2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

None The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium 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. The other athlete to jump that distance was Dwight Phillips, who is the world leader with a jump of 8.74 meters. Dwight Phillips took bronze in 2007 and is looking for his first win over Irving Saladino at an international level. Italy's Andrew Howe, 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 GoldDwight Phillips USASilverGodfrey Khotso Mokoena RSABronzeMitchell Watt AUS Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. World recordMike Powell USA8.95Tokyo, Japan30 August 1991Championship recordMike Powell USA8.95Tokyo, Japan30 August 1991World leadingDwight Phillips USA8.74Eugene, United States7 June 2009African recordGodfrey Khotso Mokoena RSA8.50Madrid, Spain4 July 2009Asian RecordMohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi KSA8.48Sotteville, France2 July 2006North American recordMike Powell USA8.95Tokyo, Japan30 August 1991South American recordIrving Saladino PAN8.73Hengelo, Netherlands24 May 2008European recordRobert Emmiyan URS8.86Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union22 May 1987Oceanian recordJai Taurima AUS8.49Sydney, Australia28 September 2000 No new records was set during this competition. Qualification standards A standardB standard 8.15m 8.05m Schedule Date Time Round20 August 2009 18:10 Qualification22 August 2009 18:05 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 01 1 A Dwight Phillips United States 2009 World 8.44 8.44 Q 02 2 B Greg Rutherford Great Britain 2009 World 8.30 8.30 Q, NR 03 3 B Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa 2009 World 00.00 x 8.29 8.29 Q 04 4 B Irving Saladino Panama 2009 World 8.00 8.16 8.16 Q 05 5 A Mitchell Watt Australia 2009 World 8.14 00.00 x 00.00 - 8.14 q 06 6 B Fabrice Lapierre Australia 2009 World 8.14 00.00 - 00.00 - 8.14 q 07 7 B Brian Johnson United States 2009 World 00.00 x 7.94 8.09 8.09 q 08 8 B Yahya Berrabah Morocco 2009 World 8.08 00.00 x 00.00 x 8.08 q 09 9 A Chris Tomlinson Great Britain 2009 World 8.06 8.02 8.00 8.06 q 10 B Salim Sdiri France 2009 World 7.88 00.00 x 8.04 8.04 q 11 B Gable Garenamotse Botswana 2009 World 7.81 8.03 8.01 8.03 q 12 A Louis Tsatoumas Greece 2009 World 8.01 7.98 7.86 8.01 q 13 A Li Jinzhe China 2009 World 8.01 7.92 7.90 8.01 14 A Tommi Evilä Finland 2009 World 00.00 x 7.84 8.01 8.01 15 A Kim Deok-Hyeon South Korea 2009 World 7.62 7.89 7.99 7.99 16 B Hussein Taher Al-Sabee Saudi Arabia 2009 World 7.89 7.99 00.00 x 7.99 17 A Viktor Kuznyetsov Ukraine 2009 World 7.98 7.87 7.95 7.98 18 B Ndiss Kaba Badji Senegal 2009 World 7.95 7.98 7.61 7.98 19 A Sebastian Bayer Germany 2009 World 7.98 00.00 x 00.00 x 7.98 20 B Nicholas Gordon Jamaica 2009 World 00.00 x 7.72 7.92 7.92 21 A Kafétien Gomis France 2009 World 7.82 7.90 7.68 7.90 22 A Alain Bailey Jamaica 2009 World 7.63 7.70 7.88 7.88 23 A Andriy Makarchev Ukraine 2009 World 00.00 x 7.68 7.87 7.87 24 B Olexiy Lukashevych Ukraine 2009 World 00.00 x 7.87 6.18 7.87 25 A Luis Méliz Spain 2009 World 7.87 00.00 x 00.00 x 7.87 SB 26 B Roman Novotný Czech Republic 2009 World 00.00 x 7.86 00.00 x 7.86 27 B Stanley Gbagbeke Nigeria 2009 World 7.82 00.00 x 00.00 x 7.82 28 B Michel Tornéus Sweden 2009 World 7.78 7.63 7.78 7.78 29 B Morten Jensen Denmark 2009 World 7.69 7.75 7.71 7.75 30 A Stephan Louw Namibia 2009 World 00.00 x 7.74 7.69 7.74 31 B Tyrone Smith Bermuda 2009 World 7.62 7.72 7.71 7.72 32 A Aleksandr Menkov Russia 2009 World 7.72 00.00 x 00.00 x 7.72 33 A Ibrahim Camejo Cuba 2009 World 7.69 7.71 7.57 7.71 34 B Nils Winter Germany 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 7.69 7.69 35 A Štepán Wagner Czech Republic 2009 World 7.52 7.68 7.49 7.68 36 A Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi Saudi Arabia 2009 World 00.00 x 7.37 7.66 7.66 SB 37 A Nikolay Atanasov Bulgaria 2009 World 7.63 00.00 x 00.00 x 7.63 38 B Miguel Pate United States 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 7.61 7.61 39 A Hugo Chila Ecuador 2009 World 7.29 7.54 00.00 - 7.54 39 A Konstantin Safronov Kazakhstan 2009 World 00.00 x 7.54 7.29 7.54 41 A Daisuke Arakawa Japan 2009 World 7.39 7.50 7.53 7.53 42 B Yochai Halevi Israel 2009 World 7.42 7.39 00.00 x 7.42 SB 99 A Henry Dagmil Philippines 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 NM 99 B Carlos Jorge Dominican Republic 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 NM 99 B Clayton Latham Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 NM Key: NR = National record, NM = No mark, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best Final Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes Dwight Phillips United States 2009 World 8.40 8.54 8.37 8.25 - 00.00 x 8.54 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa 2009 World 00.00 x 8.47 8.31 8.19 00.00 x 00.00 x 8.47 Mitchell Watt Australia 2009 World 8.28 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 8.37 00.00 x 8.37 04 4 Fabrice Lapierre Australia 2009 World 8.21 7.77 8.19 00.00 x 8.21 8.20 8.21 05 5 Greg Rutherford Great Britain 2009 World 7.83 7.96 00.00 x 8.05 8.15 8.17 8.17 06 6 Salim Sdiri France 2009 World 7.78 00.00 x 7.99 8.07 7.92 7.83 8.07 07 7 Gable Garenamotse Botswana 2009 World 8.06 8.04 00.00 x 7.77 7.83 7.69 8.06 08 8 Chris Tomlinson Great Britain 2009 World 8.02 7.93 7.93 7.66 8.06 8.02 8.06 09 9 Brian Johnson United States 2009 World 6.30 00.00 x 7.86 7.86 10 Yahya Berrabah Morocco 2009 World 5.91 00.00 x 7.83 7.83 11 Louis Tsatoumas Greece 2009 World 00.00 x 7.59 00.00 x 7.59 12 Irving Saladino Panama 2009 World 00.00 x 00.00 x 00.00 x 0.00 NM 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. Long jump Category:Long jump at the World Athletics Championships