1995 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Long Jump

These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships

1995 World Championships in Athletics

The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 6, 1995. The qualification mark was set at 6.75 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Fiona May Fiona May Fiona May was an athlete who competed for the Great Britain and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (ITA)
Silver	Niurka Montalvo Niurka Montalvo Niurka Montalvo Amaro is a former Cuban and Spanish athlete who specialised in the long jump and triple jump events. Her greatest achievement came in 1999, when she became world champion with a personal best jump of 7.06 metres... Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... (CUB)
Bronze	Irina Mushailova Irina Mushailova Irina Mushailova is a retired Russian athlete who specialized in long jump and triple jump.-Achievements:-External links:... Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (RUS)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
05.08.1995 – 16:00h 05.08.1995 – 16:00h
Final Round
06.08.1995 – 16:50h

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
05.08.1995 – 16:00h	05.08.1995 – 16:00h
Final Round
06.08.1995 – 16:50h

Abbreviations

All results shown are in metres

Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best

Q	automatic qualification
q	qualification by rank
DNS	did not start
NM	no mark
WR	world record
AR	area record
NR	national record
PB	personal best
SB	season best

Records

Standing records prior to the 1995 World Athletics Championships
World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		7.52 m	June 11, 1988	Leningrad Leningrad Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Event Record		7.36 m	September 4, 1987	Rome, Italy

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1						6.76 m
2						6.70 m
3						6.69 m
4						6.63 m
5						6.63 m
6						6.59 m
7						6.53 m
8						6.51 m
9						6.50 m
10						6.49 m
11						6.49 m
12						6.39 m
13						6.32 m
14						6.30 m
15						6.30 m
16						6.07 m
17						6.01 m
18						5.40 m
—	—		X	X	X	NM
—	—		X	X	X	NM

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance	Note
Rank	Overall	Athlete	1	2	3	Distance	Note
1						6.74 m
2						6.73 m
3						6.73 m
4						6.72 m
5						6.54 m
6						6.53 m
7						6.50 m
8						6.46 m
9						6.45 m
10						6.43 m
11						6.42 m
12						6.40 m
13						6.36 m
14						6.32 m
15						6.22 m
16						5.50 m
17						4.88 m
—	—		X	X	X	NM
—	—		X	X	X	NM
—	—		X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Distance	Note
		6.93	X	6.87	X	6.64	6.98	6.98 m
		6.42	X	6.70	6.62	X	6.86	6.86 m
		6.75	6.52	6.82	X	6.76	6.83	6.83 m
4		6.61	6.65	6.78	6.77	6.68	6.31	6.78 m
5		X	6.76	X	X	6.74	6.40	6.76 m
6		6.74	X	6.69	6.25	6.59	6.46	6.74 m
7		X	5.57	6.71	5.96	6.71	6.56	6.71 m
8		X	6.66	X	6.62	3.56	6.41	6.66 m

9		X	X	6.64				6.64 m
10		X	6.57	X				6.57 m
11		X	6.53	6.31				6.53 m
12		X	X	6.43				6.43 m
—		X	X	X				NM