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1991 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Long Jump
These are the official results of the Long jump, Men's Long Jump event at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics, 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Friday August 30, 1991. Medalists Analysis This was perhaps the greatest long jump competition ever, as both of the top two athletes achieved distances beyond the then world record which had stood for almost 23 years (though one was over the Wind assistance, wind-legal limit of 2.0 m/s). Both made the best Wind assistance, wind-legal jumps of their careers in this competition; the still best and still third best Wind assistance, wind-legal jumps in history; and the best two long jumps not aided by altitude. Carl Lewis' record at the time was: two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time world champion (in the era when it was also still a once-every-four-year event) and, having been undefeated in ten years, he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sabulei
James Sabulei (born 12 April 1969) is a Kenyan former triple jumper who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References 1969 births Living people Kenyan male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics African Games gold medalists for Kenya African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 All-Africa Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Gombala
Milan Gombala (born 29 January 1968 in Lučenec) is a retired Czech long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...er, best known for his silver medal at the 1994 European Championships. His personal best is 8.04 metres, achieved in August 1995 in Linz. International competitions 1No mark in the final External links * 1968 births Living people People from Lučenec Sportspeople from the Banská Bystrica Region Czech male long jumpers Czechoslovak male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Czech Republic Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Czech Republic World Athletics Championships athletes for Cze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Oliván
Jesús Oliván Mallén (born 5 July 1968) is a retired Spanish long jumper. He was born in Aranjuez. He finished eighth at the 1986 European Indoor Championships and fifteenth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships He also competed at the 1991 World Indoor Championships, the 1991 World Championships, the 1992 Olympic Games and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. He became Spanish long jump champion in 1991, 1995 and 1996, rivalling with Antonio Corgos and Ángel Hernández. He also became indoor champion in 1991, 1994 and 1996. His personal best jump was 8.12 metres, achieved in August 1991 in Vigo Vigo ( , , , ) is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Penins .... Oliván stands tall, and during his active career he weighed . References 1968 births Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Forsythe
Mark Clifford Forsythe (born 10 August 1965) is a Northern Irish former athlete who competed in the men's long jump event during his career. He twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1992. Forsythe was affiliated with Ballymena & Antrim. Following his athletics career, Forsythe, who was born in Belfast, worked for BBC Northern Ireland as a presenter and reporter. He went on to join Sky in 1995, and worked for Sky Sports Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It ... as an executive producer, and later as production workflow manager. International competitions * (#) Results in parentheses indicate distance achieved in qualifying round. * (q) Indicates overall position achieved in qualifying round. External links * 1965 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edrick Floreal
Eadric, alternatively spelled Edric or Edrick, is a name of Anglo-Saxon or Jute origin and may refer to: * Eadric of Kent (died c. 686), king of Kent from 685 to 686 * Eadric Streona (died 1017), ealdorman of Mercia under Æthelred II and Cnut * Eadric the Wild, leader of resistance against the Norman Conquest between 1068 and 1070 * Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford (1849–1911), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Edric Bastyan (1903–1980), British governor of South Australia and Tasmania * Edric Connor (1913–1968), American singer and actor * Edrick Floreal (born 1966), Canadian athlete * Edrick Lee (born 1992), Australian rugby league footballer The name may also refer to the following fictional characters: * Edric (''Dune''), a character from Frank Herbert's 1969 science fiction novel ''Dune Messiah'' * Edrik (''Dune''), a character from the Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson novels ''Hunters of Dune'' (2006) and ''Sandworms of Dune'' (2007) * Edric Blight (The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Culbert
David Thomas Culbert (born 17 March 1967 in Sydney) is a former international track and field athlete. In an international long jump career that spanned ten years, he won two Commonwealth Games silver medals in 1990 and 1994 and also made finals at the 1992 Olympics. Since his retirement, he has established himself as Australia's track and field commentator working with Channel 7 and SBS as well as various radio stations. In 2004 and 2005 he hosted a Sunday morning discussion show, ''The Insiders'' on Melbourne station SEN 1116. In his role as a commentator, he has called Athletics at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, 1998 and 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and the past five World Athletics Championships. He has also held the role of reporter/producer on Channel Seven programs ''Talking Footy'', '' The Olympic Show'' and ''Sportsworld''. Culbert runs a sports media, promotion and marketing firm called Jump Media and has clients including Athletics Australia and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Ochkan
Vladimir Ochkan (born 13 January 1968) is a Ukrainian male former track and field athlete who competed in the long jump. He won the gold medal at the 1987 European Athletics Junior Championships with a championship record mark of – a record which still stands as of 2018. The following year he ranked second in the global indoor season with a best of , behind American Larry Myricks. He set a lifetime best of outdoors that year, ranking eighth on the global lists. Ochkan represented the Soviet Union twice at global level, reaching the finals at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics and the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include relay races as well as women's triple j .... He won one national title in his career, at the Ukrainian Indoor Championships in 1996. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Ogbeide
George Ogbeide (born 4 August 1968 in Lagos) is a retired Nigerian long jumper. He won the silver medal at the 1991 Summer Universiade and the gold at the 1991 All-Africa Games. Ogbeide finished fourth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships with teammates Olapade Adeniken, Victor Omagbemi and Davidson Ezinwa. His personal best jump was 8.24 metres, achieved in July 1991 in Cottbus. This ranks him fourth among Nigerian long jumpers, behind Yusuf Alli (8.27 m), Charlton Ehizuelen (8.26 m indoor) and Paul Emordi Paul Azuka Emordi (born 25 December 1965) is a retired Nigerian athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, sim ... (8.25 m) Ogbeide also won the 1991 American collegiate (NCAA) long jump title with a leap of 8.13 metres. Achievements External links * 1968 births Living people Nigerian male sprinters Nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Evangelisti
Giovanni Evangelisti (born 11 September 1961 in Rimini) is a retired long jumper from Italy. His greatest achievements were the Olympic bronze medal in 1984 and three World Indoor bronze medals. He finished fourth at the 1988 Olympics. Biography Despite his records, he is best remembered for the scandal that occurred during the 1987 World Championships. In the long jump final, home officials gave a forged measurement for one of Evangelisti's jumps - recording it as 8.37m instead of 7.85m - which resulted in him winning the bronze medal. Though initially successful, the scam was eventually exposed by Sandro Donati and others, resulting in Evangelisti relinquishing his medal. Larry Myricks of the United States was instated as the rightful bronze medalist nine months later. He won 11 medals (nine of them bronze), at the International athletics competitions. His personal best jump was 8.43 metres, achieved in San Giovanni Valdarno on 16 May 1987. This stood as the Italian recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Jefferson
Jaime Jefferson Guilarte (; born 17 January 1962) is a retired Cuban long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...er. A predecessor of the greatest Cuban long jumper, Ivan Pedroso, he was also capable of big jumps, taking more international medals in a career that spanned for over a decade. Career His first notable success were 1983 Pan-American Games in Caracas where he won the gold. Jefferson improved his long jump personal best to 8.37m in 1984, but was deprived of competing at the L.A. Olympics through Cuban boycott. Over the next decade and a half, he amassed several medals from Central American Games and Championships, winning the golds at Champs in 1985 and CAC Games in 1986. Jaime also won two golds at World University Games - first in Kobe in 1985, second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |