] [6]}

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	Round			Mark	Notes
				1	2	3
1	A			6.05	5.97	6.34	6.34
2	B				6.32	6.24	6.32
3	B			6.31	5.93	5.68	6.31
4	A				6.31		6.31	,
5	A			6.29			6.29
6	B			6.22	6.22		6.22
7	B			6.14	6.15	6.21	6.21
8	A			6.21	6.10	6.05	6.21
9	A			5.87	6.20	4.73	6.20	,
10	A			6.11	6.08	6.15	6.15
11	B			5.90	6.12	6.13	6.13
12	B			6.08		6.13	6.13
13	A			4.58	6.03	6.10	6.10
14	A			6.10	3.95	5.91	6.10
15	A			6.08	5.84	5.92	6.08
16	A			5.88	6.07		6.07
17	B				6.05	5.93	6.05
18	A			5.97	5.96	6.04	6.04
19	B			5.81	6.03	5.86	6.03
20	A			5.88	5.67	6.02	6.02
21	A			6.01		5.92	6.01
22	B			4.12	5.60	6.01	6.01
23	B				6.01		6.01
24	A			5.87	5.57	5.97	5.97
25	B				5.93	5.94	5.94
26	A			5.89		5.69	5.89
27	B			5.84	5.75	5.74	5.84
28	B			5.70	5.56	5.80	5.80
29	A			5.70			5.70
30	B					5.65	5.65
31	B				5.53	5.44	5.53
	B

Final

The final was started at 15:52 on 5 August.^[7]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Round						Mark	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
			6.19	X	6.66	6.57			6.66
			5.82	6.07	6.33	6.59	6.40	6.52	6.59
			6.24	6.21			6.22	6.52	6.52
4			6.08	6.15	6.18	6.17	6.45		6.45
5			6.04	6.25	6.30	6.09	6.12	6.31	6.31
6				6.07	6.19	6.31	6.17	6.15	6.31
7			6.16	6.04	6.21	6.15	6.01	5.99	6.21
8			5.97	6.18	6.04	6.00		5.98	6.18
9			5.94	6.06	6.16				6.16
10			6.12	5.95	6.02				6.12
11				6.09					6.09
12			6.02	5.80					6.02

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
2. Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and COUNTRY (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
3. Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and SEASON BEST (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
4. Web site: Long Jump Women - Qualification Start List. 2 August 2022.
5. Web site: Long Jump Women – Qualification – Results. World Athletics. 3 August 2022.
6. Web site: Long Jump Women – Qualification – Summary. World Athletics. 3 August 2022.
7. Web site: RESULTS Long jump Women - Final. World Athletics. 6 August 2022. 6 August 2022.