1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump
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These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump
event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships
in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 50 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 12, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 8.05 metres.
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 take off point...
event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....
in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 50 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 12, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 8.05 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Iván PedrosoIván Pedroso Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler is a retired Cuban athlete, specializing in long jump.In July 1990, still at the age of 17, Pedroso jumped more than 8 meters for the first time. Facing tough competition from Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and others, he still won numerous gold medals in international... Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... (CUB) |
| Silver |  James BeckfordJamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic... (JAM) |
| Bronze |  Mike PowellMike Powell (athlete) Michael Anthony Powell born is a former American track and field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record.Mike Powell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European TimeCentral European TimeCentral European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00...
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)Qualification Round Group A Group B 11.08.1995 – 18:05h 11.08.1995 – 18:05h Final Round 12.08.1995 – 17:40h
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
8.95 m | August 30, 1991 |  Tokyo, Japan |
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| Event Record | ||||
Qualifying round
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8.25 m | |
| 2. | 8.16 m | |
| 3. | 8.13 m | |
| 4. | 8.06 m | |
| 5. | 7.98 m | |
| 6. | 7.93 m | |
| 7. | 7.87 m | |
| 8. | 7.87 m | |
| 9. | 7.85 m | |
| 10. | 7.84 m | |
| 11. | 7.67 m | |
| 12. | 7.65 m | |
| 13. | 7.52 m | |
| 14. | 7.37 m | |
| 15. | 7.35 m (NR) | |
| 16. | 7.29 m | |
| 17. | 2.38 m | |
| — | NM | |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8.45m | |
| 2. | 8.24m | |
| 3. | 8.08 m | |
| 4. | 8.04 m | |
| 5. | 7.92 m | |
| 6. | 7.91 m | |
| 7. | 7.91 m | |
| 9. | 7.88 m | |
| 10. | 7.85 m | |
| 10. | 7.85 m | |
| 12. | 7.81 m | |
| 13. | 7.79 m | |
| 14. | 7.68 m | |
| 15. | 7.63 m | |
| 16. | 7.38 m | |
| 17. | 7.36 m | |
| 18. | 7.31 m | |
| 19. | 7.29 m | |
| 20. | 2.17 m | |
| — | NM | |
| DNS |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 8.70 m | |||||||||
| 8.30 m | |||||||||
| 8.29 m | |||||||||
| 4 | 8.14 m | ||||||||
| 5 | 8.01 m | ||||||||
| 6 | 8.00 m | ||||||||
| 7 | 7.94 m | ||||||||
| 8 | 7.93 m | ||||||||
| 9 | 7.93 m | ||||||||
| 10 | 7.87 m | ||||||||
| 11 | 7.77 m | ||||||||
| 12 | 7.77 m | ||||||||
| 13 | 7.72 m | ||||||||
| 14 | 7.43 m | ||||||||
See also
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