2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

None thumb|110px|Official Video The women's long jump event at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Daegu Stadium on August 27 and 28. Reigning world champion Brittney Reese was the pre-event favourite as she held the best mark that year (7.19 m) and led on the Diamond League circuit. Russia's Darya Klishina and Olga Zaytseva were the only ones to have cleared seven metres that season, while Americans Funmi Jimoh and Janay DeLoach were the only jumpers to have defeated Reese on the circuit. Veronika Shutkova and Maurren Maggi (the 2008 Olympic gold medallist) were other highly ranked entrants.Martin, David (2011-08-20). Women's Long Jump - PREVIEW https://web.archive.org/web/20120503105407/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventPreviewsListDetail.aspx?id=61162 2012-05-03 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-27.Long jump 2011. IAAF (2011-08-27). Retrieved on 2011-08-27. Maggi produced the best jump of the qualifying rounds, followed by Belarusian Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova. Brittney Reese needed the last of her three jumps to achieve the qualifying mark. Zaytseva was the most prominent jumper to be eliminated at the first stage.Martin, David (2011-08-27). Women's Long Jump - Qualification - Reese takes stuttering step into final https://web.archive.org/web/20120515221942/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventReportsListDetail.aspx?id=61334 2012-05-15 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-28. Maggi, Jimoh and Naide Gomes were high-profile eliminations in the first half of the final round. Reese took the lead with her first jump of 6.82 m and, despite having had five no-jumps, she remained in first place to take the gold. It was Olga Kucherenko, Ineta Radēviča and Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova who fought for the minor medals. Mironchyk-Ivanova jumped 6.74 m in round three, only to be overtaken by Kucherenko (6.77 m) the following round. Radēviča produced her best (6.76 m) with her final jump to edge into the bronze medal position.Lee, Lauren & Martin, David (2011-08-28). Women's Long Jump - Final - Reese successfully defends https://web.archive.org/web/20120515221948/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/NewsEventReportsListDetail.aspx?id=61429 2012-05-15 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. Reese's mark of 6.82 m was the shortest winning distance in the history of the event at the World Championships. Nevertheless, she became only the second woman to ever win two consecutive long jump world titles, matching the feat of her fellow American Jackie Joyner-Kersee.Wenig, Jörg (2011-08-28).Reese - Walking in the footsteps of idol Joyner-Kersee https://web.archive.org/web/20110916172323/http://daegu2011.iaaf.org/newslistdetail.aspx?id=61470 2011-09-16 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-29. Kucherenko and Radēviča gained their first ever medals on the world stage, although both had been medallists at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. Mironchyk-Ivanova was fourth. She had a jump which seemed to be the longest of all, about 6.90 m. Her ponytail swang and left the mark behind at 6.74 m and she lost the win and all the other medals as a result.Merlo, Gianni (2011-09-03).- Incredible: Nastassia has lost the long jump gold and $60,000 dollars because of a hairstyle. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-03. A retest of silver medallist Kucherenko's sample in 2016 came back positive for doping and she was stripped of her medal. As a result Radēviča was promoted to silver medal and Mironchyk-Ivanova moved into the medals with a bronze.Palmer, Dan (2017-02-01). Long jumper Kucherenko banned for two years, reports claim. Inside the Games. Retrieved 2018-03-17. Medalists Revised GoldSilverBronzeBrittney ReeseUSA 2011 WorldIneta RadēvičaLatvia 2011 WorldNastassia Mironchyk-IvanovaBelarus 2011 World Original GoldSilverBronzeBrittney ReeseUSA 2011 WorldOlga KucherenkoRussia 2011 WorldIneta RadēvičaLatvia 2011 World Records Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows. World recordGalina Chistyakova URS7.51Leningrad, Soviet Union11 June 1988Championship recordJackie Joyner-Kersee USA7.36Rome, Italy3 September 1987World leadingBrittney Reese USA7.19Eugene, OR, United States26 June 2011African recordChioma Ajunwa NGR7.12Atlanta, GA, United States2 August 1996Asian recordWeili Yao CHN7.01Jinan, China5 June 1993North, Central American and Caribbean recordJackie Joyner-Kersee USA7.49New York, NY, United States22 May 1994Sestriere, Italy31 July 1994South American recordMaurren Higa Maggi BRA7.26Bogotá, Colombia26 June 1999European recordGalina Chistyakova URS7.51Leningrad, Soviet Union11 June 1988Oceanian recordBronwyn Thompson AUS7.00Melbourne, Australia7 March 2002 Qualification standards A standardB standard 6.75 6.65 Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 27, 2011 21:15 QualificationAugust 28, 2011 18:15 Final Results Qualification Qualification: Qualifying Performance 6.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final. Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes 1 B Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil 2011 World 6.55 6.86 6.86 Q 2 B Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova Belarus 2011 World 6.80 6.80 Q 3 A Brittney Reese United States 2011 World 6.41 0.00 x 6.79 6.79 Q 4 B Darya Klishina Russia 2011 World 6.77 6.77 Q 5 A Naide Gomes Portugal 2011 World 6.76 6.76 Q 6 B Funmi Jimoh United States 2011 World 6.68 0.00 x 6.26 6.68 q 7 A Olga Kucherenko Russia 2011 World 6.37 6.67 0.00 x 6.67 q 8 A Carolina Klüft Sweden 2011 World 6.60 0.00 x 6.40 6.60 q 9 B Ineta Radēviča Latvia 2011 World 0.00 x 6.59 0.00 x 6.59 q 10 B Mayookha Johny India 2011 World 6.52 0.00 x 6.53 6.53 q 11 B Karin Mey Melis Turkey 2011 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 6.52 6.52 q 12 A Janay DeLoach United States 2011 World 00.00 x 6.29 6.51 6.51 q 13 B Olga Zaytseva Russia 2011 World 6.50 00.00 x 00.00 x 6.50 14 A Bianca Kappler Germany 2011 World 6.48 6.48 6.32 6.48 15 A Viktoriya Rybalko Ukraine 2011 World 6.45 0.00 x 6.40 6.45 16 A Veronika Shutkova Belarus 2011 World 6.45 0.00 x 6.29 6.45 17 A Bianca Stuart Bahamas 2011 World 0.00 x 3.96 6.44 6.44 18 B Blessing Okagbare Nigeria 2011 World 0.00 x 6.36 6.27 6.36 19 B Irene Pusterla Switzerland 2011 World 6.34 6.22 6.21 6.34 20 B Shara Proctor Great Britain 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 6.34 6.34 21 A Marestella Torres Philippines 2011 World 6.31 6.19 6.22 6.31 22 A Teresa Dobija Poland 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 6.30 6.30 23 A Lauma Griva Latvia 2011 World 6.27 6.16 6.10 6.27 24 A Keila Costa Brazil 2011 World 6.09 6.07 6.26 6.26 25 A Yuliya Tarasova Uzbekistan 2011 World 0.00 x 6.26 0.00 x 6.26 26 B Éloyse Lesueur France 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 6.22 6.22 27 B Nina Kolarič Slovenia 2011 World 0.00 x 6.19 6.15 6.19 28 A Jovanee Jarrett Jamaica 2011 World 6.19 0.00 x 5.75 6.19 29 B Jung Soon-Ok South Korea 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 6.18 6.18 SB 30 B Chantel Malone British Virgin Islands 2011 World 5.96 6.12 0.00 x 6.12 31 B Sostene Moguenara Germany 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 6.02 6.02 32 A Ola Sesay Sierra Leone 2011 World 5.64 5.94 5.43 5.94 33 B Tori Polk United States 2011 World 0.00 x 5.66 0.00 x 5.66 34 A Enas Gharib Egypt 2011 World 5.35 5.48 5.44 5.48 SB B Concepción Montaner Spain 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x0.00 x0.00 NM A Ivana Španović Serbia 2011 World 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 DNS Final Format: Each athlete has three attempts, then the eight best performers have three further attempts Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Brittney Reese United States 2011 World 6.82 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 6.82 Ineta Radēviča Latvia 2011 World 6.61 6.63 6.66 6.61 0.00 x 6.76 6.76 SB Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova Belarus 2011 World 0.00 x 6.71 6.74 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 6.74 04 4Carolina Klüft Sweden 2011 World 0.00 x 6.44 6.56 0.00 x 6.37 0.00 x 6.56 05 5Janay DeLoach United States 2011 World 6.32 6.39 0.00 x 0.00 x 6.32 6.56 6.56 06 6Darya Klishina Russia 2011 World 6.39 6.30 6.49 0.00 x 6.50 6.33 6.50 07 7Karin Mey Melis Turkey 2011 World 0.00 x 6.44 0.00 x 0.00 x 6.44 6.19 6.44 08 8Mayookha Johny India 2011 World 6.37 6.31 6.26 6.37 10 Naide Gomes Portugal 2011 World 0.00 x 6.16 6.26 6.26 11 Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 6.17 6.17 Funmi Jimoh United States 2011 World 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 NM Olga Kucherenko Russia 2011 World 6.48 6.56 6.65 6.77 0.00 x 0.00 x DQ https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/13th-iaaf-world-championships-in-athletics-4147/results/women/long-jump/final/result 13th IAAF World Championships in athletics - long jump, women's final 2011-08-28 IAAF 2017-07-14 References External links Long jump results at IAAF website Long jump Category:Long jump at the World Athletics Championships