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1987 2nd IAAF World Championships - Rome - Men's Long Jump

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Host City: Rome, Italy

Format: Qualifying round (7.95 or top 12 to final) (Sep 4)

Dates: August 28 – September 6, 1987

Nations participating: 159

Athletes participating: 1451

Main venue: Stadio Olimpico

Overview by IAAF

An expectant crowd hoped to see Lewis threaten Bob Beamon’s world record of 8.90. The American, weakened by an upset stomach, did not get the record but retained his title with a brilliant series: 8.67, 8.65, 8.67, 8.43, foul, 8.60. The silver went to Emmiyan, who closed on Lewis with 8.53 in the fourth round but had four other fouls. According to the IAF Scientific Report of the championship, Lewis actually cleared 8.84 on his first jump. This distance includes two centimetres “lost” on the take-off board and another 15 in the sand. His other “effective” distances were 8.68, 8.67, 8.64 and 8.76. There was a keen battle for the bronze behind Lewis and Emmiyan. Evangelisti, jumping first in each round, moved into third place with 8.19 in round three. Two jumps later, Myricks overtook the Italian with 8.23. He improved to 8.33 in the fifth and looked set for a medal. Evangelisti responded with a good effort on his last try, and the crowd were delighted when 8.38 flashed on the scoreboard.

However, those watching the contest closely felt that the Italian had not landed that far into the pit. There were allegations that the officials had produced a false measurement and the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL) requested that the three IAAF Technical Delegates to the championships should investigate. They reported to the IAAF Council meeting in December 1987 that “this competition was correctly conducted and the final result was not to be changed.” However, computer analysis – largely performed by the Italian media – appeared to show that Evangelisti’s final leap was no better than 8.15. The Italian Olympic Committee investigated the affair and in March 1988 concluded that FIDAL officials had conspired to falsify the measurement of Evangelisti’s jump in order to ensure a medal for Italy. It was reported that film taken during the women’s shot ceremony appeared to show an official in the background placing a marker in the sand and measuring a distance before the final jump of Evengelisti. The next IAAF Council Meeting – at London in April 1988 – noted: “It had become clear that serious doubts had arisen concerning the sixth jump of Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA). As a result, and exceptionally, the Council has decided unanimously:– 1) Notwithstanding the present IAAF Rules, to ignore the sixth jump of Evangelisti and to adjust the result accordingly; 2) To examine the IAAF Rules regarding protests.” Myricks was duly awarded a bronze medal.

These 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.

Italian Giovanni Evangelisti originally won the bronze with a jump of 8.37 m, but it was later determined that Italian field officials had entered a fake result for a jump of 7.85m. Larry Myricks received the bronze medal 9 months later.

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record	Bob Beamon (USA)	8.90	Mexico City, Mexico	18 October 1968
Championship Record	Carl Lewis (USA)	8.55	Helsinki, Finland	10 August 1983

Long Jump

5 September

Final

1

Carl Lewis

USA

1 Jul 61

8.67

0.4

2

Robert Emmiyan

URS

16 Feb 65

8.53

-0.2

3

Larry Myricks

USA

10 Mar 56

8.33

-0.9

4

Giovanni Evangelisti

ITA

11 Sep 61

8.19

0.3

5

Jens-Uwe Hirschberg

GDR

6 May 64

8.16

-0.6

6

Jaime Jefferson

CUB

17 Jan 62

8.14

-0.8

7

Vladimir Amidzhinov

BUL

7 Sep 63

8.11

-0.3

8

Mike Conley

USA

5 Oct 62

8.10

0.5

9

Sergey Layevskiy

URS

3 Mar 59

8.08

-0.5

10

Heiko Reski

FRG

22 Aug 63

8.03

0.4

11

Yusuf Alli

NGR

28 Jul 60

8.00

-1.9

12

Junichi Usui

JPN

5 Oct 57

8.00

2.0

13

Vladimir Bobylyov

URS

15 Jul 66

7,90

2.6

14

Jarmo Kärnä

FIN

4 Aug 58

7.83

0.5

15

Norbert Brige

FRA

9 Jan 64

7.82

-0.4

16

Paul Emordi

NGR

25 Dec 65

7.80

-0.1

17

Ivo Krsek

TCH

21 Mar 67

7.72

-1.1

	Final		Distance	wind	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.

1	*Carl Lewis*	USA	8.67m	+0.4	8.67	8.65	8.67	8.43	X	8.60
2	*Robert Emmiyan*	URS	8.53m	-0.2	8.30	X	X	8.53	X	X
3	*Larry Myricks*	USA	8.33m	-0.9	X	8.04w	8.23	8.13	8.33	8.20
4	*Giovanni Evangelisti*	ITA	8.19m	+0.3	X	8.09	8.19	7.59	X	8.38
5	*Jens Hirschberg*	GDR	8.16m	-0.6	8.16	8.04	7.97	7.85	X	7.95
6	*Jaime Jefferson*	CUB	8.14m	+0.2	7.78	7.85	8.09	8.04	7.84	8.14
7	*Vladimir Amidzhinov*	BUL	8.11m	-0.3	8.11	7.80	8.05	7.86	7.99	8.01
8	*Mike Conley*	USA	8.10m	+0.5	X	8.10	X	X	X	X
9	*Sergey Layevskiy*	URS	8.08m	-0.5
10	*Heiko Reski*	FRG	8.03m	+0.4
11	*Yusuf Alli*	NGR	8.00m	-1.9
12	*Junichi Usui*	JPN	8.00m	+2.0
13	*Vladimir Bobylyov*	URS	7.90m w	+2.6		7.78 +0.7
14	*Jarmo Karna*	FIN	7.83m	+0.5
15	*Norbert Brige*	FRA	7.82m	-0.4
16	*Paul Emordi*	NGR	7.80m	-0.1
17	*Ivo Krsek*	TCH	7.72m	-1.1

Qualification

4 September

Group A

1

Robert Emmiyan

URS

8,19

+0.8

2

Paul Emordi

NGR

8,14

+1.8

3

Vladimir Bobylyov

URS

8,08

+0.3

4

Jarmo Karna

FIN

8,06

+1.8

5

Junichi Usui

JPN

8,02

+1.4

6

Jaime Jefferson

CUB

8,00

+1.1

7

Mike Conley

USA

7,99

-0.4

8

Norbert Brige

FRA

7,96

-0.3

9

Frans Maas

NED

7,78

+0.7

10

Robert Szeli

TCH

7,59

-0.3

11

Dietmar Haaf

FRG

7,51

+0.7

12

Ray Quinones

PUR

7,41

-0.2

13

Jeffrey Neptune

GRN

7,11

+2.2

14

Marcus Cesar Barros

BRA

6,94

15

Devon Hyde

BIZ

6,61

-

Antonio Santos

ANG

NM

-

Stanislaw Jaskulka

POL

NM

-

Bruny Surin

CAN

NM

-

Dimitrios Chatzopoulos

GRE

NM

-

Lester Benjamin

ANT

NM

Group B

1

Carl Lewis

USA

8,36

+0.5

2

Larry Myricks

USA

8,20

+0.4

3

Jens Hirschberg

GDR

8,10

+0.7

4

Yusuf Alli

NGR

8,07

+0.9

5

Vladimir Amidzhinov

BUL

8,05

+0.7

6

Heiko Reski

FRG

8,03

+1.2

7

Sergey Layevskiy

URS

7,98

+1.4

8

Giovanni Evangelisti

ITA

7,97

+0.3

9

Ivo Krsek

TCH

7,96

+0.5

10

Emiel Mellaard

NED

7,93

+1.1

11

Zunrong Chen

CHN

7,90

+0.9

12

Andreas Steiner

AUT

7,87

+1.3

13

Fred Salle

CMR

7,60

+1.1

14

Antonio Corgos

ESP

7,60

+1.3

15

Ian James

CAN

7,54

+1.2

16

Badara Mbengue

SEN

7,23

-0.4

17

Carlos Casar

MEX

7,21

+0.8

18

Wilbert Lee

MNT

6,61

+1.3

-

Jeroen Fischer

BEL

DNS

-

Won-Jin Kim

KOR

DNS

Startlist

Group A 04 SEP 1987

ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 1987
Marcus Barros	BRA	7.24i
Lester Benjamin	ANT	8.02	7.48i
Vladimir Bobylev	URS	8.25	8.25
Norbert Brige	FRA	7.69i	7.69i
Mike Conley	USA	8.43	8.32
Robert Emmiyan	URS	8.86	8.86
Paul Emordi	NGR	8.25	8.25
Dietmar Haaf	FRG	7.93
Dimítrios Hatzópoulos	GRE	7.85i	7.85i
Devon Hyde	BIZ
Stanislaw Jaskulka	POL	8.13
Jaime Jefferson	CUB	8.51	8.51
Jarmo Kärnä	FIN	7.56
Frans Maas	NED	7.84i	7.84i
Jeffrey Neptune	GRN
Ray Quiñones	PUR
António Santos	ANG
Bruny Surin	CAN	8.03	8.03
Róbert Széli	TCH
Junichi Usui	JPN	7.87	7.75i

Group B 04 SEP 1987

ATHLETE	COUNTRY	PB	SB 1987
Yusuf Alli	NGR	8.24	8.24
Vladimir Amidzhinov	BUL
Carlos Casar	MEX
Zunrong Chen	CHN	8.23	7.67i
Antonio Corgos	ESP	8.23
Giovanni Evangelisti	ITA	8.43	8.43
Jeroen Fischer	BEL
Jens Hirschberg	GDR
Ian James	CAN
Won-Jin Kim	KOR	8.03	8.03
Ivo Krsek	TCH	8.03	8.03
Sergey Layevskiy	URS	8.32	8.32
Wilbert Lee	MNT
Carl Lewis	USA	8.79	8.75
Badara Mbengue	SEN	7.69
Emiel Mellaard	NED	7.97
Larry Myricks	USA	8.63	8.63
Heiko Reski	FRG
Fred Salle	CMR
Andreas Steiner	AUT