Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump

These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 23 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984.

Medalists

Gold	Anişoara Stanciu  Romania
Silver	Vali Ionescu  Romania
Bronze	Sue Hearnshaw  Great Britain

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
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

Qualification

• Held on 5 August 1984

RANK	GROUP A	DISTANCE	1	2	3
1.	Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)	6.76 m	X	6.76	—
2.	Anişoara Stanciu (ROU)	6.69 m	6.69	—	—
3.	Robyn Lorraway (AUS)	6.61 m	6.61	—	—
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
6.	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
—	Tineke Hidding (NED)	DNS	—	—	—

RANK	GROUP B	DISTANCE	1	2	3
1.	Sue Hearnshaw (GBR)	6.64 m	6.64	—	—
2.	Vali Ionescu (ROU)	6.60 m	6.32	6.60	—
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

• Held on August 9, 1984

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Notes
	Anișoara Stanciu	Romania	6.80	6.68	x	6.96	6.89	x	6.96
	Vali Ionescu	Romania	6.59	6.67	x	6.52	6.81	x	6.81
	Sue Hearnshaw	Great Britain	6.80	6.75	6.55	6.67	6.74	6.64	6.80
4	Angela Thacker	United States	6.32	x	6.65	6.78	x	6.70	6.78
5	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	United States	x	6.72	x	6.77	x	x	6.77
6	Robyn Lorraway	Australia	x	6.67	6.43	x	6.62	6.43	6.67
7	Glynis Nunn	Australia	6.45	6.37	6.39	–	6.53	6.27	6.53
8	Shonel Ferguson	Bahamas	6.44	6.13	x	6.41	6.20	6.31	6.44
9	Carol Lewis	United States	6.21	x	6.43				6.43
10	Dorothy Scott	Jamaica	6.03	5.89	6.40				6.40
11	Linda Garden	Australia	x	5.89	6.30				6.30
12	Snežana Dančetović	Yugoslavia	5.28	5.88	5.88				5.88

See also

• 1982 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
• 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
• 1986 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
• 1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

References

• Official Report
• sports-reference