Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's Long Jump
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These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump
event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984.
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 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984.
Medalists
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark OR olympic record WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | 8.90 m | October 18, 1968 |  Mexico City, Mexico |
|
| Olympic Record | ||||
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 8.30 | — | — | 8.30 m | ||
| 2 | 4 | 8.02 | — | — | 8.02 m | ||
| 3 | 6 | 7.93 | — | — | 7.93 m | ||
| 4 | 7 | X | 7.92 | — | 7.92 m | ||
| 5 | 8 | 7.70 | 7.50 | 7.89 | 7.89 m | ||
| 6 | 9 | X | 7.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 m | ||
| 7 | 10 | 7.83 | X | 7.73 | 7.83 m | ||
| 8 | 14 | 7.60 | 7.41 | 7.45 | 7.60 m | ||
| 9 | 16 | X | 7.51 | X | 7.51 m | ||
| 10 | 18 | X | 7.22 | 7.36 | 7.36 m | ||
| 11 | 20 | 7.23 | 6.96 | 6.82 | 7.23 m | ||
| 12 | 22 | X | 7.09 | 6.93 | 7.09 m | ||
| 13 | 24 | 6.93 | 6.84 | 6.90 | 6.93 m | ||
| 14 | 25 | 6.92 | 6.36 | 6.60 | 6.92 m | ||
| 15 | 26 | 6.82 | 6.70 | 6.75 | 6.82 m | ||
| 16 | 27 | 6.25 | X | 6.80 | 6.80 m | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | DNS | ||
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 7.80 | 8.02 | — | 8.02 m | ||
| 2 | 3 | 7.62 | 8.02 | — | 8.02 m | ||
| 3 | 5 | 7.94 | — | — | 7.94 m | ||
| 4 | 11 | 7.65 | 7.43 | 7.82 | 7.82 m | ||
| 5 | 12 | X | 7.76 | X | 7.76 m | ||
| 6 | 13 | 7.57 | 7.71 | 7.58 | 7.71 m | ||
| 7 | 15 | X | 7.44 | 7.57 | 7.57 m | ||
| 8 | 17 | 7.01 | 7.11 | 7.51 | 7.37 m | ||
| 9 | 19 | 7.32 | 5.95 | 7.22 | 7.32 m | ||
| 10 | 21 | 6.97 | 2.36 | 7.10 | 7.10 m | ||
| 11 | 23 | 6.98 | X | — | 6.98 m | ||
| 12 | 28 | 6.45 | 6.78 | 6.73 | 6.78 m | ||
| 13 | 29 | 6.76 | 6.57 | 6.52 | 6.76 m | ||
| 14 | 30 | X | X | 5.67 | 5.67 m | ||
| — | — | X | X | X | NM | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | DNS | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | DNS | ||
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 8.54 | X | — | — | — | — | 8.54 m | |||
| 7.97 | 7.92 | 8.18 | 7.92 | X | 8.24 | 8.24 m | |||
| 8.09 | 7.94 | 7.90 | X | X | 8.24 | 8.24 m | |||
| 4 | 8.06 | 7.99 | X | 8.00 | 8.16 | 6.28 | 8.16 m | ||
| 5 | X | 7.66 | 7.89 | 7.65 | 7.60 | 7.99 | 7.99 m | ||
| 6 | 7.97 | X | X | — | — | — | 7.97 m | ||
| 7 | 7.63 | 7.82 | 7.87 | 7.72 | 7.09 | — | 7.87 m | ||
| 8 | 7.76 | 7.81 | 7.77 | X | 7.59 | X | 7.81 m | ||
| 9 | 7.67 | 7.78 | 7.72 | 7.78 m | |||||
| 10 | 7.44 | 7.50 | 7.69 | 7.69 m | |||||
| 11 | X | 7.63 | 7.45 | 7.63 m | |||||
| 12 | X | 7.57 | X | 7.57 m | |||||
See also
- 1982 Men's European Championships Long Jump (Athens)1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Long JumpThese are the official results of the Men's long jump event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 9 September 1982.-Final:-See also:* 1978 Men's European Championships Long Jump...
- 1983 Men's World Championships Long Jump (Helsinki)1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long JumpThese are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 34 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on 10 August 1983.-Medalists:...
- 1986 Men's European Championships Long Jump (Stuttgart)1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Long JumpThese are the official results of the Men's long jump event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 29 August 1986.-Final:-See also:* 1982 Men's European Championships Long Jump...
- 1987 Men's World Championships Long Jump (Rome)1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long JumpThese are the official results of the men's long jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday 5 September 1987....