The women's
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 ...
at the
2013 World Championships in Athletics
The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...
was held at the
Luzhniki Stadium
Luzhniki Stadium ( rus, стадион «Лужники», p=stədʲɪˈon lʊʐnʲɪˈkʲi, ''Stadion Luzhniki'') is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. The full name of the stadium is Grand Sports Arena of the ...
on 10–11 August.
Summary
Two time defending champion, current Olympic champion and world leading
Brittney Reese squeaked through qualifying in the last qualifying position. Her 6.57 tied with teammate
Funmi Jimoh so she won her position by her second best jump (also 6.57 with Jimoh not having a second legal jump).
Shara Proctor led three automatic qualifiers.
In the final, her first round 6.50 was more of the same, while
Blessing Okagbare jumped 6.89 for the lead. Reese's 7.01 to start the second round changed the tune, moving the marker beyond any else's range.
Volha Sudarava's 6.82 put her into third place. In the fifth round,
Ivana Španović
Ivana Vuleta (; sr-cyr, Ивана Вулета, , ; born 10 May 1990) is a Serbian long jumper, two-time World indoor champion, three times European indoor champion and reigning European champion.
In 2013, Vuleta became the first Serbian tr ...
's
Serbian national record of 6.82 equaled Sudarava and Okagbare improved her best to 6.99, just 2 cm short of Reese. Reese followed with a meaningless 6.95. Okagbare's final attempt was 6.96, again close but too short to take the win. Left with a tie for third, officials again had to look to the second best attempt for the tiebreaker. Španović jumped 6.70 in the first round to get the bronze over Sudarava's 6.66, also in the first round.
Records
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Qualification
Qualification: 6.75 m (Q) and at least 12 best (q) advanced to the
final
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.
Final
The final was held on 11 August.
Final Results
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References
External links
Long jump results
at IAAF website
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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 ...
Long jump at the World Athletics Championships
2013 in women's athletics