Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump explained

Event:Women's long jump
Games:2022
Venue:Alexander Stadium
Dates:5 August (qualification)
7 August (final)
Competitors:18
Nations:14
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:7.00
Gold:Ese Brume
Goldcga:NGR
Silver:Brooke Buschkuehl
Silvercga:AUS
Bronze:Deborah Acquah
Bronzecga:GHA
Prev:2018
Next:2026

The women's long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 5 and 7 August 2022.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record7.52 mLeningrad, Soviet Union11 June 1988
Commonwealth record7.17 mChula Vista, United States29 May 2021
Games record6.97 mMelbourne, Australia24 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

DateTimeRound
Friday 5 August 2022 11:40 Qualification
style=background:lemonchiffonSunday 7 August 2022 style=background:lemonchiffon19:05 style=background:lemonchiffonFinal
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

Qualification

Qualifying performance 6.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final[2]

Rank Group Name
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
Result Notes
1 B 6.85 6.85Q
2 A 6.63 6.84 w 6.84 wQ
3 B 6.63 6.81 6.81Q
4 B 6.53 6.80 w 6.80 wQ
5 A 6.796.79 Q
6 B 6.55 w6.33 w6.59 6.59q
7 B 6.59 6.59q,
7 A 6.59 6.59q
9 A 6.45 w6.19 6.45 wq
10 B 6.42 w6.20 6.42 wq
11 A 6.35 w6.29 6.22 w 6.35 wq
12 B 6.35 6.02 6.35q
13 A 6.18 w6.28 6.28 qR
14 A 6.17 w 6.25 w 6.25 w
15 A 5.87 5.95 5.95
16 B 5.75 5.76 w 5.76 w
17 B 5.54 5.04 5.54
A

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[3]

Rank Name
  1. 1
  1. 2
  1. 3
  1. 4
  1. 5
  1. 6
Result Notes
6.99 6.81 6.99 6.96 7.00 7.00 GR
6.88 6.87 6.92 6.95 6.95
6.94 6.79 6.45 6.68 6.94
4 6.84 5.06 6.54 6.84 6.78 6.71 6.84
5 6.60 6.60
6 6.56 3.43 6.01 6.56
7 6.55 6.42 6.32 6.26 6.01 6.55
8 6.47 6.27 6.18 6.04 6.47
9 6.41 6.36 6.30 6.41
10 6.02 6.32 6.32
11 6.27 6.17 6.03 6.27
12 5.89 6.19 6.19
13 6.00 6.07 6.07

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's Long Jump. Birmingham 2022. 9 August 2022. 9 August 2022.
  2. https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/ATH/2022-08-05/ATHWLONGJUMP----------QUAL--------__C73O_2.0.pdf Qualification results
  3. https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/ATH/2022-08-07/ATHWLONGJUMP----------FNL-000100--__C73P_1.0.pdf Final Results