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 gr ...
at the
2023 World Athletics Championships
The 2023 World Athletics Championships ( hu, 2023-as atlétikai világbajnokság), the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, are scheduled to be held from 19 August to 27 August 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.
The city of Budapes ...
was held at the
National Athletics Centre in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
on 19 and 20 August 2023.
Summary
Under hot conditions
Fátima Diame took the early lead with 6.82m. Several jumps later
Ese Brume came close with a 6.80m. At the end of the round,
Tara Davis-Woodhall
Tara Davis-Woodhall (; ; born May 20, 1999) is an American track and field athlete. She won a gold medal in women's long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics and also a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships. In 2017, she set the American ju ...
popped a 6.91m. Only 5 of the first round were able to get a legal jump off. Next down the runway,
Ivana Vuleta jumped 7.05m for her first legal jump to move on top of the podium. Later in the round, Brume improved her position by making 6.84m. From there, nobody was able to improve until the last jump of the fifth round, when Vuleta nailed a big one. Thinking she had fouled, Vuleta walked to the stands in frustration, but the jump was called good and measured at . With her final attempt
Alina Rotaru-Kottmann jumped 6.88m to leapfrog into bronze.
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:
The following records were set at the competition:
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 6.85 m.
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:
Results
Qualification
The qualification round took place on 19 August, in two groups, both starting at 13:25. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 6.80 metres (
Q ) or at least the 12 best performers (
q ) qualified for the final.
Final
The final was started on 20 August at 16:55.
Final Results
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References
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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 gr ...
Long jump at the World Athletics Championships