The men's long jump at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

was held at the

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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 Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda (born January 23, 1983) is a Panamanian former long jumper. He was Olympic champion, having won at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and is Panama's first and only Olympic gold medalist. He was world champion in the long j ...

. The other athlete to jump that distance was

Dwight Phillips Dwight Phillips (born October 1, 1977) is an American former athlete and a four-time world champion in the long jump. He was the 2004 Olympic champion in the event. His personal best of 8.74 meters, set in 2009, makes him the joint fifth b ...

, who is the world leader with a jump of 8.74 meters.

took bronze in 2007 and is looking for his first win over

at an international level. Italy's

Andrew Howe Andrew Howe (born 12 May 1985) is an American-born Italian athlete who specializes in the long jump and sprinting. He won this event as well as the 200 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He was successful at senior level at a young ...

, 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.

Medalists

Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. No new records was set during this competition.

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Qualification

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

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

Final

Key: NM = No mark

References

Long jump qualification from IAAF
IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-26.
Long jump final results from IAAF
IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-26. {{DEFAULTSORT:2009 World Championships In Athletics - Men's Long Jump

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