2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held March 9 and 10 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mauro Vinícius da Silva Brazil
|
Henry Frayne Australia
|
Aleksandr Menkov Russia
|
Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Carl Lewis (USA)
|
8.79 | New York City, United States | 27 January 1984 |
| Championship record |  Iván Pedroso (CUB)
|
8.62 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| World Leading | Aleksandr Menkov (RUS)
|
8.24 | Moscow, Russia | 5 February 2012 |
| Will Claye (USA)
|
Fayetteville, United States | 10 February 2012 | ||
| African record |  Ignisious Gaisah (GHA)
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8.36 | Stockholm, Sweden | 2 February 2006 |
| Asian record |  Su Xiongfeng (CHN)
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8.27 | Nanjing, China | 11 March 2010 |
| European record |  Sebastian Bayer (GER)
|
8.71 | Turin, Italy | 8 March 2009 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |
Carl Lewis (USA)
|
8.79 | New York City, United States | 27 January 1984 |
| Oceanian Record | Fabrice Lapierre (AUS)
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8.19 | Doha, Qatar | 12 March 2010 |
| South American record |  Irving Saladino (PAN)
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8.42 | Paiania, Greece | 13 February 2008 |
Qualification standards[edit]
| Indoor |
|---|
| 8.15 |
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2012 | 18:20 | Qualification |
| March 10, 2012 | 18:50 | Final |
Results[edit]
Qualification[edit]
Qualification standard 8.00 m (Q) or at least best 8 qualified. 15 athletes from 14 countries participated. The qualification round started at 18:22 and ended at 19:09.[1]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauro Vinícius da Silva | Brazil |
7.93 | x | 8.28 | 8.28 | Q, WL, NR |
| 2 | Luis Felipe Méliz |  Spain |
8.10 | 8.10 | Q, SB | ||
| 3 | Henry Frayne | Australia |
7.77 | 8.02 | 8.02 | Q | |
| 4 | Louis Tsatoumas |  Greece |
8.00 | 8.00 | Q | ||
| 5 | Aleksandr Menkov | Russia |
7.80 | 7.98 | – | 7.98 | q |
| 6 | Ndiss Kaba Badji |  Senegal |
7.88 | 7.93 | x | 7.93 | q |
| 7 | Will Claye | United States |
x | 7.91 | – | 7.91 | q |
| 8 | Ignisious Gaisah | Ghana |
7.77 | 7.79 | 7.89 | 7.89 | q |
| 9 | Michel Tornéus |  Sweden |
x | 7.77 | 7.85 | 7.85 | |
| 10 | Tyrone Smith |  Bermuda |
7.76 | x | 7.80 | 7.80 | |
| 11 | Eusebio Cáceres | Spain |
7.37 | 7.71 | 7.67 | 7.71 | |
| 12 | Alexandru Cuharenko |  Moldova |
7.42 | 7.44 | 7.66 | 7.66 | |
| 13 | Supanara Sukhasvasti |  Thailand |
7.14 | 7.43 | x | 7.43 | |
| 14 | Alper Kulaksız |  Turkey |
7.42 | 7.15 | x | 7.42 | SB |
| 15 | Su Xiongfeng | China |
x | 7.42 | – | 7.42 | SB |
Final[edit]
8 athletes from 8 countries participated. The final started at 18:53 and ended at 20:02.[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mauro Vinícius da Silva | Brazil |
7.73 | x | x | 7.77 | 8.23 | 8.23 | 8.23 | |
 |
Henry Frayne | Australia |
8.17 | x | x | x | 7.89 | 8.23 | 8.23 | AR |
 |
Aleksandr Menkov | Russia |
8.12 | 8.22 | x | x | 8.10 | x | 8.22 | |
| 4 | Will Claye | United States |
7.78 | x | 7.98 | x | 8.04 | x | 8.04 | |
| 5 | Ndiss Kaba Badji | Senegal |
7.93 | x | x | 7.97 | x | x | 7.97 | SB |
| 6 | Louis Tsatoumas | Greece |
7.88 | x | x | x | 7.49 | 7.77 | 7.88 | |
| 7 | Ignisious Gaisah | Ghana |
7.76 | 7.70 | 7.83 | 7.75 | 7.86 | 7.85 | 7.86 | |
| 8 | Luis Felipe Méliz | Spain |
x | x | x | x | x | 7.50 | 7.50 |
References[edit]
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump (qualification)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "2012 World Indoor Championships – Men's long jump (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2012-03-11.