Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

Men's long jump
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing Olympic Stadium
Date16 August 2008 (qualification)
18 August 2008 (final)
Competitors41 from 33 nations
Winning distance8.34
Medalists
   Panama
   South Africa
   Cuba
Athletics at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4 × 100 m relay men women
4 × 400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's long jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 and 18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]

The qualifying standards were 8.20 m (26.9 ft) (A standard) and 8.05 m (26.41 ft) (B standard).[2]

This event marked the first time that an American did not compete in the final phase in a non-boycotted Olympic competition. On the other hand, Panama achieved its first gold medal in its Olympic history.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record United States Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 m Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
Olympic record  Bob Beamon (USA) 8.90 m Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

Qualifying round

Qualifying Performance 8.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Group Name Nationality 1 2 3 Mark Remarks
1 ALouis Tsatoumas Greece 8.27
(+0.1)
8.27 Q
2 AIbrahim Camejo Cuba 8.23
(+0.5)
8.23 Q
3 AGreg Rutherford Great Britain 8.16
(-0.1)
8.16 Q
4 AKhotso Mokoena South Africa 8.03
(-0.1)
x 8.14
(-0.1)
8.14 q
5 BNgonidzashe Makusha Zimbabwe 8.14
(0.0)
7.94
(0.0)
- 8.14 q
6 BWilfredo Martínez Cuba 7.92
(+0.4)
7.80
(+0.4)
8.07
(+0.1)
8.07 q
7 BNdiss Kaba Badji Senegal 7.65
(-0.1)
7.79
(-0.1)
8.07
(-0.5)
8.07 q, SB
8 AHussein Taher Al-Sabee Saudi Arabia 5.47
(+0.3)
8.04
( -0.4)
x 8.04 q
9 BIrving Saladino Panama x x 8.01
(+0.2)
8.01 q
10 ALuis Felipe Méliz Spain x 7.77
(-0.1)
7.95
(+0.1)
7.95 q
11 AGable Garenamotse Botswana 7.58
(+0.3)
x 7.95
(+0.4)
7.95 q
12 BRoman Novotný Czech Republic 7.75
(+0.3)
7.81
(-0.1)
7.94
(-0.2)
7.94 q
13 AStephan Louw Namibia 7.73
(+0.1)
x 7.93
(+0.6)
7.93
14 BMohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi Saudi Arabia x x 7.93
(+0.4)
7.93
15 BTyrone Smith Bermuda 6.95
(+0.1)
7.63
(-0.6)
7.91
(-0.1)
7.91
16 BFabrice Lapierre Australia 7.90
(+0.1)
x x 7.90
17 AYahya Berrabah Morocco 7.88
(+0.1)
x x 7.88
17 ATommi Evilä Finland x x 7.88
(+0.2)
7.88
19 BTrevell Quinley United States x x 7.87
(-0.2)
7.87
20 BAndrew Howe Italy 7.73
(+0.1)
7.81
( -0.2)
x 7.81
21 ASalim Sdiri France x x 7.81
(+0.3)
7.81
22 BBrian Johnson United States x 7.79
(-0.1)
x 7.79
23 ASebastien Bayer Germany x 7.43
(+0.1)
7.77
(0.0)
7.77
24 AHugo Chila Ecuador 7.77
(+0.2)
x x 7.77
24 BAndriy Makarchev Ukraine 7.77
(+0.3)
x x 7.77
26 AMauro da Silva Brazil x 7.75
(-0.1)
x 7.75
27 BChris Tomlinson Great Britain 7.52
(+0.4)
7.62
(0.0)
7.70
(+0.2)
7.70
28 ALi Runrun China 7.70
(+0.2)
x 7.56
(+0.1)
7.70 SB
29 BTarik Bouguetaib Morocco 7.69
(-0.1)
x x 7.69
30 BHerbert McGregor Jamaica 7.64
(0.0)
7.46
(+0.3)
7.36
(0.0)
7.64
31 AMorten Jensen Denmark x 7.58
(+0.3)
7.63
(-0.1)
7.63
32 BLouis Tristán Peru 7.58
(+0.1)
7.62
(+0.3)
x 7.62
33 AMarcin Starzak Poland x x 7.62
(-0.2)
7.62
34 AHenry Dagmil Philippines 7.58
(0.0)
x x 7.58
35 ANikolai Atanasov Bulgaria x x 7.54
(-0.5)
7.54
36 BJulien Fivaz Switzerland 7.53
(0.0)
x x 7.53
37 AVladimir Malyavin Russia 7.32
(-0.2)
7.35
(-0.1)
x 7.35
38 BMiguel Pate United States x 7.34
(+0.4)
x 7.34
BZhou Can China - - - NM
BArnaud Casquette Mauritius DNS
AIssam Nima Algeria DNS

Final

RankAthleteNationality123456ResultNotes[3]
1st Irving Saladino Panama x
(+0.1)
8.17
(-0.1)
8.21
(+0.1)
8.34
(-0.3)
x
(-0.2)
x
(-0.5)
8.34
(-0.3)
2ndKhotso Mokoena South Africa 7.86
(+0.1)
x
(0.0)
8.02
(+0.2)
8.24
(0.0)
x
(-0.2)
x
(-0.4)
8.24
(0.0)
3rdIbrahim Camejo Cuba 7.94 8.09 8.08 7.88 7.93 8.20 8.20
4Ngonidzashe Makusha Zimbabwe 8.19 8.06 8.05 8.10 8.05 6.48 8.19
5Wilfredo Martínez Cuba 7.60 7.90 x 8.04 x 8.19 8.19
6Ndiss Kaba Badji Senegal 8.03 x 8.02 8.16 8.03 7.92 8.16 SB
7Luis Felipe Méliz Spain x 8.02 x x 7.98 8.07 8.07
8Roman Novotný Czech Republic 7.87 7.75 8.00 x 7.82 7.94 8.00
9Gable Garenamotse Botswana x7.85 - 7.85
10 Greg Rutherford Great Britain x5.20 7.84 7.84
11Hussein Taher Al-Sabee Saudi Arabia 7.80x x 7.80
Louis Tsatoumas Greece xx x NM

DNS Did Not Start NM No Mark

References


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