2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
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The Men's long jump event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
was held on March 10–11.
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2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena....
was held on March 10–11.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the long jump.Gaisah currently lives and trains in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to the Netherlands in 2001 and soon flabbergasted everyone at his local club by saying his personal best was 7,85 metres and started proving it as well. He... |
Irving Saladino Irving Saladino Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda is a Panamanian long jumper. He is the current Olympic champion, and Panama's first and only Olympic gold medallist.Saladino was born in Colón, Panama.... |
Andrew Howe Andrew Howe Andrew Howe is an Italian athlete who specializes in the long jump. He won this event as well as the 200 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He was successful at senior level at a young age, winning a long jump bronze at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships before becoming the... |
Qualification
Qualifying perf. 7.95 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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| A | Irving Saladino Irving Saladino Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda is a Panamanian long jumper. He is the current Olympic champion, and Panama's first and only Olympic gold medallist.Saladino was born in Colón, Panama.... |
8.10 | 8.10 | Q, AR | ||||
| A | Louis Tsatoumas Louis Tsatoumas Louis Tsatoumas is a Greek long jumper.He won his first major senior medal in 2007 at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, where he claimed the silver medal behind an Italian record-breaking Andrew Howe. On 2 June 2007 in Kalamata Tsatoumas jumped 8.66 metres, achieving a personal... |
8.06 | 8.06 | Q | ||||
| B | Andrew Howe Andrew Howe Andrew Howe is an Italian athlete who specializes in the long jump. He won this event as well as the 200 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He was successful at senior level at a young age, winning a long jump bronze at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships before becoming the... |
8.05 | 8.05 | Q | ||||
| A | Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the long jump.Gaisah currently lives and trains in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to the Netherlands in 2001 and soon flabbergasted everyone at his local club by saying his personal best was 7,85 metres and started proving it as well. He... |
7.95 | 7.95 | Q | ||||
| B | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Godfrey Khotso Mokoena is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.-Early Life and Family:... |
7.89 | 7.68 | 7.73 | 7.89 | q, SB | ||
| B | Erivaldo Vieira Erivaldo Vieira Erivaldo Vieira is a Brazilian long jumper.He finished sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow in an indoor personal best of 7.97 metres.... |
7.60 | 7.63 | 7.88 | 7.88 | q | ||
| A | Brian Johnson | 7.55 | X | 7.85 | 7.85 | q, PB | ||
| A | Issam Nima Issam Nima Issam Nima is an Algerian long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.26 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Zaragoza.-Achievements:-References:... |
7.84 | 7.64 | 7.84 | 7.84 | q, NR Algerian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Algeria maintained by its national athletics federation: Fédération Algérienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not recognised by federation... |
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| B | Bashir Ramzy Bashir Ramzy Bashir Ramzy is a male American long jumper.He won the bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games... |
7.67 | 7.54 | 7.81 | 7.81 | |||
| 10 | A | James Beckford | 7.69 | 7.77 | 7.78 | 7.78 | ||
| 11 | A | Ruslan Gataullin Ruslan Gataullin Ruslan Gataullin is a Russian long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.29 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Sochi.He finished seventh at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. He also competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and the 2007 World Championships... |
7.76 | 7.69 | 7.78 | 7.78 | ||
| 12 | B | Morten Jensen Morten Jensen Morten Jensen is a Danish athlete. He primarily participates in long jump, 100 metres and 200 metres.He competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without... |
7.66 | X | 7.75 | 7.75 | ||
| 13 | B | Danut Simion | 7.59 | 7.50 | X | 7.59 | ||
| 14 | B | Vitaliy Shkurlatov Vitaliy Shkurlatov Vitaliy Shkurlatov is a Russian long jumper. His personal best is 8.23 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Tula.-Achievements:-External links:... |
7.54 | X | 7.52 | 7.54 | ||
| 15 | A | Louis Tristán Louis Tristán Louis Tristán is a Peruvian long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.09 metres, achieved in October 2006 in Tunja.He competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the... |
X | X | 7.35 | 7.35 | NR Peruvian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Peru maintained by its national athletics federation: Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingOT = oversized trackA = affected by altitude... |
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| 16 | B | 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... |
7.27 | X | X | 7.27 | SB | |
| 17 | A | Rogério Bispo Rogério Bispo Rogério Bispo is a Brazilian long jumper.He finished eleventh at the 2004 World Junior Championships and at the 2007 Pan American Games... |
7.08 | 7.19 | 5.75 | 7.19 | ||
Salim Sdiri
Salim Sdiri is a French long jumper of Tunisian descent. His personal best jump is 8.42 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Pierre-Bénite, which is the current French national record...
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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| Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah Ignisious Gaisah is a Ghanaian athlete competing in the long jump.Gaisah currently lives and trains in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He came to the Netherlands in 2001 and soon flabbergasted everyone at his local club by saying his personal best was 7,85 metres and started proving it as well. He... |
7.86 | X | 8.27 | 8.30 | 8.19 | X | 8.30 | |||
| Irving Saladino Irving Saladino Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda is a Panamanian long jumper. He is the current Olympic champion, and Panama's first and only Olympic gold medallist.Saladino was born in Colón, Panama.... |
8.18 | 8.19 | 8.27 | 8.15 | 8.20 | 8.29 | 8.29 | AR | ||
| Andrew Howe Andrew Howe Andrew Howe is an Italian athlete who specializes in the long jump. He won this event as well as the 200 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He was successful at senior level at a young age, winning a long jump bronze at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships before becoming the... |
7.94 | 7.88 | 8.08 | 7.65 | 8.14 | 8.19 | 8.19 | PB | ||
| 4 | Louis Tsatoumas Louis Tsatoumas Louis Tsatoumas is a Greek long jumper.He won his first major senior medal in 2007 at the European Indoor Athletics Championships, where he claimed the silver medal behind an Italian record-breaking Andrew Howe. On 2 June 2007 in Kalamata Tsatoumas jumped 8.66 metres, achieving a personal... |
7.90 | 8.04 | X | 8.01 | 7.94 | 8.10 | 8.10 | ||
| 5 | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Godfrey Khotso Mokoena Godfrey Khotso Mokoena is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump.-Early Life and Family:... |
X | 7.69 | 8.01 | 7.97 | X | 7.94 | 8.01 | NR South African records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in South Africa maintained by Athletics South Africa .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified... |
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| 6 | Erivaldo Vieira Erivaldo Vieira Erivaldo Vieira is a Brazilian long jumper.He finished sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow in an indoor personal best of 7.97 metres.... |
7.97 | 7.32 | 5.89 | X | 7.61 | 7.69 | 7.97 | NR Brazilian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Brazil maintained by Brazilian athletics federation, Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude... |
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| 7 | Brian Johnson | 7.53 | 7.83 | 7.79 | 7.90 | X | 7.49 | 7.90 | ||
| 8 | Issam Nima Issam Nima Issam Nima is an Algerian long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.26 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Zaragoza.-Achievements:-References:... |
X | 7.77 | 7.84 | X | 7.76 | 7.84 | 7.84 | NR Algerian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Algeria maintained by its national athletics federation: Fédération Algérienne d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance# = not recognised by federation... |