2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump

Men's long jump
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Venue Oregon Convention Center
Dates March 20
Competitors 14 from 12 nations
Winning distance 8.26
Medalists
    United States
    Australia
    China
Events at the
2016 IAAF World Indoor
Championships

Track events
60 m   men   women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
3000 m men women
60 m hurdles men women
4×400 m relay men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Heptathlon men
Exhibition events
Masters 800 m men women

The men's long jump at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 20, 2016.[1][2]

The first round leader was Rushwal Samaai with an 8.14. He improved that on his second jump to a National Record equalling 8.18. Still in the same round, Americans Marquis Dendy and Jeff Henderson improved to the top two places, Dendy with a 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in) and Henderson edging into second with an 8.19. Neither improved after that. In the third round, Fabrice Lapierre jumped a continental record 8.25 to break up the duo, his 8.25 just 1 cm behind Dendy. Huang Changzhou also equalled Henderson with a personal best 8.19, but Henderson held the tiebreaker. Over the next two round, Henderson improved his tiebreaker advantage but could not improve his best. On his final jump, Huang improved his personal best again to 8.21 to take the bronze medal. The top 5 competitors were only separated by 8 cm. So close was the competition, minus their best jumps, Dendy would have finished in 5th position and Lapierre 11th, not even making the final.

Results

The final was started at 13:05.[3]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Marquis Dendy  United States 8.05 8.26 x 8.06 x x 8.26
2nd, silver medalist(s) Fabrice Lapierre  Australia 7.29 7.78 8.25 x 7.79 x 8.25 AR
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Huang Changzhou  China 7.76 7.82 8.19 7.91 7.95 8.21 8.21 PB
4 Jeff Henderson  United States 7.99 8.19 7.98 8.14 8.17 8.00 8.19 SB
5 Rushwal Samaai  South Africa 8.14 8.18 8.03 x x 8.18 NR
6 Daniel Bramble  Great Britain x 7.84 8.12 7.93 8.14 8.14 SB
7 Emiliano Lasa  Uruguay 7.94 x 7.70 x 7.86 7.94 NR
8 Wang Jianan  China 7.82 7.85 7.88 7.88 7.93 7.93
9 Kafétien Gomis  France 7.73 7.73 7.88 7.88
10 Radek Juška  Czech Republic 7.88 x x 7.88
11 Ifeanyi Otuonye  Turks and Caicos Islands x 7.38 7.40 7.40
12 Yohei Sugai  Japan 7.25 6.95 7.35 7.35 SB
13 Quincy Breell  Aruba 7.21 7.25 7.20 7.25 NR
14 Ted Hooper  Chinese Taipei x x x NM

References

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