Host City: Barcelona, Spain |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 6.75 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: August 6, 1992 |
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Date Finished: August 7, 1992 |
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(Competitors: 35; Countries: 23; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
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Overview by IAAF |
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Drechsler led the qualifying with 7.08, the only 7m jump in the preliminary round, but Joyner-Kersee was the favourite, having beaten Drechsler in all three of their previous championship meetings. Kravets, 10th four years earlier, produced the first quality jump of the final, 7.12, in the first round. This was followed by JJK with 7.07 two jumps later. Neither would improve, but would only be approached by Drechsler. The German reached 6.99 in the second round, and improved to produce the gold medal jump of 7.14 in the fourth. Both Joyner-Kersee and Kravets both reached 7.00 again, but, as the American graciously put it, “this was Heike’s day.” Nijolė Medvedeva (LTU) was initially fourth with 6.76, but disqualified after failing a doping control test. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The favorites were again Heike Drechsler (GDR) and defending champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA). At the 1991 World Championships, JJK had again defeated Drechsler. But in Barcelona, Drechsler would get her revenge. The early leader was Ukrainian Inesa Kravets with 7.12 (23-4½) in round one. She held this until Drechsler produced the gold medal winner of 7.14 (23-5¼) in round four. Joyner-Kersee opened with 7.07 (23-2½) and was in second until Drechsler's round four jump, but held on for the bronze medal, Kravets getting silver. |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Results |
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Long jump |
Women |
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Final |
7 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
7.14 |
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Heike Drechsler |
Germany |
GER |
16 Dec 64 |
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2 |
7.12 |
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Inessa Kravets |
Ukraine |
UKR |
5 Oct 66 |
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3 |
7.07 |
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
United States |
USA |
3 Mar 62 |
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4 |
6.71 |
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Mirela Renda |
Romania |
ROU |
5 Oct 66 |
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5 |
6.68 |
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Irina Mushailova |
Russia |
RUS |
6 Jan 67 |
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6 |
6.66 |
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Sharon Couch |
United States |
USA |
13 Sep 67 |
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7 |
6.62 |
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Sheila Echols |
United States |
USA |
2 Oct 64 |
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8 |
6.60 |
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Susen Tiedtke |
Germany |
GER |
23 Jan 69 |
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9 |
6.52 |
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Flora Hyacinth |
United States Virgin Islands |
ISV |
10 Mar 66 |
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10 |
6.41 |
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Agata Karczmarek |
Poland |
POL |
29 Nov 63 |
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11 |
6.06 |
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Renata Nielsen |
Denmark |
DEN |
18 May 66 |
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DQ |
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Nijolé Medvedeva |
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Long jump |
Women |
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Qualification |
6 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
7.08 |
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Heike Drechsler |
Germany |
GER |
16 Dec 64 |
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2 |
6.86 |
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Irina Mushailova |
Russia |
RUS |
6 Jan 67 |
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3 |
6.83 |
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Mirela Renda |
Romania |
ROU |
5 Oct 66 |
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4 |
6.79 |
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Inessa Kravets |
Ukraine |
UKR |
5 Oct 66 |
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5 |
6.75 |
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
United States |
USA |
3 Mar 62 |
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6 |
6.74 |
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Susen Tiedtke |
Germany |
GER |
23 Jan 69 |
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7 |
6.71 |
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Flora Hyacinth |
United States Virgin Islands |
ISV |
10 Mar 66 |
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8 |
6.64 |
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Sharon Couch |
United States |
USA |
13 Sep 67 |
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9 |
6.63 |
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Renata Nielsen |
Denmark |
DEN |
18 May 66 |
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10 |
6.55 |
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Sheila Echols |
United States |
USA |
2 Oct 64 |
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11 |
6.55 |
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Agata Karczmarek |
Poland |
POL |
29 Nov 63 |
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12 |
6.53 |
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Ljudmila Ninova |
Austria |
AUT |
25 Jun 60 |
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13 |
6.52 |
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Ringa Ropo-Junnila |
Finland |
FIN |
16 Feb 66 |
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14 |
6.49 |
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Yang Juan |
China |
CHN |
5 Sep 69 |
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15 |
6.46 |
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Marieta Ilcu |
Romania |
ROU |
16 Oct 62 |
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16 |
6.44 |
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Liu Shuzhen |
China |
CHN |
7 May 66 |
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17 |
6.43 |
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Karen Botha |
South Africa |
RSA |
17 Jan 67 |
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18 |
6.43 |
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Antonella Capriotti |
Italy |
ITA |
4 Feb 62 |
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19 |
6.42 |
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Helga Radtke |
Germany |
GER |
16 May 62 |
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20 |
6.41 |
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Jackie Edwards |
Bahamas |
BAH |
14 Apr 71 |
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21 |
6.40 |
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Valentina Uccheddu |
Italy |
ITA |
26 Oct 66 |
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22 |
6.35 |
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Tamara Malesev |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
8 Jan 67 |
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23 |
6.29 |
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Yinka Idowu |
Great Britain |
GBR |
25 Feb 72 |
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24 |
6.22 |
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Dionne Rose-Henley |
Jamaica |
JAM |
7 Nov 69 |
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25 |
6.17 |
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Li Yong Ae e |
North Korea |
PRK |
4 Nov 65 |
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26 |
5.87 |
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Jo Wise |
Great Britain |
GBR |
15 Mar 71 |
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27 |
5.73 |
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Natalia Toledo |
Paraguay |
PAR |
15 May 72 |
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28 |
5.64 |
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Sonya Agbéssi |
Benin |
BEN |
21 Aug 72 |
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29 |
5.55 |
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Eunice Barber |
Sierra Leone |
SLE |
17 Nov 74 |
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NM |
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Diane Guthrie-Gresham |
Jamaica |
JAM |
24 Oct 71 |
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NM |
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Nicole Boegman |
Australia |
AUS |
5 Mar 67 |
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NM |
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Fiona May |
Great Britain |
GBR |
12 Dec 69 |
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NM |
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Rita Ináncsi |
Hungary |
HUN |
6 Jan 71 |
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DQ |
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Nijolé Medvedeva |
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NM |
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Larisa Berezhnaya |
Ukraine |
UKR |
28 Feb 61 |
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Women Long Jump Olympic Games Barcelona(ESP) 1992
Final |
Team |
Dist. |
1. |
2. |
3. |
4. |
5. |
6. |
qual. |
1. Heike Drechsler |
GER |
7.14m |
6.34 |
6.99 |
6.85 |
7.14 |
6.97 |
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7.08m |
2. Inessa Kravets |
EUN |
7.12m |
7.12 |
6.99 |
6.94 |
6.91 |
6.88 |
X |
6.79m |
3. Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
USA |
7.07m |
7.07 |
X |
6.91 |
X |
5.17 |
6.90 |
6.75m |
4. Mirela Dhulgeru |
ROM |
6.71m |
6.51 |
6.54 |
6.71 |
6.52 |
6.31 |
6.36 |
6.83m |
5. Irina Mushailova |
EUN |
6.68m |
6.51 |
6.56 |
6.68 |
6.67 |
X |
6.43 |
6.86m |
6. Sharon Couch |
USA |
6.66m |
6.26 |
6.52 |
6.66 |
6.15 |
6.11 |
6.17 |
6.64m |
7. Sheila Echols |
USA |
6.62m |
6.51 |
6.62 |
6.14 |
X |
X |
6.44 |
6.55m |
8. Susen Tiedtke |
GER |
6.60m |
6.48 |
X |
6.60 |
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6.74m |
9. Flora Hyacinth |
ISV |
6.52m |
6.24 |
6.36 |
6.52 |
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6.71m |
10.A. Karczmarek |
POL |
6.41m |
6.41 |
6.38 |
6.35 |
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6.55m |
11.R.P. Nielsen |
DEN |
6.06m |
5.93 |
6.06 |
5.95 |
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6.63m |
-. N. Medevedeva |
LTU |
6.76m |
X |
X |
6.66 |
6.76 |
6.73 |
6.63 |
6.71m |
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Qualification
Group A |
Team |
Dist. |
1. |
2. |
3. |
1. Heike Drechsler |
GER |
7.08m |
7.08 |
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2. Mirela Dulgheru |
ROM |
6.83m |
6.63 |
6.83 |
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3. Flora Hyacinth |
ISV |
6.71m |
6.71 |
6.44 |
6.56 |
4. Sharon Couch |
USA |
6.64m |
6.49 |
6.44 |
6.64 |
5. Sheila Echols |
USA |
6.55m |
X |
6.55 |
6.55 |
6. A. Karczmarek |
POL |
6.55m |
6.48 |
6.55 |
6.48 |
7. Lyudmila Ninova |
AUT |
6.53m |
5.97 |
6.53 |
6.51 |
8. Juan Yang |
CHN |
6.49m |
6.49 |
X |
6.42 |
9. Helga Radtke |
GER |
6.42m |
X |
6.42 |
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10.V. Uccheddu |
ITA |
6.40m |
6.40 |
6.32 |
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11.Tamara Malesev |
IOP |
6.35m |
6.35 |
5.97 |
5.82 |
12.Dionne Rose |
JAM |
6.22m |
6.19 |
X |
6.22 |
13.Yong-Ae Li |
PRK |
6.17m |
6.17 |
6.13 |
6.17 |
14.Eunice Barber |
SLE |
5.55m |
5.55 |
X |
5.55 |
-. Rita Inancsi |
HUN |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
-. L. Berezhnaya |
EUN |
DNF |
X |
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-. Fiona May |
GBR |
DNF |
X |
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-. Muyebg Mabala |
ZAI |
DNS |
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Group B |
Team |
Dist. |
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2. |
3. |
1. Irina Muchailova |
EUN |
6.86m |
6.67 |
5.96 |
6.86 |
2. Inessa Kravets |
EUN |
6.79m |
6.70 |
6.79 |
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3. Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
USA |
6.75m |
6.75 |
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4. Susen Tiedtke |
GER |
6.74m |
6.74 |
X |
5.11 |
5. N. Medvedeva |
LTU |
6.71m |
6.71 |
6.68 |
6.46 |
6. R.P. Nielsen |
DEN |
6.63m |
6.63 |
X |
X |
7. R. Ropo-Junnila |
FIN |
6.52m |
6.26 |
6.52 |
6.48 |
8. Marieta Ilcu |
ROM |
6.46m |
6.46 |
X |
6.45 |
9. Shuzhen Liu |
CHN |
6.44m |
X |
6.44 |
6.32 |
10.Karen Botha |
RSA |
6.43m |
6.43 |
6.38 |
6.40 |
11.A. Capriotti |
ITA |
6.43m |
X |
6.43 |
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12.J. Edwards |
BAH |
6.41m |
X |
5.91 |
6.41 |
13.Oluyinka Idowu |
GBR |
6.29m |
X |
X |
6.29 |
14.Joanne Wise |
GBR |
5.87m |
X |
X |
5.87 |
15.Natalia Toledo |
PAR |
5.73m |
5.73 |
5.48 |
X |
16.Sonia Agbessi |
BEN |
5.64m |
5.64 |
X |
X |
-. Nicole Staines |
AUS |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
-. Diane Guthrie |
JAM |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
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