2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
The women's long jump at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 27 and 28 August.[1][2] Defending champion Brittney Reese returned but was unable to get out of the qualification round. Katarina Johnson-Thompson could have used her 6.79 automatic qualifier in her heptathlon earlier in the week, 6.79 meters further than she received credit for.
| Women's long jump at the 2015 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 August (qualification) 28 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 7.14 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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In the first round of the final, Christabel Nettey took the early lead with a 6.95. Janay DeLoach Soukup pulled into second with a 6,67 while most of the field struggled to find the board. Ivana Španović then popped 7.01 for a new Serbian National Record. World #1 Tianna Bartoletta put out a 6.95 in the second round to almost pull even with Nettey. Bartoletta's third round 6.87 narrowly broke the tie to briefly put her into second place. On the last jump of the third round Shara Proctor jumped 7.07 for a new British Record and the lead. Nobody made any improvements in the fourth and fifth rounds. On her final attempt, Bartoletta leaped a world leading 7.14 to take the lead. Španović then duplicated her 7.01 but no improvement. When Proctor fouled her final attempt, the medals were settled.[3]
Records
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.[4]
| World record |  Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
7.52 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988 |
| Championship record |  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7.36 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |
| World leading | Tianna Bartoletta (USA) |
7.12 | Eugene, United States | 27 June 2015 |
| African record |  Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) |
7.12 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 2 August 1996 |
| Asian record |  Yao Weili (CHN) |
7.01 | Jinan, People's Republic of China | 5 June 1993 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7.49 | New York City, United States | 22 May 1994 |
| Sestriere, Italy | 31 July 1994 | |||
| South American record |  Maurren Higa Maggi (BRA) |
7.26A | Bogotá, Colombia | 26 June 1999 |
| European record | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
7.52 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988 |
| Oceanian record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bronwyn Thompson (AUS) |
7.00 | Melbourne, Australia | 7 March 2002 |
| The following records were established during the competition: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Leading | Tianna Bartoletta (USA) |
7.14 | Beijing, China | 28 August 2015 |
Qualification standards
| Entry standards[5] |
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| 6.70 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2015 | 10:20 | Qualification |
| 28 August 2015 | 19:50 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+8)
Results
Qualification
Qualification: 6.75 m (Q) and at least 12 best (q) advanced to the final.[6]
Final
The final was started at 19:50[7]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | # 1 | # 2 | # 3 | # 4 | # 5 | # 6 | Mark | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tianna Bartoletta | United States (USA) | x | 6.95 | 6.87 | 6.62 | 6.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 | WL |
 | Shara Proctor |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | x | 6.87 | 7.07 | 7.01 | x | x | 7.07 | NR |
 | Ivana Španović |  Serbia (SRB) | 7.01 | x | x | 6.86 | 6.98 | 7.01 | 7.01 | NR |
| 4 | Christabel Nettey |  Canada (CAN) | 6.95 | 6.85 | x | 6.69 | 6.84 | x | 6.95 | |
| 5 | Lorraine Ugen | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | x | 6.85 | 6.73 | x | x | x | 6.85 | |
| 6 | Malaika Mihambo |  Germany (GER) | x | 6.79 | x | x | 6.60 | – | 6.79 | |
| 7 | Khaddi Sagnia |  Sweden (SWE) | x | 6.67 | 6.56 | 6.40 | 6.78 | 5.05 | 6.78 | PB |
| 8 | Janay DeLoach Soukup | United States (USA) | 6.67 | x | 6.64 | 6.53 | x | x | 6.67 | |
| 9 | Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova |  Belarus (BLR) | 6.66 | x | 6.53 | 6.66 | ||||
| 10 | Darya Klishina |  Russia (RUS) | 6.60 | 6.65 | 6.50 | 6.65 | ||||
| 11 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 6.63 | x | 6.63 | 6.63 | ||||
| 12 | Erica Jarder | Sweden (SWE) | x | x | 6.48 | 6.48 |
References
- "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- Start list
- "World Championships: Shara Proctor wins long jump silver". BBC Sport. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- "Records & Lists – Long Jump". IAAF. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 18 August 2015
- Qualification results
- Final results