2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump that distance was Dwight Phillips, who is the world leader with a jump of 8.74 meters. Dwight Phillips took bronze in 2007 and is looking for his first win over Irving Saladino at an international level. Italy's Andrew Howe, the 2007 world silver medalist, withdrew from the Championships. Other expected to medal content are Olympic silver medalist Godfrey Khotso Mokoena and Olympic Bronze Medalist Ibrahim Camejo.

Events at the
2009 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Medalists
Gold Dwight Phillips
 (United States)
Silver Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
 (South Africa)
Bronze Mitchell Watt
 (Australia)

Records

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

World record  Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
Championship record  Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
World leading  Dwight Phillips (USA) 8.74 Eugene, United States 7 June 2009
African record  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.50 Madrid, Spain 4 July 2009
Asian Record  Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi (KSA) 8.48 Sotteville, France 2 July 2006
North American record  Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
South American record  Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.73 Hengelo, Netherlands 24 May 2008
European record  Robert Emmiyan (URS) 8.86 Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union 22 May 1987
Oceanian record  Jai Taurima (AUS) 8.49 Sydney, Australia 28 September 2000

No new records was set during this competition.

Qualification standards
A standard B standard
8.15m 8.05m

Schedule
Date Time Round
20 August 200918:10Qualification
22 August 200918:05Final

Results

Qualification

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

RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1ADwight Phillips United States (USA)8.448.44Q
2BGreg Rutherford Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)8.308.30Q, NR
3BGodfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa (RSA)x8.298.29Q
4BIrving Saladino Panama (PAN)8.008.168.16Q
5AMitchell Watt Australia (AUS)8.14x-8.14q
6BFabrice Lapierre Australia (AUS)8.14--8.14q
7BBrian Johnson United States (USA)x7.948.098.09q
8BYahya Berrabah Morocco (MAR)8.08xx8.08q
9AChris Tomlinson Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)8.068.028.008.06q
10BSalim Sdiri France (FRA)7.88x8.048.04q
11BGable Garenamotse Botswana (BOT)7.818.038.018.03q
12ALouis Tsatoumas Greece (GRE)8.017.987.868.01q
13ALi Jinzhe China (CHN)8.017.927.908.01
14ATommi Evilä Finland (FIN)x7.848.018.01
15AKim Deok-Hyeon South Korea (KOR)7.627.897.997.99
16BHussein Taher Al-Sabee Saudi Arabia (KSA)7.897.99x7.99
17AViktor Kuznyetsov Ukraine (UKR)7.987.877.957.98
18BNdiss Kaba Badji Senegal (SEN)7.957.987.617.98
19ASebastian Bayer Germany (GER)7.98xx7.98
20BNicholas Gordon Jamaica (JAM)x7.727.927.92
21AKafétien Gomis France (FRA)7.827.907.687.90
22AAlain Bailey Jamaica (JAM)7.637.707.887.88
23AAndriy Makarchev Ukraine (UKR)x7.687.877.87
24BOlexiy Lukashevych Ukraine (UKR)x7.876.187.87
25ALuis Méliz Spain (ESP)7.87xx7.87SB
26BRoman Novotný Czech Republic (CZE)x7.86x7.86
27BStanley Gbagbeke Nigeria (NGR)7.82xx7.82
28BMichel Tornéus Sweden (SWE)7.787.637.787.78
29BMorten Jensen Denmark (DEN)7.697.757.717.75
30AStephan Louw Namibia (NAM)x7.747.697.74
31BTyrone Smith Bermuda (BER)7.627.727.717.72
32AAleksandr Menkov Russia (RUS)7.72xx7.72
33AIbrahim Camejo Cuba (CUB)7.697.717.577.71
34BNils Winter Germany (GER)xx7.697.69
35AŠtepán Wagner Czech Republic (CZE)7.527.687.497.68
36AMohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi Saudi Arabia (KSA)x7.377.667.66SB
37ANikolay Atanasov Bulgaria (BUL)7.63xx7.63
38BMiguel Pate United States (USA)xx7.617.61
39AHugo Chila Ecuador (ECU)7.297.54-7.54
39AKonstantin Safronov Kazakhstan (KAZ)x7.547.297.54
41ADaisuke Arakawa Japan (JPN)7.397.507.537.53
42BYochai Halevi Israel (ISR)7.427.39x7.42SB
AHenry Dagmil Philippines (PHI)xxxNM
BCarlos Jorge Dominican Republic (DOM)xxxNM
BClayton Latham Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)xxxNM

Key: NR = National record, NM = No mark, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

Final
RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
Dwight Phillips United States (USA)8.408.548.378.25-x8.54
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa (RSA)x8.478.318.19xx8.47
Mitchell Watt Australia (AUS)8.28xxx8.37x8.37
4Fabrice Lapierre Australia (AUS)8.217.778.19x8.218.208.21
5Greg Rutherford Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)7.837.96x8.058.158.178.17
6Salim Sdiri France (FRA)7.78x7.998.077.927.838.07
7Gable Garenamotse Botswana (BOT)8.068.04x7.777.837.698.06
8Chris Tomlinson Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)8.027.937.937.668.068.028.06
9Brian Johnson United States (USA)6.30x7.867.86
10Yahya Berrabah Morocco (MAR)5.91x7.837.83
11Louis Tsatoumas Greece (GRE)x7.59x7.59
12Irving Saladino Panama (PAN)xxxNM

Key: NM = No mark

References
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