These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 25, 1991.
Medalists
editGold | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States (USA) |
Silver | Heike Drechsler Germany (GER) |
Bronze | Larysa Berezhna Soviet Union (URS) |
Schedule
edit- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Qualification Round | |
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Group A | Group B |
24.08.1991 – 18:20h | 24.08.1991 – 18:20h |
Final Round | |
25.08.1991 – 18:30h |
Records
editWorld Record | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 7.52 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988 |
Championship Record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7.36 | Rome, Italy | 4 September 1987 |
Results
editFinal
editRank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7.32 | x | - | x | - | 7.11 | 7.32 m | ||
Heike Drechsler (GER) | 7.09 | 7.16 | 7.29 | 6.99 | 7.08 | 6.94 | 7.29 m | ||
Larysa Berezhna (URS) | 7.11 | 6.92 | x | 6.86 | 6.81 | 6.91 | 7.11 m | ||
4 | Yelena Sinchukova (URS) | 6.84 | 6.95 | 7.00 | 6.68 | 7.04 | 6.90 | 7.04 m | |
5 | Susen Tiedtke (GER) | 6.55 | 6.65 | 6.63 | x | 6.77 | 6.74 | 6.77 m | |
6 | Marieta Ilcu (ROM) | 6.55 | x | 6.70 | 6.70 | 6.68 | 6.72 | 6.72 m | |
7 | Ljudmila Ninova (AUT) | x | 6.72 | 6.33 | x | x | x | 6.72 m | |
8 | Yelena Belevskaya (URS) | 6.49 | 6.54 | 6.68 | x | 6.41 | 6.69 | 6.69 m | |
9 | Ringa Ropo-Junnila (FIN) | 6.45 | 6.56 | 6.63 | 6.63 m | ||||
10 | Jackie Edwards (BAH) | 6.21 | 6.33 | 6.37 | 6.37 m | ||||
11 | Christy Opara-Thompson (NGR) | 6.05 | 6.28 | 6.22 | 6.28 m | ||||
12 | Oluyinka Idowu (GBR) | 6.05 | 6.16 | 5.99 | 6.16 m |
Qualifying round
edit- Held on Saturday 1991-08-24
RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
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1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 6.91 m |
2. | Larysa Berezhna (URS) | 6.87 m |
3. | Susen Tiedtke (GER) | 6.85 m |
4. | Yelena Sinchukova (URS) | 6.80 m |
5. | Christy Opara-Thompson (NGR) | 6.68 m |
6. | Ringa Ropo-Junnila (FIN) | 6.66 m |
6. | Jackie Edwards (BAH) | 6.66 m |
8. | Liu Shuzhen (CHN) | 6.57 m |
9. | Yang Juan (CHN) | 6.56 m |
10. | Fiona May (GBR) | 6.54 m |
11. | Valentina Uccheddu (ITA) | 6.48 m |
12. | Iva Prandzheva (BUL) | 6.30 m |
13. | Jayne Moffitt (NZL) | 6.29 m |
14. | Tamara Malesev (YUG) | 6.27 m |
15. | Flora Hyacinth (ISV) | 6.17 m |
RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
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1. | Heike Drechsler (GER) | 6.87 m |
2. | Ljudmila Ninova (AUT) | 6.79 m |
3. | Marieta Ilcu (ROM) | 6.77 m |
4. | Yelena Belevskaya (URS) | 6.70 m |
5. | Oluyinka Idowu (GBR) | 6.63 m |
6. | Helga Radtke (GER) | 6.62 m |
7. | Nicole Boegman (AUS) | 6.57 m |
8. | Wang Chunfang (CHN) | 6.55 m |
9. | Agata Karczmarek (POL) | 6.55 m |
10. | Sheila Echols (USA) | 6.47 m |
11. | Cindy Greiner (USA) | 6.41 m |
12. | Wang Shu-Hwa (TPE) | 6.38 m |
13. | Diane Guthrie-Gresham (JAM) | 6.37 m |
— | Solange Ostiana (AHO) | NM |
— | Ragne Kytölä (FIN) | NM |
— | Renata Nielsen (DEN) | NM |