| Host City: Los Angeles, United States |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 6.50 metres advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: August 8, 1984 |
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| Date Finished: August 9, 1984 |
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| (Competitors: 23; Countries: 17; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| Cuşmir and Ionescu had between them set the previous five world records, though World Champion Heike Daute (GDR) was generally recognised as the best jumper in the world. Of those present, Carol Lewis was regarded as the one most likely to dent the Romanian hegemony. However, it was Joyner who led the qualifying with 6.77, as six jumpers reached the standard of 6.50. Cuşmir and Hearnshaw, jumping consecutively, set the standard in the final. Both reached 6.80 in the first round, and the Romanian took sole control of the gold with her fourth jump of 6.96. Ionescu moved up from fifth with her penultimate jump of 6.81, and the medals were settled. Thacker won the battle of the Americans from Joyner 6.78w to 6.77, as Lewis had an off-day, reaching only 6.43. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| The Eastern Europe boycott affected the competition as missing was Heike Daute, the 1983 World Champion, who would have been favored. But she might not have won. Romania’s Anişoara Stanciu-Cuşmir had set four world records in the long jump in 1982-83, and placed second to Daute at the 1983 Worlds. In the absence of the East Germans and Soviets she was favored and came through. She and Britain’s Sue Hearnshaw were tied after round one with 6.80 (22-3¾). Cusmir-Stanciu’s winning mark came in round four with 6.96 (22-10), while her teammate Vali Ionescu, also a world record setter in 1982, moved into the silver medal position in round five with 6.81 (22-4¼), while Hearnshaw earned the bronze. |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics |
| World Record |
 Anişoara Stanciu (ROM) |
7.43 m |
June 4, 1983 |
Bucharest, Romania |
| Olympic Record |
 Tatyana Kolpakova (URS) |
7.06 m |
July 31, 1980 |
Moscow, Soviet Union |
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Results |
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| Long jump |
Women |
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Final |
9 August |
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| Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
| 1 |
6.96 |
0.5 |
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Anisoara Cusmir |
Romania |
ROU |
28 Jun 62 |
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| 2 |
6.81 |
-1.1 |
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Valy Ionescu |
Romania |
ROU |
31 Aug 60 |
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| 3 |
6.80w |
2.4 |
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Sue Hearnshaw |
Great Britain |
GBR |
26 May 61 |
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| 4 |
6.78w |
2.2 |
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Angela Thacker |
United States |
USA |
27 Jun 64 |
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| 5 |
6.77 |
-1.1 |
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
United States |
USA |
3 Mar 62 |
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| 6 |
6.67 |
1.9 |
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Robyn Lorraway |
Australia |
AUS |
20 Jul 61 |
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| 7 |
6.53w |
2.1 |
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Glynis Nunn |
Australia |
AUS |
4 Dec 60 |
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| 8 |
6.44 |
0.3 |
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Shonel Ferguson |
Bahamas |
BAH |
6 Nov 57 |
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| 9 |
6.43 |
-0.9 |
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Carol Lewis |
United States |
USA |
8 Aug 63 |
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| 10 |
6.40 |
-0.4 |
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Dorothy Scott |
Jamaica |
JAM |
31 Aug 57 |
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| 11 |
6.30 |
-1.1 |
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Linda Garden |
Australia |
AUS |
17 Oct 55 |
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| 12 |
5.88 |
0.2 |
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Snezana Dancetovic |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
4 Dec 57 |
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| Long jump |
Women |
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Qualification |
8 August |
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| Rank |
Mark |
Wind |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
| 1 |
6.76 |
0.7 |
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
United States |
USA |
3 Mar 62 |
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| 2 |
6.69 |
0.9 |
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Anisoara Cusmir |
Romania |
ROU |
28 Jun 62 |
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| 3 |
6.64 |
0.9 |
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Sue Hearnshaw |
Great Britain |
GBR |
26 May 61 |
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| 4 |
6.61 |
-1.2 |
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Robyn Lorraway |
Australia |
AUS |
20 Jul 61 |
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| 5 |
6.60 |
0.5 |
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Valy Ionescu |
Romania |
ROU |
31 Aug 60 |
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| 6 |
6.55 |
-0.4 |
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Carol Lewis |
United States |
USA |
8 Aug 63 |
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| 7 |
6.49 |
1.2 |
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Linda Garden |
Australia |
AUS |
17 Oct 55 |
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| 8 |
6.47 |
0.5 |
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Dorothy Scott |
Jamaica |
JAM |
31 Aug 57 |
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| 9 |
6.41 |
-0.8 |
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Glynis Nunn |
Australia |
AUS |
4 Dec 60 |
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| 10 |
6.36w |
2.1 |
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Angela Thacker |
United States |
USA |
27 Jun 64 |
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| 11 |
6.22 |
-0.7 |
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Snezana Dancetovic |
Yugoslavia |
YUG |
4 Dec 57 |
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| 12 |
6.19 |
-1.5 |
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Shonel Ferguson |
Bahamas |
BAH |
6 Nov 57 |
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| 13 |
6.17 |
0.4 |
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Jennifer Inniss |
Guyana |
GUY |
21 Nov 59 |
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| 14 |
6.16 |
-0.2 |
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Annette Tånnander |
Sweden |
SWE |
13 Feb 58 |
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| 15 |
6.16 |
1.6 |
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Liao Wenfen |
China |
CHN |
30 Apr 63 |
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| 16 |
6.07 |
-0.9 |
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Maya Benzoor |
Israel |
ISR |
4 Sep 58 |
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| 17 |
6.07 |
1.5 |
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Jacinta Bartholomew |
Grenada |
GRN |
15 Jan 65 |
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| 18 |
6.04 |
-1.3 |
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Conceição Aparecida Geremías |
Brazil |
BRA |
23 Jul 56 |
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| 19 |
6.01 |
0.1 |
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Esmeralda Garcia |
Brazil |
BRA |
16 Feb 59 |
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| 20 |
5.64 |
0.3 |
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Elma Muros |
Philippines |
PHI |
14 Jan 67 |
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| 21 |
5.63 |
0.8 |
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Madeline de Jesus |
Puerto Rico |
PUR |
4 Nov 57 |
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| 22 |
5.51 |
1.3 |
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Sarinee Phenglaor |
Thailand |
THA |
26 Jun 62 |
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| 23 |
5.21 |
-0.1 |
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Marie-Ange Wirtz |
Seychelles |
SEY |
7 Mar 63 |
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Qualification
| RANK |
GROUP A |
DISTANCE |
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2 |
3 |
| 1. |
 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
6.76 m |
X |
6.76 |
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| 2. |
 Anişoara Stanciu (ROU) |
6.69 m |
6.69 |
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| 3. |
 Robyn Lorraway (AUS) |
6.61 m |
6.61 |
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| 4. |
Linda Garden (AUS) |
6.49 m |
6.49 |
6.22 |
6.00 |
| 5. |
 Dorothy Scott (JAM) |
6.47 m |
6.16 |
6.02 |
6.47 |
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 Jennifer Inniss (GUY) |
6.17 m |
5.76 |
6.17 |
5.84 |
| 7. |
 Maya Bentzur (ISR) |
6.07 m |
6.07 |
6.04 |
6.03 |
| 8. |
 Conceição Geremias (BRA) |
6.04 m |
X |
5.81 |
6.04 |
| 9. |
 Elma Muros (PHI) |
5.64 m |
5.57 |
5.64 |
X |
| 10. |
 Madeline de Jesús (PUR) |
5.63 m |
5.53 |
5.63 |
5.58 |
| 11. |
 Sarinee Phenglaor (THA) |
5.51 m |
5.38 |
5.47 |
5.51 |
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 Tineke Hidding (NED) |
DNS |
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| RANK |
GROUP B |
DISTANCE |
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2 |
3 |
| 1. |
 Sue Hearnshaw (GBR) |
6.64 m |
6.64 |
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| 2. |
Vali Ionescu (ROU) |
6.60 m |
6.32 |
6.60 |
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| 3. |
Carol Lewis (USA) |
6.55 m |
X |
6.55 |
— |
| 4. |
Glynis Nunn (AUS) |
6.41 m |
6.23 |
6.41 |
6.28 |
| 5. |
Angela Thacker (USA) |
6.36 m |
6.36 |
X |
6.13 |
| 6. |
 Snežana Dančetović (YUG) |
6.22 m |
6.21 |
6.06 |
6.22 |
| 7. |
 Shonel Ferguson (BAH) |
6.19 m |
X |
6.19 |
X |
| 8. |
 Liao Wenfen (CHN) |
6.16 m |
6.16 |
5.96 |
6.00 |
| 9. |
 Annette Tannander (SWE) |
6.16 m |
X |
6.05 |
6.16 |
| 10. |
 Jhointh Bartholomew (GRN) |
6.07 m |
6.07 |
5.84 |
5.77 |
| 11. |
Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA) |
6.01 m |
X |
6.01 |
X |
| 12. |
 Marie Ange Wirtz (SEY) |
5.21 m |
5.21 |
5.15 |
5.10 |
Final
| RANK |
FINAL |
DISTANCE |
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Anişoara Stanciu (ROU) |
6.96 m |
6.80 |
6.68 |
X |
6.96 |
6.89 |
X |
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Valy Ionescu (ROU) |
6.81 m |
6.59 |
6.67 |
X |
6.52 |
6.81 |
X |
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Sue Hearnshaw (GBR) |
6.80 m |
6.80 |
6.75 |
6.55 |
6.67 |
6.74 |
6.64 |
| 4. |
Angela Thacker (USA) |
6.78 m |
6.32 |
X |
6.65 |
6.78 |
X |
6.70 |
| 5. |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
6.77 m |
X |
6.72 |
X |
6.77 |
X |
X |
| 6. |
Robyn Lorraway (AUS) |
6.67 m |
X |
6.67 |
6.43 |
X |
6.62 |
6.43 |
| 7. |
Glynis Nunn (AUS) |
6.53 m |
6.45 |
6.37 |
6.39 |
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6.53 |
6.27 |
| 8. |
Shonel Ferguson (BAH) |
6.44 m |
6.44 |
6.13 |
X |
6.41 |
6.20 |
6.31 |
| 9. |
Carol Lewis (USA) |
6.43 m |
6.21 |
X |
6.43 |
| 10. |
Dorothy Scott (JAM) |
6.40 m |
6.03 |
5.89 |
6.40 |
| 11. |
Linda Garden (AUS) |
6.30 m |
X |
5.89 |
6.30 |
| 12. |
Snežana Dančetović (YUG) |
5.88 m |
5.28 |
5.88 |
5.88 |
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