2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

None thumb|250px|Dwight Phillips victory celebration at Daeguthumb|110px|Official Video The Men's long jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on September 1 and 2. Defending champion Dwight Phillips had not done well early in the season, only finishing tenth in the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. But as defending champion, he was given the automatic entry into the meet. On his qualifying jump he showed the first sign of life, jumping a season best 8.32 to lead qualifying. Of the rest of the field, only Mitchell Watt achieved an automatic qualifier. Will Claye achieved a rare feat by qualifying for final in both the Long Jump and Triple Jump. In the final, Phillips almost matched his qualifying jump with an 8.31 to take the early lead. Ngonidzashe Makusha came close with an 8.29 in the same round. Mitchell Watt bested the early leaders with an 8.33 in the second round, but not before Phillips had jumped an 8.45 to separate from the field. Nobody was able to improve after that. After the event, Phillips celebrated by showing his assigned bib number 1111, significant for his first-place finish in four World Championships. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeDwight PhillipsUSA 2011 WorldMitchell WattAustralia 2011 WorldNgonidzashe MakushaZimbabwe 2011 World Records Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows. World recordMike Powell USA8.95Tokyo, Japan30 August 1991Championship recordMike Powell USA8.95Tokyo, Japan30 August 1991World leadingMitchell Watt AUS8.54Stockholm, Sweden29 July 2011African recordGodfrey Khotso Mokoena RSA8.50Madrid, Spain4 July 2009Asian RecordMohammed Al-Khuwalidi KSA8.48Sotteville, France2 July 2006North, Central American and Caribbean recordMike Powell USA8.95Tokyo, Japan30 August 1991South American recordIrving Saladino PAN8.73Hengelo, Netherlands24 May 2008European recordRobert Emmiyan URS8.86Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union22 May 1987Oceanian recordMitchell Watt AUS8.54Stockholm, Sweden29 July 2011 Qualification standards A standardB standard 8.20 8.10 Schedule Date Time RoundSeptember 1, 2011 11:35 QualificationSeptember 2, 2011 19:20 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 8.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 1 A Dwight Phillips United States 2011 World 8.32 8.32 Q, SB 2 A Mitchell Watt Australia 2011 World 6.43 8.15 8.15 Q 3 A Christian Reif Germany 2011 World 0.00 x 8.13 0.00 x 8.13 q 4 B Ngonidzashe Makusha Zimbabwe 2011 World 8.05 7.83 8.11 8.11 q 5 B Sebastian Bayer Germany 2011 World 8.11 0.00 - 0.00 - 8.11 q 6 B Marcos Chuva Portugal 2011 World 0.00 x 8.10 0.00 x 8.10 q 7 B Will Claye United States 2011 World 7.83 7.94 8.09 8.09 q 8 A Aleksandr Menkov Russia 2011 World 8.07 0.00 x 0.00 - 8.07 q 9 A Yahya Berrabah Morocco 2011 World 0.00 x 8.03 8.05 8.05 q 10 B Luvo Manyonga South Africa 2011 World 7.77 7.72 8.04 8.04 q 11 A Kim Deok-hyeon South Korea 2011 World 7.86 7.99 8.02 8.02 q, SB 12 A Chris Tomlinson Great Britain 2011 World 7.95 7.84 8.02 8.02 q 13 A Marquise Goodwin United States 2011 World 7.92 7.78 8.02 8.02 14 B Louis Tsatoumas Greece 2011 World 8.01 7.89 0.00 x 8.01 15 B Greg Rutherford Great Britain 2011 World 8.00 0.00 x 8.00 15 A Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 8.00 8.00 17 A Ignisious Gaisah Ghana 2011 World 0.00 x 7.92 7.78 7.92 18 B Eusebio Cáceres Spain 2011 World 7.60 7.90 7.91 7.91 19 B Tyrone Smith Bermuda 2011 World 0.00 x 7.79 7.91 7.91 20 A Damar Forbes Jamaica 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 7.91 7.91 21 B Fabrice Lapierre Australia 2011 World 7.80 7.89 7.76 7.89 22 B Irving Saladino Panama 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 7.84 7.84 23 A Luis Felipe Méliz Spain 2011 World 7.80 7.69 7.82 7.82 24 A Robert Crowther Australia 2011 World 7.74 7.64 7.67 7.74 25 B Raymond Higgs Bahamas 2011 World 0.00 x 7.72 0.00 x 7.72 26 A Jorge McFarlane Peru 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 7.66 7.66 27 A Michel Tornéus Sweden 2011 World 0.00 x 7.62 7.65 7.65 28 A Salim Sdiri France 2011 World 7.49 7.58 7.48 7.58 29 B Lin Ching-hsuan Chinese Taipei 2011 World 7.30 0.00 x 0.00 x 7.30 30 B Kristinn Torfason Iceland 2011 World 5.52 6.25 7.17 7.17 31 B Trevell Quinley United States 2011 World 7.09 0.00 x 0.00 x 7.09 32 B Su Xiongfeng China 2011 World 7.03 7.03 99 B Henry Dagmil Philippines 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 NM 99 A Mohamed Fathalla Difallah Egypt 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 NM 99 A Povilas Mykolaitis Lithuania 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 NM 99 B Stanley Gbagbeke Nigeria 2011 World 0.00 DNS Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Dwight Phillips United States 2011 World 8.31 8.45 0.00 x 0.00 - 0.00 x 0.00 x 8.45 SB Mitchell Watt Australia 2011 World 0.00 x 8.33 4.90 7.79 0.00 x 8.06 8.33 Ngonidzashe Makusha Zimbabwe 2011 World 8.29 8.15 8.14 8.00 8.07 0.00 x 8.29 04 4 Yahya Berrabah Morocco 2011 World 8.03 8.23 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 8.23 05 5 Luvo Manyonga South Africa 2011 World 8.21 0.00 x 7.82 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 8.21 06 6 Aleksandr Menkov Russia 2011 World 7.74 8.19 0.00 x 0.00 x 8.07 0.00 x 8.19 07 7 Christian Reif Germany 2011 World 7.90 8.19 0.00 x 7.98 0.00 x 7.97 8.19 08 8 Sebastian Bayer Germany 2011 World 8.17 8.06 8.13 8.04 7.91 8.02 8.17 SB 09 9 Will Claye United States 2011 World 8.08 7.98 8.10 8.10 10 Marcos Chuva Portugal 2011 World 8.05 0.00 x 7.99 8.05 11 Chris Tomlinson Great Britain 2011 World 7.86 0.00 x 7.87 7.87 12 Kim Deok-hyeon South Korea 2011 World 0.00 DNS References External links Long jump results at IAAF website Long jump Category:Long jump at the World Athletics Championships