Host City: Barcelona, Spain |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 8.05 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: August 5, 1992 |
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Date Finished: August 6, 1992 |
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(Competitors: 50; Countries: 37; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
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Overview by IAAF |
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Mike Powell had beaten Carl Lewis with a world record 8.95 at the 1991 World Championships. He repeated this victory (8.62 to 8.53) in the US Trials, and was favourite to win. Some athletes raise their game when the pressure increases, and Lewis was that type of competitor. To show he was in good condition Lewis led the preliminary round with 8.68, the best qualifying jump ever, and the best mark of 1992. Lewis opened his account in the final by booming another big jump – 8.67. Powell began slowly with 7.95 and improved to 8.22 and then 8.33, with Cuba’s 19 year-old Pedroso in third with 8.11 after three rounds. Joe Greene, the pencil-thin US third string, moved past Powell with 8.34 in the fourth round, but Powell reacted with 8.53, though the World Champion was more concerned with gold than saving silver. With his final jump Powell cut the sand virtually level with the leading marker of Lewis, but the measurement showed it to be 3cm short. Lewis finished off his third Olympic final with two jumps of 8.50, to lead the fourth US clean sweep of the event. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The 1991 World Championships had featured the greatest long jump dual in track & field history, featuring the 1988 Olympic gold and silver medalists, Carl Lewis and Mike Powell. Lewis opened with 8.68 (28-5¾) to take the lead, with Powell responding with 8.54 (28-0¼) in round two. In round three Lewis produced the second longest jump ever, 8.83 (28-11¾), but a +2.3 wind prevented it from counting for record purposes, although it counted for the competition. In round four, he bettered that as well. The mark of 8.91 (29-2¾) went up on the board, meaning the vaunted Bob Beamon world record had finally been bettered, but this too was wind-aided, a following +2.9 wind. In round five, the wind was legal, and Lewis popped 8.87 (29-1¼), the second-longest legal jump ever. Powell was mired in second place, watching Lewis produce the greatest series in long jump history. But then, Powell produced his best. The 8.95 (29-4½) mark on the stadium board meant that Beamon’s world record was finally broken, if the wind was legal, and it was - +0.3 m/s. In the last round, Lewis fought back, jumping another superb mark of 8.84 (29-0), also with a legal wind. But he had lost and he had lost in his effort to be the man to break Beamon’s record. At the 1992 Olympic Trials, Powell again beat Lewis (8.62-8.53), and was a slight favorite in Barcelona. |
In round one of the final, Lewis opened with 8.67 (28-5½). Powell struggled early, but got out to 8.22 (26-11¾) in round two and 8.33 (27-4) in round three. Round five saw both produce big jumps, Lewis with 8.50 (27-10¾) and Powell with 8.53 (28-0). Lewis again jumped 8.50 (27-10¾) in the final round. Powell was up three jumpers later and produced his best mark, 8.64 (28-4¼), but it was not enough for the gold medal. Joe Greene completed the US sweep. Lewis had won his third consecutive gold medal in the event. Not counting the 1906 Olympics, this made Lewis only the fourth track & field to win three consecutive gold medals in the same individual event – John Flanagan in hammer throw, Viktor Saneyev in triple jump, and Al Oerter, who won four consecutive, in the discus throw. |
Records
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Results |
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Long jump |
Men |
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Final |
6 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
8.67 |
-0.7 |
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Carl Lewis |
United States |
USA |
1 Jul 61 |
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2 |
8.64 |
-0.5 |
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Mike Powell |
United States |
USA |
10 Nov 63 |
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3 |
8.34 |
0.2 |
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Joe Greene |
United States |
USA |
17 Feb 67 |
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4 |
8.11 |
0.0 |
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Iván Pedroso |
Cuba |
CUB |
17 Dec 72 |
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5 |
8.08 |
0.5 |
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Jaime Jefferson |
Cuba |
CUB |
17 Jan 62 |
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6 |
8.04 |
-0.1 |
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Konstadínos Koukodímos |
Greece |
GRE |
14 Sep 69 |
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7 |
7.98 |
0.1 |
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Dmitriy Bagryanov |
Russia |
RUS |
18 Dec 67 |
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8 |
7.87 |
0.1 |
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Huang Geng |
China |
CHN |
10 Jul 70 |
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9 |
7.76 |
0.6 |
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Borut Bilac |
Slovenia |
SLO |
14 Apr 65 |
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10 |
7.75 |
0.0 |
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Chen Zunrong |
China |
CHN |
25 Aug 62 |
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11 |
7.73 |
-0.4 |
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David Culbert |
Australia |
AUS |
17 Mar 67 |
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12 |
7.61 |
0.2 |
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Bogdan Tudor |
Romania |
ROU |
1 Feb 70 |
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Long jump |
Men |
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Qualification |
5 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
8.68 |
1.0 |
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Carl Lewis |
United States |
USA |
1 Jul 61 |
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2 |
8.22 |
1.2 |
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Huang Geng |
China |
CHN |
10 Jul 70 |
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3 |
8.22 |
0.1 |
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Konstadínos Koukodímos |
Greece |
GRE |
14 Sep 69 |
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4 |
8.14 |
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Mike Powell |
United States |
USA |
10 Nov 63 |
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5 |
8.09 |
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Jaime Jefferson |
Cuba |
CUB |
17 Jan 62 |
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6 |
8.09 |
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Dmitriy Bagryanov |
Russia |
RUS |
18 Dec 67 |
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7 |
8.07 |
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Iván Pedroso |
Cuba |
CUB |
17 Dec 72 |
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8 |
8.07 |
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Bogdan Tudor |
Romania |
ROU |
1 Feb 70 |
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9 |
8.00 |
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David Culbert |
Australia |
AUS |
17 Mar 67 |
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10 |
8.00 |
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Borut Bilac |
Slovenia |
SLO |
14 Apr 65 |
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11 |
7.93 |
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Chen Zunrong |
China |
CHN |
25 Aug 62 |
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12 |
7.90 |
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Joe Greene |
United States |
USA |
17 Feb 67 |
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13 |
7.89 |
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Craig Hepburn |
Bahamas |
BAH |
10 Dec 69 |
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14 |
7.85 |
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Dietmar Haaf |
Germany |
GER |
6 Mar 67 |
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15 |
7.83 |
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Mark Mason |
Guyana |
GUY |
6 Jun 69 |
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16 |
7.82 |
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Spirídon Vasdékis |
Greece |
GRE |
23 Jan 70 |
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17 |
7.79 |
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Masaki Morinaga |
Japan |
JPN |
27 Mar 72 |
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18 |
7.78 |
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Jesús Oliván |
Spain |
ESP |
9 Jul 68 |
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19 |
7.75 |
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Galin Georgiev |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
23 Mar 70 |
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20 |
7.74 |
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Ian James |
Canada |
CAN |
17 Jul 63 |
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21 |
7.72 |
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Franck Lestage |
France |
FRA |
20 Apr 68 |
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22 |
7.71 |
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Mark Forsythe |
Great Britain |
GBR |
10 Aug 65 |
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23 |
7.70 |
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Elmer Williams |
Puerto Rico |
PUR |
8 Oct 64 |
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24 |
7.70 |
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Franck Zio |
Burkina Faso |
BUR |
14 Aug 71 |
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25 |
7.69 |
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Milan Gombala |
Czech Republic |
CZE |
29 Jan 68 |
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26 |
7.69 |
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Csaba Almási |
Hungary |
HUN |
4 Jul 66 |
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27 |
7.67 |
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Tom Ganda |
Sierra Leone |
SLE |
10 Sep 72 |
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28 |
7.62 |
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Edrick Floréal |
Canada |
CAN |
5 Oct 66 |
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29 |
7.61 |
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Roman Golanowski |
Poland |
POL |
14 Jan 69 |
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30 |
7.60 |
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Eugene Licorish |
Grenada |
GRN |
28 Nov 64 |
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31 |
7.60 |
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Serge Hélan |
France |
FRA |
24 Feb 64 |
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32 |
7.54 |
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Konstantin Krause |
Germany |
GER |
8 Oct 67 |
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33 |
7.50 |
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James Sabulei |
Kenya |
KEN |
12 Apr 69 |
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34 |
7.47 |
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László Szálma |
Hungary |
HUN |
21 Oct 57 |
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35 |
7.46 |
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Mike Francis |
Puerto Rico |
PUR |
23 Oct 70 |
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36 |
7.44 |
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Benjamin Koech |
Kenya |
KEN |
23 Jun 69 |
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37 |
7.44 |
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Danny Beauchamp |
Seychelles |
SEY |
16 Apr 69 |
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38 |
7.39 |
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Kareem Streete-Thompson |
Cayman Islands |
CAY |
30 Mar 73 |
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39 |
7.31 |
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Angelo Iannuzzelli |
Italy |
ITA |
10 Apr 70 |
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40 |
7.27 |
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Abdullah Al-Sheib |
Qatar |
QAT |
29 Jun 65 |
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41 |
7.22 |
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Gabrieli Qoro |
Fiji |
FIJ |
22 Oct 70 |
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42 |
7.03 |
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Khalid Ahmed Mousa |
Sudan |
SUD |
23 Nov 72 |
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43 |
6.96 |
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Ndabazihle Mdhlongwa |
Zimbabwe |
ZIM |
30 May 73 |
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44 |
6.57 |
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Elston Shaw |
Belize |
BIZ |
16 Dec 72 |
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45 |
5.97 |
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Vadim Ivanov |
Russia |
RUS |
8 Oct 68 |
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46 |
5.33 |
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Kader Klouchi |
France |
FRA |
1 Jun 69 |
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NM |
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Soryba Diakite |
Guinea |
GUI |
1 Jun 69 |
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NM |
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Sizwe Mdluli |
Swaziland |
SWZ |
17 May 69 |
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NM |
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Ángel Hernández |
Spain |
ESP |
15 Apr 66 |
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NM |
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Giovanni Evangelisti |
Italy |
ITA |
11 Sep 61 |
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Men Long Jump Olympic Games Barcelona(ESP) 1992
Final |
Team |
Dist. |
1. |
2. |
3. |
4. |
5. |
6. |
qual. |
1. Carl Lewis |
USA |
8.67m |
8.67 |
8.33 |
X |
X |
8.50 |
8.50 |
8.68m |
2. Mike Powell |
USA |
8.64m |
7.95 |
8.22 |
8.33 |
X |
8.53 |
8.64 |
8.14m |
3. Joe Greene |
USA |
8.34m |
X |
X |
7.88 |
8.34 |
8.14 |
X |
7.90m |
4. Ivan Pedroso |
CUB |
8.11m |
7.79 |
8.11 |
8.01 |
7.98 |
8.11 |
7.51 |
8.07m |
5. Jaime Jefferson |
CUB |
8.08m |
7.30 |
7.69 |
8.08 |
7.93 |
8.00 |
X |
8.09m |
6. Konstantinos Koukodimos |
GRE |
8.04m |
7.30 |
7.99 |
7.92 |
8.04 |
7.88 |
7.50 |
8.22m |
7. Dmitriy Bagryanov |
EUN |
7.98m |
7.79 |
5.74 |
X |
7.98 |
7.88 |
7.84 |
8.09m |
8. Huang Geng |
CHN |
7.87m |
7.33 |
7.58 |
7.87 |
7.79 |
7.55 |
7.65 |
8.28m |
9. Borut Bilac |
SLO |
7.76m |
X |
7.60 |
7.76 |
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8.00m |
10.Zunrong Chen |
CHN |
7.75m |
7.71 |
7.47 |
7.75 |
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7.93m |
11.David Culbert |
AUS |
7.73m |
7.36 |
7.30 |
7.73 |
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8.00m |
12.Bogdan Tudor |
ROM |
7.61m |
7.26 |
7.37 |
7.61 |
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8.07m |
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Qualification
Group A |
Team |
Dist. |
1. |
2. |
3. |
1. Mike Powell |
USA |
8.14m |
8.14 |
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2. Jaime Jefferson |
CUB |
8.09m |
7.96 |
7.97 |
8.09 |
3. David Culbert |
AUS |
8.00m |
8.00 |
7.59 |
X |
4. Zunrong Chen |
CHN |
7.93m |
7.93 |
X |
7.90 |
5. Joe Greene |
USA |
7.90m |
7.69 |
X |
7.90 |
6. Craig Hepburn |
BAH |
7.89m |
X |
7.89 |
7.81 |
7. Spyridon Vasdekis |
GRE |
7.82m |
7.67 |
7.82 |
7.71 |
8. Masaki Morinaga |
JPN |
7.79m |
7.74 |
7.78 |
7.79 |
9. Galin Gueorgiev |
BUL |
7.75m |
7.37 |
X |
7.75 |
10.Ian James |
CAN |
7.74m |
X |
7.74 |
X |
11.Milan Gombala |
TCH |
7.69m |
7.54 |
X |
7.69 |
12.Thomas Ganda |
SLE |
7.67m |
7.67 |
7.40 |
7.43 |
13.Eugene Licorish |
GRN |
7.60m |
7.57 |
7.60 |
7.54 |
14.Serge Helan |
FRA |
7.60m |
7.60 |
X |
7.48 |
15.Konstantin Krause |
GER |
7.50m |
X |
X |
7.54 |
16.Laszlo Szalma |
HUN |
7.47m |
7.47 |
7.40 |
7.36 |
17.Michael Francis |
PUR |
7.47m |
X |
X |
7.46 |
18.Benjamin Koech |
KEN |
7.44m |
7.43 |
7.44 |
7.32 |
19.Kareem Streete-Thompson |
CAY |
7.39m |
X |
X |
7.39 |
20.Angelo Ianuzzelli |
ESA |
7.31m |
X |
7.31 |
X |
21.Khalid Mosa |
SUD |
7.03m |
7.03 |
7.02 |
6.54 |
22.Ndabezinhle Mdhlongwa |
ZIM |
6.96m |
6.96 |
6.95 |
6.96 |
23.Vadim Ivanov |
EUN |
5.97m |
X |
X |
5.97 |
-. Giovanni Evangelisti |
ITA |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
-. Angel Hernandez |
ESP |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
-. Soryba Diakite |
GUI |
DNF |
X |
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-. Afonso Ferraz |
ANG |
DNS |
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Group B |
Team |
Dist. |
1. |
2. |
3. |
1. Carl Lewis |
USA |
8.68m |
8.68 |
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2. Geng Huang |
CHN |
8.22m |
7.90 |
8.22 |
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3. Konstantinos Koukodimos |
GRE |
8.22m |
8.22 |
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4. Dmitriy Bagrianov |
EUN |
8.09m |
7.95 |
8.09 |
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5. Ivan Pedroso |
CUB |
8.07m |
7.83 |
8.07 |
8.00 |
6. Bogdan Tudor |
ROM |
8.07m |
7.51 |
7.60 |
8.07 |
7. Borut Bilac |
SLO |
8.00m |
X |
8.00 |
X |
8. Dietmar Haaf |
GER |
7.85m |
X |
7.74 |
7.85 |
9. Mark Mason |
GUY |
7.83m |
7.42 |
7.83 |
X |
10.Jesus Olivan |
ESP |
7.78m |
X |
7.78 |
X |
11.Franck Lestage |
FRA |
7.72m |
7.72 |
7.65 |
7.66 |
12.Mark Forsythe |
GBR |
7.71m |
7.71 |
X |
X |
13.Elmer Williams |
PUR |
7.70m |
7.63 |
7.56 |
7.70 |
14.Franck Zio |
BUR |
7.70m |
7.47 |
7.63 |
7.70 |
15.Csaba Almasi |
HUN |
7.69m |
X |
X |
7.69 |
16.Edrick Floreal |
CAN |
7.62m |
7.62 |
7.54 |
7.62 |
17.Roman Golanowski |
POL |
7.61m |
X |
X |
7.61 |
18.James Sabulei |
KEN |
7.50m |
7.50 |
7.37 |
7.38 |
19.Danny Beauchamp |
SEY |
7.44m |
X |
X |
7.44 |
20.Abdullah Al-Sheeb |
QAT |
7.27m |
X |
7.27 |
X |
21.Gabrieli Qoro |
FIJ |
7.22m |
7.22 |
X |
5.19 |
22.Elston Shaw |
BIZ |
6.57m |
6.29 |
6.38 |
6.57 |
23.Abdel Kader Klouchi |
ALG |
5.33m |
5.33 |
X |
X |
-. Sydney Mdluli |
SWZ |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
-. Badara Mbengue |
SEN |
DNS |
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-. N. Al Hadhrami |
UAE |
DNS |
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