| Host City: Tokyo. Japan |
Format: Qualifying round (6.65 or top 12 to final) (Aug 24) |
| Dates: August 23 – September 1 |
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| Nations participating: 167 |
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| Athletes participating: 1517 |
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Main venue: Olympic Stadium
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| Just like 1987. Joyner-Kersee and Drechsler were the two favourites. Joyner-Kersee made the most of the fact that she was the first to jump in the final by leaping 7.32. her best for three years. Drechsler went into second place with 7.09 but slipped to third after Berezhnaya’s 7.11. In the second round. the American fouled before Drechsler improved to 7.16. Joyner-Kersee passed her next jump. then Drechsler closed right up with 7.29. This prompted the defending champion to take her fourth jump. It ended disastrously. Instead of planting her foot on the take-off board. she stepped on the plasticine and twisted her right foot. She landed heavily in the sand and looked to be badly injured. She thought she had broken her leg. but was able to get up and eventually jump again. producing 7.11 in the sixth round. In the meantime. Drechsler had produced leaps of 6.99 and 7.08. With her last attempt she spanned 6.94. meaning that gold had gone once again to JJK. |
| These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo. Japan. There were a total of 31 participating athletes. with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 25. 1991. |
Records
| World Record |
 Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
7.52 |
Leningrad. Soviet Union |
11 June 1988 |
| Championship Record |
 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7.36 |
Rome. Italy |
4 September 1987 |
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Long Jump |
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25 August |
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Final |
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| 1 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
USA |
3 Mar 62 |
7.32 |
0.0 |
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| 2 |
Heike Drechsler |
GER |
16 Dec 64 |
7.29 |
-0.2 |
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| 3 |
Larisa Berezhnaya |
URS |
28 Feb 61 |
7.11 |
0.0 |
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| 4 |
Yelena Sinchukova |
URS |
23 Jan 61 |
7.04 |
1.8 |
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| 5 |
Susen Tiedtke |
GER |
23 Jan 69 |
6.77 |
0.9 |
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| 6 |
Marieta Ilcu |
ROU |
16 Oct 62 |
6.72 |
0.9 |
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| 7 |
Ljudmila Ninova |
AUT |
25 Jun 60 |
6.72 |
-0.5 |
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| 8 |
Yelena Belevskaya |
URS |
11 Oct 63 |
6.69 |
-0.6 |
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| 9 |
Ringa Ropo-Junnila |
FIN |
16 Feb 66 |
6.63 |
0.2 |
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| 10 |
Jackie Edwards |
BAH |
14 Apr 71 |
6.37 |
0.3 |
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| 11 |
Christy Opara-Thompson |
NGR |
2 May 70 |
6.28 |
-0.2 |
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| 12 |
Yinka Idowu |
GBR |
25 Feb 72 |
6.16 |
-0.4 |
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Final 18:30 |
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Distance |
wind |
1. |
2. |
3. |
4. |
5. |
6. |
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| 1 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
USA |
7.32m |
0.0 |
7.32 |
X |
- |
X |
- |
7.11 |
| 2 |
Heike Daute-Drechsler |
GER |
7.29m |
-0.2 |
7.09 |
7.16 |
7.29 |
6.99 |
7.08 |
6.94 |
| 3 |
Larisa Berezhnaya |
URS |
7.11m |
0.0 |
7.11 |
6.92 |
X |
6.86 |
6.81 |
6.91 |
| 4 |
Yelena Sinchukova |
URS |
7.04m |
+1.8 |
6.84 |
6.95 |
7.00 |
6.68 |
7.04 |
6.90 |
| 5 |
Susen Tiedtke |
GER |
6.77m |
+0.9 |
6.55 |
6.65 |
6.63 |
X |
6.77 |
5.74 |
| 6 |
Marieta Ilcu |
ROU |
6.72m |
+0.9 |
6.55 |
X |
6.70 |
6.70 |
6.68 |
6.72 |
| 7 |
Ljudmila Ninova-Rudoll |
AUT |
6.72m |
-0.5 |
X |
6.72 |
6.33 |
X |
X |
X |
| 8 |
Yelena Belevskaya |
URS |
6.69m |
-0.6 |
6.49 |
6.54 |
6.68 |
X |
6.41 |
6.69 |
| 9 |
Ringa Ropo-Junnila |
FIN |
6.63m |
+0.2 |
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| 10 |
Jackie Edwards |
BAH |
6.37m |
+0.3 |
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| 11 |
Christy Opara-Thompson |
NGR |
6.28m |
-0.2 |
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| 12 |
Oluyinka Idowu |
GBR |
6.16m |
-0.4 |
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Qualification |
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24 August |
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Group A |
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| 1 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
USA |
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6.91 |
+2.4 |
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| 2 |
Larisa Berezhnaya |
URS |
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6.87 |
+1.9 |
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| 3 |
Susen Tiedtke |
GER |
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6.85 |
+2.2 |
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| 4 |
Yelena Sinchukova |
URS |
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6.80 |
+1.1 |
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| 5 |
Christy Opara-Thompson |
NGR |
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6.68 |
+1.3 |
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| 6 |
Ringa Ropo-Junnila |
FIN |
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6.66 |
+2.8 |
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| 6 |
Jackie Edwards |
BAH |
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6.66 |
+1.2 |
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| 8 |
Shuzhen Liu |
CHN |
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6.57 |
+0.4 |
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| 9 |
Juan Yang |
CHN |
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6.56 |
+0.6 |
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| 10 |
Fiona May |
GBR |
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6.54 |
+1.0 |
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| 11 |
Valentina Uccheddu |
ITA |
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6.48 |
+1.6 |
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| 12 |
Iva Prandzheva |
BUL |
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6.30 |
+0.8 |
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| 13 |
Jayne Moffitt |
NZL |
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6.29 |
+0.4 |
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| 14 |
Tamara Malesev |
YUG |
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6.27 |
+0.9 |
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| 15 |
Flora Hyacinth |
ISV |
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6.17 |
+3.2 |
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Group B |
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| 1 |
Heike Daute-Drechsler |
GER |
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6.87 |
+0.5 |
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| 2 |
Ljudmila Ninova-Rudoll |
AUT |
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6.79 |
+2.0 |
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| 3 |
Marieta Ilcu |
ROU |
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6.77 |
+0.9 |
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| 4 |
Yelena Belevskaya |
URS |
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6.70 |
+1.0 |
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| 5 |
Oluyinka Idowu |
GBR |
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6.63 |
+2.4 |
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| 6 |
Helga Radtke |
GER |
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6.62 |
+3.2 |
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| 7 |
Nicole Boegman |
AUS |
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6.57 |
+3.6 |
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| 8 |
Chunfang Wang |
CHN |
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6.55 |
17. |
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| 9 |
Agata Karczmarek |
POL |
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6.55 |
0.0 |
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| 10 |
Sheila Echols |
USA |
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6.47 |
+1.0 |
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| 11 |
Cindy Greiner |
USA |
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6.41 |
+1.5 |
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| 12 |
Shu-Hwa Wang |
TPE |
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6.38 |
+3.5 |
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| 13 |
Diane Guthrie-Gresham |
JAM |
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6.37 |
+1.7 |
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Solange Ostiana |
AHO |
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NM |
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Ragne Kytola |
FIN |
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NM |
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Renata Nielsen |
DEN |
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NM |
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| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1991 |
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| 1 |
Flora Hyacinth |
 ISV |
5.60 |
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Fiona May |
 GBR |
6.88 |
6.77 |
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Susen Tiedtke |
 GER |
7.00 |
7.00 |
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Jayne Moffitt |
 NZL |
6.06i |
6.06i |
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Yelena Sinchukova |
 URS |
7.20 |
7.20 |
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Tamara Malešev |
 YUG |
6.68 |
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Larisa Berezhnaya |
URS |
7.24 |
7.24 |
| 8 |
Shuzhen Liu |
 CHN |
6.92 |
6.06i |
| 9 |
Valentina Uccheddu |
 ITA |
6.58i |
6.58i |
| 10 |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
 USA |
7.45 |
6.97 |
| 11 |
Ringa Ropo-Junnila |
 FIN |
6.85 |
6.78i |
| 12 |
Christy Opara-Thompson |
 NGR |
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| 13 |
Iva Prandzheva |
 BUL |
6.54 |
6.54 |
| 14 |
Jackie Edwards |
 BAH |
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| 15 |
Juan Yang |
CHN |
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| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1991 |
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| 1 |
Renata Nielsen |
 DEN |
6.49i |
6.49i |
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Nicole Boegman |
 AUS |
6.87 |
6.72 |
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Heike Drechsler |
GER |
7.48 |
7.37 |
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Chunfang Wang |
CHN |
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Ljudmila Ninova-Rudoll |
 AUT |
6.60 |
6.36i |
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Agata Karczmarek |
 POL |
6.97 |
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Cindy Greiner |
USA |
6.38i |
6.38i |
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Ragne Kytölä |
FIN |
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| 9 |
Helga Radtke |
GER |
7.21 |
6.74 |
| 10 |
Diane Guthrie-Gresham |
 JAM |
5.95 |
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| 11 |
Solange Ostiana |
 AHO |
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| 12 |
Shu-Hwa Wang |
 TPE |
6.43 |
6.43 |
| 13 |
Yelena Belevskaya |
URS |
7.39 |
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| 14 |
Oluyinka Idowu |
GBR |
6.63 |
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| 15 |
Marieta Ilcu |
 ROU |
7.08 |
6.74i |
| 16 |
Sheila Echols |
USA |
6.94 |
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