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2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's long jump

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Women's long jump
at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueOregon Convention Center
DatesMarch 18
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning distance7.22
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Serbia
bronze medal    Great Britain
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The women's long jump at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 18, 2016.[1][2]

On paper, Brittney Reese came into this meet with a 20 cm better personal best. But the personal best came before a 2014 injury. Her 2015 season was still hampered by recovery. Ivana Španović wasn't reading the paper and took the first round lead with a new indoor personal best 7.00, just short of her outdoor personal best of 7.02. Reese jumped 6.97 to assume second place but couldn't match that until her fifth round jump when she equalled it exactly. For a little over a minute, Reese held the lead based on the tie breaking second best jump. Španović broke that up by jumping a new personal best and National Record of 7.07. With her one remaining jump, Reese pulled out the big gun, letting out a scream as she boomed her 7.22 m (23 ft 8+14 in) winner, just 1 cm below her indoor personal best, set to win this championship 4 years earlier, also on her last jump.[3]

Behind the battle for gold, Lorraine Ugen was in third place after the first round with a 6.62. Janay DeLoach Soukup moved into bronze medal position with her second round 6.80 which also held up until the fifth round fireworks where Ugen flew out to a 6.93 National Record. DeLoach improved on her next two jumps, but her best of 6.89 couldn't quite make up the gap.

Results

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The final was started at 18.55.[4]

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Brittney Reese  United States 6.97 x x 6.88 7.00 7.22 7.22 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ivana Španović  Serbia 7.00 6.88 x x 7.07 6.76 7.07 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lorraine Ugen  Great Britain 6.62 6.64 6.65 x 6.93 6.86 6.93 NR
4 Janay DeLoach Soukup  United States x 6.80 x x 6.85 6.89 6.89 SB
5 Brooke Stratton  Australia 6.57 6.75 6.62 x 6.72 6.75
6 Alexandra Wester  Germany x 6.44 6.67 6.59 6.57 6.67
7 Ksenija Balta  Estonia 6.59 6.57 6.48 6.60 6.59 6.60
8 Shara Proctor  Great Britain x 6.55 6.57 x 6.54 6.57
9 Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova  Belarus 6.56 6.55 6.47 6.56
10 Alina Rotaru  Romania x 6.40 6.45 6.45
11 Chelsea Jaensch  Australia 5.84 6.28 6.38 6.38
12 Xenia Stolz  Germany 6.34 x 6.37 6.37
13 Jazmin Sawyers  Great Britain x 6.31 6.27 6.31
14 Khaddi Sagnia  Sweden 6.08 5.98 6.08
Konomi Kai  Japan x x x NM
Eliane Martins  Brazil x x x NM

References

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  1. ^ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Start list
  3. ^ "Rebuilt Reese back on top of the podium | FEATURE | World Athletics".
  4. ^ Final results