Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

Men's long jump
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date12–13 August 2016
Competitors32 from 23 nations
Winning distance8.38 m
Medalists
 Jeff Henderson  United States
 Luvo Manyonga  South Africa
 Greg Rutherford  Great Britain
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The men's long jump competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium between 12–13 August.[1]

Summary

Greg Rutherford entered as the 2012 Olympic champion and was also the reigning 2015 World Champion and 2016 European champion. American Jarrion Lawson was the top ranked athlete before the Olympics with his jump of 8.58 m and the next best entrant Michel Tornéus was European runner-up to Rutherford. Other strong entrants were Rushwal Samaai, Americans Mike Hartfield and Jeff Henderson, and 2015 world medallists Fabrice Lapierre and Wang Jianan.[2][3]

The only two automatic qualifiers were the round winners: Henderson in 8.20 m and Wang in 8.24 m. In a low quality display only four athletes went beyond eight metres. Defending champion Rutherford narrowly reached the final in tenth place after two fouls and a moderate third jump. Tornéus of Sweden was eliminated, as was American Hartfield, both failing to go beyond 7.70 m.[4]

From the first jumps the top four separated from the rest. Greg Rutherford jumped 8.18 m, Luvo Manyonga 8.16 m, Jeff Henderson 8.20 m, then Jarrion Lawson 8.19 m, all four within four centimetres at a distance no other jumper would match. In the third round Rutherford took the lead briefly with 8.22 m until Lawson bettered him with 8.25 m. In the fourth round, Manyonga took the lead with 8.28 m, then Rutherford moved into second with a 8.26 m. In the fifth round, Manyonga took first place with a personal best of 8.37 m and kept the lead into the final round with three jumpers to go. On his last attempt, Henderson jumped from fourth to first with a 8.38 m (27 ft 5 3⁄4 in). Rutherford tried to answer but his 8.29 m left him in third. On the final jump of the competition, American collegian Lawson jumped close to Henderson's mark, but his hand inadvertently dragged in the sand at shoulder level costing him an advancement into the medals.[5][6][7]

The medals were presented by Adam Pengilly, IOC member, Great Britain and Anna Riccardi, Council Member of the IAAF.

Competition format

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. In qualification, each athlete jumped three times (stopping early if they made the qualifying distance). At least the top twelve athletes moved on to the final; if more than twelve reached the qualifying distance, all who did so advanced. Distances were reset for the final round. Finalists jumped three times, after which the eight best jumped three more times (with the best distance of the six jumps counted).

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

Date Time Round
Friday, 12 August 2016 21:20Qualifications
Saturday, 13 August 2016 20:53Finals

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 m Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
Olympic record  Bob Beamon (USA) 8.90 m Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968
2016 World leading  Jarrion Lawson (USA) 8.58 m Eugene, United States 3 July 2016

Results

Qualification

Qualification rule: qualification standard 8.15m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).

Rank Group Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 B Wang Jianan China 8.24 8.24 Q, SB
2 A Jeff Henderson United States 8.20 8.20 Q, SB
3 A Emiliano Lasa Uruguay 8.14 8.02 – 8.14 q
4 A Luvo Manyonga South Africa x 8.12 8.10 8.12 q
5 A Rushwal Samaai South Africa 8.03 7.96 7.82 8.03 q
6 A Henry Frayne Australia 7.96 7.97 8.01 8.01 q
7 B Jarrion Lawson United States 7.99 7.62 7.96 7.99 q
8 B Fabrice Lapierre Australia x 7.96 7.73 7.96 q
9 A Huang Changzhou China 7.59 7.57 7.95 7.95 q
10 A Greg Rutherford Great Britain xx 7.90 7.90 q
11 A Kafétien Gomis France 7.81 7.67 7.89 7.89 q
12 B Damar Forbes Jamaica 7.85 7.68 7.62 7.85 q
13 B Radek Juška Czech Republic 7.64 7.84 7.83 7.84
14 A Kim Deok-hyeon South Korea 7.42 7.76 7.82 7.82
15 B Maykel Massó Cuba 7.79 7.73 7.81 7.81
16 A Tyrone Smith Bermuda 7.78 7.81 7.67 7.81
17 B Chan Ming Tai Hong Kong 7.79 7.76 7.42 7.79
18 A Fabian Heinle Germany 7.64 x 7.79 7.79
19 B Bachana Khorava Georgia 7.72 7.77 x 7.77
20 B Jean Marie Okutu Spain 7.75 7.72 7.53 7.75
21 A Izmir Smajlaj Albania 7.72 7.61 x 7.72
22 B Stefan Brits South Africa 7.46 7.71 x 7.71
23 B Kanstantsin Barycheuski Belarus 7.39 x 7.67 7.67
24 B Ankit Sharma India x x 7.67 7.67
25 B Mike Hartfield United States 7.66 x 7.66 7.66
26 A Michel Tornéus Sweden x 7.65 7.63 7.65
27 A Miltiadis Tentoglou Greece x 7.64 7.57 7.64
28 B Higor Alves Brazil 7.59 x x 7.59
29 B Mohammad Arzandeh Iran 7.29 7.23 7.31 7.31
30 B Alyn Camara Germany 5.16 x x 5.16
31 A Gao Xinglong China x x x NM
31 A Aubrey Smith Jamaica x x x NM

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Jeff Henderson United States 8.20 7.94 8.10 7.96 8.22 8.38 8.38 SB
2nd, silver medalist(s) Luvo Manyonga South Africa 8.16 x x 8.28 8.37 x 8.37 PB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Greg Rutherford Great Britain 8.18 8.11 8.22 8.26 8.09 8.29 8.29
4 Jarrion Lawson United States 8.19 8.15 8.25 x x 7.78 8.25
5 Wang Jianan China 7.76 8.17 7.89 8.05 8.13 7.88 8.17
6 Emiliano Lasa Uruguay 7.93 7.84 8.04 8.10 7.92 7.95 8.10
7 Henry Frayne Australia 7.83 8.06 x 8.03 7.83 7.83 8.06
8 Kafétien Gomis France 7.54 7.57 8.05 x 7.55 7.83 8.05
9 Rushwahl Samaai South Africa 7.97 7.94 x Did not advance 7.97
10 Fabrice Lapierre Australia x 7.87 x Did not advance 7.87
11 Huang Changzhou China 7.78 x 7.86 Did not advance 7.86
12 Damar Forbes Jamaica 7.63 7.74 7.82 Did not advance 7.82

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Minshull, Phil (2016-08-08). Preview: men's long jump – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-12.
  3. ↑ senior outdoor 2016 Long Jump men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-12.
  4. ↑ Minshull, Phil (2016-08-13). Report: men's long jump qualifying – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-13.
  5. ↑ Resulst Long Jump Final 2016 Summer Olympics.Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  6. ↑ Final Long Jump men The XXXI Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
  7. ↑ Minshull, Phil (2016-08-14). Report: men's long jump final – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
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