| Host City: Saint-Denis, Paris, France |
Format: Qualifying round (8.05 or top 12 to final) (Aug 27) |
| Dates: 23 August – 31 August |
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| Nations participating: 198 |
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| Athletes participating: 1679 |
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Main venue: Stade de France
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| We knew there would be a new champion as Iván Pedroso pulled out injured after one no-jump in qualifying. There was another upset at that stage when the 2002 world number one Stringfellow managed only 7.83 and was eliminated. In the final, the cool weather kept down distances and Phillips, who had pulled his hamstring in Edmonton, led at halfway in 8.22. In the fifth round, Phillips was relegated to third, first by Lamela (8.22 but with a better second leap than the American), then Beckford 8.28. Ending the round, Phillips – wearing a one-piece body suit – responded magnificently with a great jump which was followed up with a little dance as the American left the pit. His distance: 8.32 (actually 8.406 from take-off). The final round changed nothing; Lamela and Phillips fouled, while Beckford cleared 8.14 |
| These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with the final held on Friday 29 August 2003. The qualification standard was set at 8.15 metres (or at least the best twelve qualified). |
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Long Jump |
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29 August |
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Final |
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Event Report Men Long Jump Final
Dwight PHILLIPS (USA), dressed in a full length bodysuit with hood, danced a jig to celebrate his winning leap in the men's long jump final here tonight.
The World Indoor champion jumped 8.32m to take gold from James BECKFORD (JAM) and Yago LAMELA (ESP).
The wet track kept the distances down in the early stages but the competition began to pick up in the fourth round, with the medal positions decided in the fifth.
Phillips, the US champion, had been leading early and went into the final three rounds with a mark of 8.22m.
In the fourth round, the 1999 World silver medallist, Lamela, moved from fourth place to second on countback (from Beckford) after a 8.16m leap.
Then in the fifth, Lamela soared out to 8.22m to equal Phillips. By virtue of a better supplementary jump, Lamela now had the lead.
But two jumps later, while the crowd were roaring for the French women's 4x100m team, Beckford, the 1995 world silver medallist, produced a season's best 8.28m to sneak in front.
Phillips responded on the very next jump with 8.32m, the shortest measurement ever required to win a world title.
The medal positions didn't change in the final round although Lamela gave Phillips a scare with a big jump that was a marginal foul.
In fourth place was Ghanaian, Ignisious GAISAH with 8.13m ahead of Hussein Taher AL-SABEE (KSA), 8.10m.
Britain's Chris Tomlinson, the second best from the qualifying rounds, was unlucky to miss the cut, finishing in ninth place on countback. He leapt just 7.93m after fouling his first two attempts.
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| 1 |
Dwight Phillips |
USA |
1 Oct 77 |
8.32 |
0.5 |
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James Beckford |
JAM |
9 Jan 75 |
8.28 |
0.1 |
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| 3 |
Yago Lamela |
ESP |
24 Jul 77 |
8.22 |
0.5 |
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| 4 |
Ignisious Gaisah |
GHA |
20 Jul 83 |
8.13 |
0.0 |
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Hussein Taher Al-Sabee |
KSA |
14 Nov 79 |
8.10 |
0.0 |
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Volodymyr Zyuskov |
UKR |
29 Aug 81 |
8.08 |
-0.2 |
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Walter Davis |
USA |
2 Jul 79 |
8.02 |
0.4 |
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| 8 |
Osbourne Moxey |
BAH |
27 Aug 78 |
7.93 |
-0.1 |
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Chris Tomlinson |
GBR |
15 Sep 81 |
7.93 |
0.6 |
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| 10 |
Bogdan Ţăruş |
ROU |
1 Aug 75 |
7.84 |
0.4 |
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| 11 |
Luis Felipe Méliz |
CUB |
11 Aug 79 |
7.73 |
0.8 |
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| 12 |
Loúis Tsátoumas |
GRE |
12 Feb 82 |
7.72 |
0.1 |
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Final 20.00h |
Team |
Dist. |
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| 1 |
Dwight Phillips |
USA |
8.32m |
8.09 |
X |
8.22 |
X |
8.32 |
X |
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James Beckford |
JAM |
8.28m |
X |
7.99 |
8.16 |
8.12 |
8.28 |
8.14 |
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Yago Lamela |
ESP |
8.22m |
8.04 |
X |
8.12 |
8.16 |
8.22 |
X |
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Ignisious Gaisah |
GHA |
8.13m |
8.03 |
8.13 |
7.90 |
8.11 |
7.95 |
7.88 |
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Hussein Taher Al-Sabee |
KSA |
8.10m |
X |
7.71 |
8.09 |
7.79 |
8.10 |
7.70 |
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Volodymyr Zyuskov |
UKR |
8.08m |
8.08 |
7.91 |
7.76 |
7.99 |
8.07 |
7.39 |
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Walter Davis |
USA |
8.02m |
7.96 |
X |
7.90 |
7.89 |
7.94 |
8.02 |
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Osbourne Moxey |
BAH |
7.93m |
7.87 |
7.93 |
7.89 |
7.81 |
7.93 |
X |
| 9 |
Christopher Tomlinson |
GBR |
7.93m |
X |
X |
7.93 |
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| 10 |
Bogdan Tarus |
ROM |
7.84m |
7.84 |
X |
X |
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| 11 |
Luis Felipe Meliz |
CUB |
7.73m |
X |
7.51 |
7.73 |
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| 12 |
Louis Tsatoumas |
GRE |
7.72m |
X |
X |
7.72 |
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Qualification |
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27 August |
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Event Report Men Long Jump Qualification
After winning the last four World Championship long jump titles, Cuba's Ivan PEDROSO went out of the 2003 Championships with an injury to his take-off foot.
The Olympic champion attempted his first jump but aborted after take-off and limped out of the pit. He passed his remaining jumps.
He wasn't the only casualty though with world number two Savante STRINGFELLOW (USA) struggling to land his foot on the board. His best jump was a mere 7.83m which put the 2001 silver medallist out of the top 12 placings for the final.
Four other top ten ranked athletes missed the cut with Nikolay ATANASOV (BUL), Dimitrios FILINDRAS (GRE), Jonathan CHIMIER (MRI) and Nathan MORGAN (GBR) all performing well below their bests.
Leading the run for the gold medal now is Yago LAMELA. The Spaniard won silver in 1999 and is the top ranked jumper in the world this season with 8.53m. He only needed one attempt (8.19m) to automatically qualify for the final.
The only other jumper over the 8.15m automatic standard was Briton Chris TOMLINSON, who recorded a season best 8.16m on his first leap.
American pair Walter DAVIS and Dwight PHILLIPS were not far off however, with jumps of 8.14m and 8.12m respectively and should provide a strong challenge to Lamela in the final.
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Group A |
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| 1 |
Yago Lamela |
ESP |
24 Jul 77 |
8.19 |
0.8 |
Q |
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Dwight Phillips |
USA |
1 Oct 77 |
8.12 |
-0.5 |
q |
| 3 |
Ignisious Gaisah |
GHA |
20 Jul 83 |
8.01 |
0.5 |
q |
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Bogdan Ţăruş |
ROU |
1 Aug 75 |
7.98 |
0.5 |
q |
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Luis Felipe Méliz |
CUB |
11 Aug 79 |
7.97 |
0.3 |
q |
| 6 |
Osbourne Moxey |
BAH |
27 Aug 78 |
7.97 |
0.5 |
q |
| 7 |
Hussein Taher Al-Sabee |
KSA |
14 Nov 79 |
7.97 |
-0.3 |
q |
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Salim Sdiri |
FRA |
26 Oct 78 |
7.94 |
-0.2 |
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| 9 |
Siniša Ergotić |
CRO |
14 Sep 68 |
7.87 |
0.3 |
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Kareem Streete-Thompson |
CAY |
30 Mar 73 |
7.87 |
-1.0 |
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| 11 |
Oleksiy Lukashevych |
UKR |
11 Jan 77 |
7.85 |
-0.6 |
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| 12 |
Nathan Morgan |
GBR |
30 Jun 78 |
7.83 |
0.0 |
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Nikolai Atanasov |
BUL |
11 Dec 74 |
7.79 |
0.5 |
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Dimítrios Filíndras |
GRE |
9 Feb 73 |
7.72 |
1.0 |
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Gable Garenamotse |
BOT |
30 Jun 79 |
7.57 |
0.0 |
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Danila Burkenya |
RUS |
20 Jul 78 |
7.52 |
0.5 |
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Harmon Harmon |
COK |
15 May 80 |
6.40 |
0.2 |
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Hatem Mersal |
EGY |
20 Jan 75 |
DNS |
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Group B |
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| 1 |
Chris Tomlinson |
GBR |
15 Sep 81 |
8.16 |
0.7 |
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Walter Davis |
USA |
2 Jul 79 |
8.14 |
-0.5 |
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James Beckford |
JAM |
9 Jan 75 |
8.01 |
1.2 |
q |
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Volodymyr Zyuskov |
UKR |
29 Aug 81 |
8.01 |
0.8 |
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Loúis Tsátoumas |
GRE |
12 Feb 82 |
8.00 |
-0.4 |
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Nicola Trentin |
ITA |
20 Jun 74 |
7.85 |
0.6 |
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Vitaliy Shkurlatov |
RUS |
25 May 79 |
7.85 |
0.7 |
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Savanté Stringfellow |
USA |
6 Nov 78 |
7.83 |
-0.8 |
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Nils Winter |
GER |
27 Mar 77 |
7.80 |
0.5 |
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Dimítrios Serélis |
GRE |
5 May 80 |
7.75 |
-0.8 |
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Victor Castillo |
VEN |
8 Jun 81 |
7.71 |
0.3 |
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| 12 |
Abdulrahman S. Al-Nubi |
QAT |
17 Oct 79 |
7.70 |
0.2 |
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Petar Dachev |
BUL |
15 Jun 79 |
7.69 |
0.1 |
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Yahya Berrabah |
MAR |
13 Oct 81 |
7.62 |
-0.3 |
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Lao Jianfeng |
CHN |
24 May 75 |
7.43 |
0.1 |
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Julien Fivaz |
SUI |
9 Jan 79 |
7.37 |
-0.4 |
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Jonathan Chimier |
MRI |
6 Aug 82 |
NM |
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Iván Pedroso |
CUB |
17 Dec 72 |
NM |
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Group A |
Team |
Dist. |
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Yago Lamela |
ESP |
8.19m |
8.19 |
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Dwight Phillips |
USA |
8.12m |
8.12 |
X |
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Ignisious Gaisah |
GHA |
8.01m |
7.74 |
7.91 |
8.01 |
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Bogdan Tarus |
ROM |
7.98m |
7.94 |
7.98 |
7.88 |
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Luis Felipe Meliz |
CUB |
7.97m |
7.97 |
7.74 |
7.85 |
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Osbourne Moxey |
BAH |
7.97m |
7.64 |
7.84 |
7.97 |
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HusseinTaher Al-Sabee |
KSA |
7.97m |
7.97 |
X |
X |
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Salim Sdiri |
FRA |
7.94m |
7.64 |
7.94 |
7.76 |
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Sinisa Ergotic |
CRO |
7.87m |
7.62 |
7.87 |
5.65 |
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Kareem Streete-Thompson |
CAY |
7.87m |
7.87 |
5.29 |
X |
| 11 |
Olexiy Lukashevych |
UKR |
7.85m |
7.74 |
7.78 |
7.85 |
| 12 |
Nathan Morgan |
GBR |
7.83m |
7.83 |
7.60 |
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Nikolay Atanasov |
BUL |
7.79m |
7.69 |
7.79 |
7.72 |
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Dimitrios Filindras |
GRE |
7.72m |
7.72 |
X |
7.49 |
| 15 |
Gable Garenamotse |
BOT |
7.57m |
7.57 |
7.45 |
X |
| 16 |
Danila Burkenya |
RUS |
7.52m |
7.52 |
7.39 |
7.39 |
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Harmon Harmon |
COK |
6.40m |
6.40 |
6.24 |
6.39 |
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HatemMohamed Mersal |
EGY |
DNS |
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Group B |
Team |
Dist. |
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2 |
3 |
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Christopher Tomlinson |
GBR |
8.16m |
8.16 |
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Walter Davis |
USA |
8.14m |
8.14 |
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James Beckford |
JAM |
8.01m |
8.01 |
7.90 |
7.97 |
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Volodymyr Zyuskov |
UKR |
8.01m |
8.01 |
7.69 |
5.58 |
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Louis Tsatoumas |
GRE |
8.00m |
7.99 |
8.00 |
X |
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Nicola Trentin |
ITA |
7.85m |
7.85 |
7.85 |
7.72 |
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Vitaliy Shkurlatov |
RUS |
7.85m |
7.27 |
7.71 |
7.85 |
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Savante Stringfellow |
USA |
7.83m |
7.83 |
7.82 |
7.76 |
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Nils Winter |
GER |
7.80m |
7.64 |
7.75 |
7.80 |
| 10 |
Dimitrios Serelis |
GRE |
7.75m |
X |
7.75 |
X |
| 11 |
Victor Castillo |
VEN |
7.71m |
7.30 |
7.71 |
7.42 |
| 12 |
Abdulrahman Faraj Al-Nubi |
QAT |
7.70m |
7.70 |
7.60 |
X |
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Petar Dachev |
BUL |
7.69m |
7.69 |
7.63 |
7.48 |
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Yahya Berrabah |
MAR |
7.62m |
7.40 |
7.62 |
7.39 |
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Jianfeng Lao |
CHN |
7.43m |
7.43 |
X |
7.39 |
| 16 |
Julien Fivaz |
SUI |
7.37m |
7.25 |
7.37 |
X |
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Jonathan Chimier |
MRI |
NM |
X |
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Ivan Pedroso |
CUB |
NM |
X |
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| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2003 |
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223 |
Kareem Streete-Thompson |
 CAY |
8.63 |
8.21 |
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1131 |
Bogdan Tarus |
 ROU |
8.30i |
8.21 |
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844 |
Hussein Taher Al-Sabee |
 KSA |
8.33 |
8.23 |
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81 |
Osbourne Moxey |
 BAH |
8.19 |
8.00 |
| 5 |
1354 |
Olexiy Lukashevych |
 UKR |
8.27 |
8.19 |
| 6 |
370 |
Hatem Mohamed Mersal |
 EGY |
8.31 |
7.95 |
| 7 |
491 |
Salim Sdiri |
 FRA |
8.23 |
8.16i |
| 8 |
585 |
Ignisious Gaisah |
 GHA |
8.21 |
8.21 |
| 9 |
1425 |
Dwight Phillips |
 USA |
8.44 |
8.44 |
| 10 |
390 |
Yago Lamela |
 ESP |
8.56 |
8.53 |
| 11 |
280 |
Harmon Harmon |
 COK |
7.16 |
7.16 |
| 12 |
598 |
Dimítrios Filíndras |
 GRE |
8.30 |
8.30 |
| 13 |
1165 |
Danil Burkenya |
 RUS |
8.31 |
8.23 |
| 14 |
530 |
Nathan Morgan |
 GBR |
8.26 |
8.26 |
| 15 |
310 |
Luis Felipe Méliz |
 CUB |
8.43 |
8.20 |
| 16 |
185 |
Nikolai Atanasov |
 BUL |
8.31 |
8.31 |
| 17 |
156 |
Gable Garenamotse |
 BOT |
8.14 |
8.14 |
| 18 |
297 |
Siniša Ergotic |
 CRO |
8.23 |
8.10i |
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2003 |
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903 |
Yahya Berrabah |
 MAR |
8.33 |
8.33 |
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581 |
Nils Winter |
 GER |
8.11 |
8.11 |
| 3 |
187 |
Petâr Dachev |
BUL |
8.30 |
8.10i |
| 4 |
724 |
James Beckford |
 JAM |
8.62 |
8.21 |
| 5 |
1464 |
Víctor Castillo |
 VEN |
7.98 |
7.98 |
| 6 |
961 |
Jonathan Chimier |
 MRI |
8.26 |
8.26 |
| 7 |
715 |
Nicola Trentin |
 ITA |
8.20 |
8.20 |
| 8 |
535 |
Christopher Tomlinson |
GBR |
8.27 |
7.97i |
| 9 |
312 |
Iván Pedroso |
CUB |
8.71 |
8.31 |
| 10 |
612 |
Loúis Tsátoumas |
GRE |
8.34 |
8.34 |
| 11 |
1433 |
Savanté Stringfellow |
USA |
8.52 |
8.46 |
| 12 |
1191 |
Vitaliy Shkurlatov |
RUS |
8.38i |
8.23 |
| 13 |
610 |
Dimítrios Serélis |
GRE |
8.21 |
8.21 |
| 14 |
1389 |
Walter Davis |
USA |
8.24 |
8.24 |
| 15 |
1116 |
Abdulrahman Faraj Al-Nubi |
 QAT |
8.12 |
8.12 |
| 16 |
1368 |
Volodymyr Zyuskov |
UKR |
8.22 |
8.22 |
| 17 |
242 |
Jianfeng Lao |
 CHN |
8.40 |
7.65i |
| 18 |
1267 |
Julien Fivaz |
 SUI |
8.27 |
8.27 |
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