1997 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump

These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump

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 1997 IAAF World Championships

1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...

in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Tuesday August 5, 1997.

Medalists

Gold	Iván Pedroso Iván 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	Erick Walder Erick Walder Erick Walder is an American long jumper.His personal best was 8.74 meters, achieved in April 1994 in El Paso.-Collegiate career:... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)
Bronze	Kirill Sosunov Kirill Sosunov Kirill Sosunov is a Russian long jumper. He is the 1998 European champion, and that year he also set his personal best jump with 8.38 metres. The previous year he had won World Championships medals both indoor and outdoor.... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS)

Qualifying round

Held on Sunday 1997-08-03

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE
1.		8.09 m
2.		8.05 m
3.		8.00 m
4.		7.99 m
5.		7.98 m
6.		7.96 m
7.		7.93 m
8.		7.92 m
9.		7.90 m
10.		7.87 m
11.		7.75 m
12.		7.69 m
13.		7.62 m
14.		7.21 m
15.		7.18 m
16.		7.17 m
17.		7.15 m
—		NM
—		NM

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE
1.		8.11 m
2.		8.09 m
3.		8.03 m
4.		7.96 m
5.		7.94 m
6.		7.93 m
7.		7.92 m
8.		7.88 m
9.		7.87 m
10.		7.72 m
11.		7.70 m
12.		7.66 m
13.		7.65 m
14.		7.64 m
15.		7.63 m
16.		7.63 m
17.		7.23 m
18.		7.05 m
—		NM
—		NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		8.42	X	X	X	X	7.60	8.42 m	SB
		8.29	8.15	8.29	8.36	8.30	8.38	8.38 m	SB
		8.04	7.89	8.05	8.12	7.83	8.18	8.18 m	SB
4		X	8.07	7.92	8.14	6.62	7.85	8.14 m	SB
5		7.97	X	8.04	X	6.63	X	8.04 m	SB
6		7.98	6.99	7.90	8.03	X	X	8.03 m	SB
7		7.81	7.98	7.92	7.98	7.98	7.91	7.98 m
8		7.88	X	X	X	X	X	7.88 m

9		7.70	7.72	7.86				7.86 m
10		7.76	X	7.59				7.76 m
11		7.66	7.51	7.65				7.66 m
—		X	X	X				NM

Medalists

Qualifying round

Final

See also