Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
Men's long jump at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venues | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Dates | 5-6 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 25 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 8.54 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Carl Lewis United States |
Silver | Gary Honey Australia |
Bronze | Giovanni Evangelisti Italy |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
OR | olympic record |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||||
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World Record | Bob Beamon (USA) | 8.90 m | October 18, 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico |
Olympic Record |
Qualification
Group A | ||||||||
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Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
1 | 1 | Carl Lewis (USA) | 8.30 | — | — | 8.30 m | ||
2 | 4 | Antonio Corgos (ESP) | 8.02 | — | — | 8.02 m | ||
3 | 6 | Gary Honey (AUS) | 7.93 | — | — | 7.93 m | ||
4 | 7 | Joey Wells (BAH) | X | 7.92 | — | 7.92 m | ||
5 | 8 | Mike McRae (USA) | 7.70 | 7.50 | 7.89 | 7.89 m | ||
6 | 9 | Kim Jong-Il (KOR) | X | 7.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 m | ||
7 | 10 | Liu Yuhuang (CHN) | 7.83 | X | 7.73 | 7.83 m | ||
8 | 14 | Nenad Stekić (YUG) | 7.60 | 7.41 | 7.45 | 7.60 m | ||
9 | 16 | Moses Kiyai (KEN) | X | 7.51 | X | 7.51 m | ||
10 | 18 | Wang Shijie (CHN) | X | 7.22 | 7.36 | 7.36 m | ||
11 | 20 | Lee Fu-an (TPE) | 7.23 | 6.96 | 6.82 | 7.23 m | ||
12 | 22 | Kristján Harðarson (ISL) | X | 7.09 | 6.93 | 7.09 m | ||
13 | 24 | Fidel Solórzano (ECU) | 6.93 | 6.84 | 6.90 | 6.93 m | ||
14 | 25 | Abdoulaye Traoré (MLI) | 6.92 | 6.36 | 6.60 | 6.92 m | ||
15 | 26 | Bilanday Bodjona (TOG) | 6.82 | 6.70 | 6.75 | 6.82 m | ||
16 | 27 | Ghabi Issa Khouri (LIB) | 6.25 | X | 6.80 | 6.80 m | ||
— | — | Paul Emordi (KEN) | — | — | — | DNS | ||
Group B | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
1 | 2 | Larry Myricks (USA) | 7.80 | 8.02 | — | 8.02 m | ||
2 | 3 | Junichi Usui (JPN) | 7.62 | 8.02 | — | 8.02 m | ||
3 | 5 | Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA) | 7.94 | — | — | 7.94 m | ||
4 | 11 | Yusuf Alli (NGR) | 7.65 | 7.43 | 7.82 | 7.82 m | ||
5 | 12 | Jubobaraye Kio (NGR) | X | 7.76 | X | 7.76 m | ||
6 | 13 | René Gloor (SUI) | 7.57 | 7.71 | 7.58 | 7.71 m | ||
7 | 15 | Lester Benjamin (ANT) | X | 7.44 | 7.57 | 7.57 m | ||
8 | 17 | Kémobé Djirmassal (CHA) | 7.01 | 7.11 | 7.51 | 7.37 m | ||
9 | 19 | Lyndon Sands (BAH) | 7.32 | 5.95 | 7.22 | 7.32 m | ||
10 | 21 | Steve Hanna (BAH) | 6.97 | 2.36 | 7.10 | 7.10 m | ||
11 | 23 | Shahad Mubarak (UAE) | 6.98 | X | — | 6.98 m | ||
12 | 28 | Oscar Diesel (PAR) | 6.45 | 6.78 | 6.73 | 6.78 m | ||
13 | 29 | Ernest Tché-Noubossie (CMR) | 6.76 | 6.57 | 6.52 | 6.76 m | ||
14 | 30 | Dimitrios Araouzos (CYP) | X | X | 5.67 | 5.67 m | ||
— | — | Steve Walsh (NZL) | X | X | X | NM | ||
— | — | Ronald Desruelles (BEL) | — | — | — | DNS | ||
— | — | Francis Dodoo (GHA) | — | — | — | DNS |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
Carl Lewis (USA) | 8.54 | X | — | — | — | — | 8.54 m | ||
Gary Honey (AUS) | 7.97 | 7.92 | 8.18 | 7.92 | X | 8.24 | 8.24 m | ||
Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA) | 8.09 | 7.94 | 7.90 | X | X | 8.24 | 8.24 m | ||
4 | Larry Myricks (USA) | 8.06 | 7.99 | X | 8.00 | 8.16 | 6.28 | 8.16 m | |
5 | Liu Yuhuang (CHN) | X | 7.66 | 7.89 | 7.65 | 7.60 | 7.99 | 7.99 m | |
6 | Joey Wells (BAH) | 7.97 | X | X | — | — | — | 7.97 m | |
7 | Junichi Usui (JPN) | 7.63 | 7.82 | 7.87 | 7.72 | 7.09 | — | 7.87 m | |
8 | Kim Jong-Il (KOR) | 7.76 | 7.81 | 7.77 | X | 7.59 | X | 7.81 m | |
9 | Yusuf Alli (NGR) | 7.67 | 7.78 | 7.72 | 7.78 m | ||||
10 | Antonio Corgos (ESP) | 7.44 | 7.50 | 7.69 | 7.69 m | ||||
11 | Mike McRae (USA) | X | 7.63 | 7.45 | 7.63 m | ||||
12 | Jubobaraye Kio (NGR) | X | 7.57 | X | 7.57 m |
See also
- 1982 Men's European Championships Long Jump (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships Long Jump (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Friendship Games Long Jump (Moscow)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Long Jump (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Long Jump (Rome)
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2017.