Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump

The women's long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 6 and 8 August 2024. This was the 20th time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.

Women's long jump
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Tara Davis-Woodhall of the United States celebrates her victory in the women's long jump at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.
VenueStade de France, Paris, France
Date
  • 6 August 2024 (qualification)
    8 August 2024 (final)
Winning distance7.10 m
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tara Davis-Woodhall  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Malaika Mihambo  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jasmine Moore  United States
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Summary

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The returning gold medalist, 2019 and 2022 world champion Malaika Mihambo, returned for her third Olympics after being the bridesmaid (4th place) in Rio. She was also the 2024 world leader. Returning bronze medalist Ese Brume also took bronze in 2019 and silver in 2022. 2022 World Championship bronze medalist Leticia Oro Melo did not compete. The 2023 World Championships revealed a new crop of medalists; gold was Ivana Španović, silver was Tara Davis-Woodhall and bronze was Alina Rotaru-Kottmann. Jasmine Moore was doing the rare jump double, having already taken bronze in the triple jump.

Mihambo set off to defend her title with a 6.77 m from almost the back of the board. Iapichino did her one better jumping 6.78 m from the middle of the board. Then Davis-Woodhall advanced the lead to 6.93 m. Near the end of the round, Moore hit her marks so perfectly the officials had to review it, but she was ruled fair for a 6.96 m. In the second round, Mihambo improved slightly to 6.81 m, only to see Larissa Iapichino push her out of third place with a 6.87 m moments later. Two more jumpers and Davis-Woodhall grabbed the lead with 7.05 m. Near the beginning of the third round, Mihambo took back third with 6.95 m. In the fourth round, Mihambo got off a big jump but also had a big foul on the takeoff. After Moore did not improve, Davis-Woodhall got off the winner 7.10 m (23 ft 3+12 in). In the fifth round, Mihambo moved her marks back and took off from the middle of the board. Her 6.98m could have challenged Davis-Woodhall if it had been from the line but was only good enough to move into second place. When Mihambo failed to improve on her final attempt, Davis-Woodhall knew she had the gold. She took a lackluster final attempt, stood up to wave to the crowd then fell back into the pit to do a snow angel in the sand.[1][2]

Background

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The women's long jump has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1948.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Distance (m) Location Date
World record   Galina Chistyakova (URS) 7.52[3] Leningrad, Soviet Union 11 June 1988
Olympic record   Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7.40 Seoul, South Korea 29 September 1988
World leading   Malaika Mihambo (GER) 7.22[4] Rome, Italy 12 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[5]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Distance (m)
Africa (records)   Ese Brume (NGR) 7.17
Asia (records)   Yao Weili (CHN) 7.01
Europe (records)   Galina Chistyakova (URS) 7.52 WR
North, Central America

and Caribbean (records)

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7.49
Oceania (records)   Brooke Buschkuehl (AUS) 7.13
South America (records)   Maurren Maggi (BRA) 7.26

Qualification

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For the women's long jump event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by jumping the entry standard of 6.86 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[6][7]

Results

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Qualification

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The qualification was held on 6 August, starting at 11:15 (UTC+2) in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking.[8] All athletes meeting the qualification standard of 6.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final

Rank Group Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 A Tara Davis-Woodhall   United States 6.64 6.90 6.90 Q
2 B Larissa Iapichino   Italy 6.60 6.87 6.87 Q
3 B Malaika Mihambo   Germany x x 6.86 6.86 Q
4 A Ese Brume   Nigeria 6.44 6.40 6.76 6.76 Q
5 A Ruth Usoro   Nigeria x 6.68 6.65 6.68 q
6 A Jasmine Moore   United States 6.35 6.66 x 6.66 q
7 B Prestina Ochonogor   Nigeria 6.27 6.65 6.29 6.65 q
8 B Monae' Nichols   United States 6.43 6.52 6.64 6.64 q
9 A Alina Rotaru-Kottmann   Romania 6.45 6.46 6.63 6.63 q
10 B Ackelia Smith   Jamaica 6.51 6.59 6.58 6.59 q
11 B Marthe Koala   Burkina Faso 6.36 6.59 6.57 6.59 q
12 B Hilary Kpatcha   France 6.18 6.20 6.59 6.59 q
13 A Xiong Shiqi   China 6.58 6.56 6.52 6.58
14 A Pauline Hondema   Netherlands 4.72 6.21 6.55 6.55
15 B Fátima Diame   Spain 6.37 6.52 x 6.52
16 B Ivana Španović   Serbia x 6.51 6.31 6.51
17 A Chanice Porter   Jamaica 6.48 6.21 x 6.48
18 A Milica Gardašević   Serbia 6.48 x x 6.48
19 B Plamena Mitkova   Bulgaria 6.45 6.42 6.33 6.45
20 A Laura Raquel Müller   Germany 6.40 6.13 6.38 6.40
21 B Petra Farkas   Hungary 6.40 6.33 6.22 6.40
22 A Natalia Linares   Colombia x 6.40 6.04 6.40
23 A Eliane Martins   Brazil 6.36 x x 6.36
24 A Agate de Sousa   Portugal x 6.34 6.27 6.34
25 B Brooke Buschkuehl   Australia 6.29 6.10 6.31 6.31
26 B Sumire Hata   Japan 6.21 x 6.31 6.31
27 A Nikola Horowska   Poland x 6.31 x 6.31
28 B Mikaelle Assani   Germany 5.64 6.13 6.24 6.24
29 A Esraa Owis   Egypt 5.93 6.11 6.20 6.20
30 A Tessy Ebosele   Spain 6.02 x 6.09 6.09
31 B Lissandra Campos   Brazil 5.90 6.02 x 6.02

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Final

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The final occurred on 8 August, starting at 20:00 (UTC+2) in the evening.[8]

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance Notes
  Tara Davis-Woodhall   United States 6.93 7.05 6.95 7.10 6.61 6.68 7.10
  Malaika Mihambo   Germany 6.77 6.81 6.95 x 6.98 x 6.98
  Jasmine Moore   United States 6.96 6.92 6.62 6.75 6.88 6.88 6.96
4 Larissa Iapichino   Italy 6.78 6.87 x 6.83 6.78 6.85 6.87
5 Ese Brume   Nigeria x 6.59 6.63 6.70 6.51 6.70 6.70
6 Monae' Nichols   United States 6.64 x 6.36 6.63 6.67 6.66 6.67
7 Alina Rotaru-Kottmann   Romania 6.46 6.46 6.65 6.55 6.67 6.50 6.67
8 Ackelia Smith   Jamaica 6.66 6.52 x 5.86 6.40 6.42 6.66
9 Marthe Koala   Burkina Faso 6.61 6.51 6.46 Did not advance 6.61
10 Ruth Usoro   Nigeria 6.58 x 5.80 Did not advance 6.58
11 Hilary Kpatcha   France 6.56 5.54 5.78 Did not advance 6.56
12 Prestina Ochonogor   Nigeria 6.07 6.24 6.24 Did not advance 6.24

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Long Jump - Final extended start list" (PDF). Olympics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Long Jump - Final jump analysis" (PDF). Olympics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – Long jump women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Long jump women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Records – Long jump women". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  8. ^ a b "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's Long Jump - Qualification results" (PDF). Olympics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.