Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 and 18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1]
| Men's long jump at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 16 August 2008 (qualification) 18 August 2008 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 8.34 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The qualifying standards were 8.20 m (26.9 ft) (A standard) and 8.05 m (26.41 ft) (B standard).[2]
This event marked the first time that an American did not compete in the final phase in a non-boycotted Olympic competition. On the other hand, Panama achieved its first gold medal in its Olympic history.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 8.95 m | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |
| Olympic record | | 8.90 m | Mexico City, Mexico | 18 October 1968 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
Qualifying round
Qualifying Performance 8.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Louis Tsatoumas |  |
8.27 (+0.1) | 8.27 | Q | ||
| 2 | A | Ibrahim Camejo |  |
8.23 (+0.5) | 8.23 | Q | ||
| 3 | A | Greg Rutherford |  |
8.16 (-0.1) | 8.16 | Q | ||
| 4 | A | Khotso Mokoena |  |
8.03 (-0.1) | x | 8.14 (-0.1) | 8.14 | q |
| 5 | B | Ngonidzashe Makusha |  |
8.14 (0.0) | 7.94 (0.0) | - | 8.14 | q |
| 6 | B | Wilfredo Martínez | |
7.92 (+0.4) | 7.80 (+0.4) | 8.07 (+0.1) | DSQ[3] | |
| 7 | B | Ndiss Kaba Badji |  |
7.65 (-0.1) | 7.79 (-0.1) | 8.07 (-0.5) | 8.07 | q, SB |
| 8 | A | Hussein Taher Al-Sabee |  |
5.47 (+0.3) | 8.04 ( -0.4) | x | 8.04 | q |
| 9 | B | Irving Saladino |  |
x | x | 8.01 (+0.2) | 8.01 | q |
| 10 | A | Luis Felipe Méliz |  |
x | 7.77 (-0.1) | 7.95 (+0.1) | 7.95 | q |
| 11 | A | Gable Garenamotse |  |
7.58 (+0.3) | x | 7.95 (+0.4) | 7.95 | q |
| 12 | B | Roman Novotný |  |
7.75 (+0.3) | 7.81 (-0.1) | 7.94 (-0.2) | 7.94 | q |
| 13 | A | Stephan Louw |  |
7.73 (+0.1) | x | 7.93 (+0.6) | 7.93 | |
| 14 | B | Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi | |
x | x | 7.93 (+0.4) | 7.93 | |
| 15 | B | Tyrone Smith |  |
6.95 (+0.1) | 7.63 (-0.6) | 7.91 (-0.1) | 7.91 | |
| 16 | B | Fabrice Lapierre |  |
7.90 (+0.1) | x | x | 7.90 | |
| 17 | A | Yahya Berrabah |  |
7.88 (+0.1) | x | x | 7.88 | |
| 17 | A | Tommi Evilä |  |
x | x | 7.88 (+0.2) | 7.88 | |
| 19 | B | Trevell Quinley | |
x | x | 7.87 (-0.2) | 7.87 | |
| 20 | B | Andrew Howe |  |
7.73 (+0.1) | 7.81 ( -0.2) | x | 7.81 | |
| 21 | A | Salim Sdiri |  |
x | x | 7.81 (+0.3) | 7.81 | |
| 22 | B | Brian Johnson | |
x | 7.79 (-0.1) | x | 7.79 | |
| 23 | A | Sebastien Bayer |  |
x | 7.43 (+0.1) | 7.77 (0.0) | 7.77 | |
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7.77 (+0.2) | x | x | 7.77 | |
| 24 | B | Andriy Makarchev |  |
7.77 (+0.3) | x | x | 7.77 | |
| 26 | A | Mauro da Silva |  |
x | 7.75 (-0.1) | x | 7.75 | |
| 27 | B | Chris Tomlinson | |
7.52 (+0.4) | 7.62 (0.0) | 7.70 (+0.2) | 7.70 | |
| 28 | A | Li Runrun |  |
7.70 (+0.2) | x | 7.56 (+0.1) | 7.70 | SB |
| 29 | B | Tarik Bouguetaib | |
7.69 (-0.1) | x | x | 7.69 | |
| 30 | B | Herbert McGregor |  |
7.64 (0.0) | 7.46 (+0.3) | 7.36 (0.0) | 7.64 | |
| 31 | A | Morten Jensen |  |
x | 7.58 (+0.3) | 7.63 (-0.1) | 7.63 | |
| 32 | B | Louis Tristán |  |
7.58 (+0.1) | 7.62 (+0.3) | x | 7.62 | |
| 33 | A | Marcin Starzak |  |
x | x | 7.62 (-0.2) | 7.62 | |
| 34 | A | Henry Dagmil |  |
7.58 (0.0) | x | x | 7.58 | |
| 35 | A | Nikolai Atanasov |  |
x | x | 7.54 (-0.5) | 7.54 | |
| 36 | B | Julien Fivaz |  |
7.53 (0.0) | x | x | 7.53 | |
| 37 | A | Vladimir Malyavin |  |
7.32 (-0.2) | 7.35 (-0.1) | x | 7.35 | |
| 38 | B | Miguel Pate | |
x | 7.34 (+0.4) | x | 7.34 | |
| B | Zhou Can | |
- | - | - | NM | ||
| B | Arnaud Casquette |  |
DNS | |||||
| A | Issam Nima |  |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Irving Saladino | |
x (+0.1) |
8.17 (-0.1) |
8.21 (+0.1) |
8.34 (-0.3) |
x (-0.2) |
x (-0.5) |
8.34 (-0.3) |
|
 | Khotso Mokoena | |
7.86 (+0.1) |
x (0.0) |
8.02 (+0.2) |
8.24 (0.0) |
x (-0.2) |
x (-0.4) |
8.24 (0.0) |
|
 | Ibrahim Camejo | |
7.94 | 8.09 | 8.08 | 7.88 | 7.93 | 8.20 | 8.20 | |
| 4 | Ngonidzashe Makusha | |
8.19 | 8.06 | 8.05 | 8.10 | 8.05 | 6.48 | 8.19 | |
| 5 | Wilfredo Martínez | |
x | x | DSQ | |||||
| 6 | Ndiss Kaba Badji | |
8.03 | x | 8.02 | 8.16 | 8.03 | 7.92 | 8.16 | SB |
| 7 | Luis Felipe Méliz | |
x | 8.02 | x | x | 7.98 | 8.07 | 8.07 | |
| 8 | Roman Novotný | |
7.87 | 7.75 | 8.00 | x | 7.82 | 7.94 | 8.00 | |
| 9 | Gable Garenamotse | |
x | 7.85 | - | 7.85 | ||||
| 10 | Greg Rutherford | |
x | 5.20 | 7.84 | 7.84 | ||||
| 11 | Hussein Taher Al-Sabee | |
7.80 | x | x | 7.80 | ||||
| Louis Tsatoumas | |
x | x | x | NM | |||||
DNS — Did Not Start NM — No Mark
References
- "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- http://sports.inquirer.net/227375/9-athletes-including-6-medalists-caught-for-beijing-doping
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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