The women's long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 6 and 8 August 2024. This was the 20th time that the event was contested at the Summer Olympics.
Summary The returning gold medalist, 2019 and 2022 world champion Malaika Mihambo, returned for her third Olympics after being the bridesmaid (4th place) in Rio. She was also the 2024 world leader. Returning bronze medalist Ese Brume also took bronze in 2019 and silver in 2022. 2022 World Championship bronze medalist Leticia Oro Melo did not compete. The 2023 World Championships revealed a new crop of medalists; gold was Ivana Španović, silver was Tara Davis-Woodhall and bronze was Alina Rotaru-Kottmann. Jasmine Moore was doing the rare jump double, having already taken bronze in the triple jump.
Mihambo set off to defend her title with a 6.77 m from almost the back of the board. Iapichino did her one better jumping 6.78 m from the middle of the board. Then Davis-Woodhall advanced the lead to 6.93 m. Near the end of the round, Moore hit her marks so perfectly the officials had to review it, but she was ruled fair for a 6.96 m. In the second round, Mihambo improved slightly to 6.81 m, only to see Larissa Iapichino push her out of third place with a 6.87 m moments later. Two more jumpers and Davis-Woodhall grabbed the lead with 7.05 m. Near the beginning of the third round, Mihambo took back third with 6.95 m. In the fourth round, Mihambo got off a big jump but also had a big foul on the takeoff. After Moore did not improve, Davis-Woodhall got off the winner . In the fifth round, Mihambo moved her marks back and took off from the middle of the board. Her 6.98m could have challenged Davis-Woodhall if it had been from the line but was only good enough to move into second place. When Mihambo failed to improve on her final attempt, Davis-Woodhall knew she had the gold. She took a lackluster final attempt, stood up to wave to the crowd then fell back into the pit to do a snow angel in the sand.
Background The women's long jump has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1948. +Global records before the 2024 Summer OlympicsRecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)LocationDateWorld record7.52"All time Top lists – Senior – Long jump women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.Leningrad, Soviet Union11 June 1988Olympic record7.40Seoul, South Korea29 September 1988World leading7.22"Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Long jump women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.Rome, Italy12 June 2024 +Area records before the 2024 Summer OlympicsArea RecordAthlete (Nation)Distance (m)Africa (records)7.17Asia (records)7.01Europe (records)7.52 WRNorth, Central America and Caribbean (records)7.49Oceania (records)7.13South America (records)7.26
Qualification
For the women's long jump event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by jumping the entry standard of 6.86 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
Results
Qualification The qualification was held on 6 August, starting at 11:15 (UTC+2) in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking."Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024. All athletes meeting the qualification standard of 6.75 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final RankGroupAthleteNation123DistanceNotes1ATara Davis-Woodhall6.646.906.902BLarissa Iapichino6.606.876.873BMalaika Mihamboxx6.866.864AEse Brume6.446.406.766.765ARuth Usorox6.686.656.686AJasmine Moore6.356.66x6.667BPrestina Ochonogor6.276.656.296.658BMonae' Nichols6.436.526.646.649AAlina Rotaru-Kottmann6.456.466.636.6310BAckelia Smith6.516.596.586.5911BMarthe Koala6.366.596.576.5912BHilary Kpatcha6.186.206.596.5913AXiong Shiqi6.586.566.526.5814APauline Hondema4.726.216.556.5515BFátima Diame6.376.52x6.5216BIvana Španovićx6.516.316.5117AChanice Porter6.486.21x6.4818AMilica Gardašević6.48xx6.4819BPlamena Mitkova6.456.426.336.4520ALaura Raquel Müller6.406.136.386.4021BPetra Farkas6.406.336.226.4022ANatalia Linaresx6.406.046.4023AEliane Martins6.36xx6.3624AAgate de Sousax6.346.276.3425BBrooke Buschkuehl6.296.106.316.3126BSumire Hata6.21x6.316.3127ANikola Horowskax6.31x6.3128BMikaelle Assani5.646.136.246.2429AEsraa Owis5.936.116.20 6.2030ATessy Ebosele6.02x6.096.0931BLissandra Campos5.906.02x6.02
Final The final occurred on 8 August, starting at 20:00 (UTC+2) in the evening. RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotesTara Davis-Woodhall 6.93 7.05 6.95 7.10 6.61 6.68 7.10 Malaika Mihambo 6.77 6.81 6.95 x 6.98 x 6.98Jasmine Moore 6.96 6.92 6.62 6.75 6.88 6.88 6.964Larissa Iapichino 6.78 6.87 x 6.83 6.78 6.85 6.875Ese Brume x 6.59 6.63 6.70 6.51 6.70 6.706Monae' Nichols 6.64 x 6.36 6.63 6.67 6.66 6.677Alina Rotaru-Kottmann 6.46 6.46 6.65 6.55 6.67 6.50 6.678Ackelia Smith 6.66 6.52 x 5.86 6.40 6.42 6.669Marthe Koala 6.61 6.51 6.46Did not advance 6.6110Ruth Usoro 6.58 x 5.80Did not advance 6.5811Hilary Kpatcha 6.56 5.54 5.78Did not advance 6.5612Prestina Ochonogor 6.07 6.24 6.24Did not advance 6.24
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