2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

These are the 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 2001 World Championships in Athletics

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

in Edmonton, Canada.

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	Tatyana Kotova Tatyana Kotova Tatyana Vladimirovna Kotova is an athlete who competes for Russia in the long jump. Her personal best was a jump of 7.42 m at Annecy in 2002. In September, 2000 she was injured in a car accident.... 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)
Bronze	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... Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... (ESP)

Schedule

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Qualification Round
Group A Group B
05.08.2001 – 14:30 05.08.2001 – 14:30
Final Round
07.08.2001 – 18:05

Qualification Round
Group A	Group B
05.08.2001 – 14:30	05.08.2001 – 14:30
Final Round
07.08.2001 – 18:05

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 6.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
	A	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...	6.80			6.80	Q, SB
	B	Maurren Maggi Maurren Maggi Maurren Higa Maggi is a Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medallist. She is the South American record holder at 100 metres hurdles and at long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has 14.53 metres in the triple jump...	6.46	6.49	6.74	6.74	Q
	A	Tunde Vaszi Tünde Vaszi Tünde Vaszi is a retired Hungarian long jumper. Her greatest success so far is the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and her personal best is 6.86 metres from when she placed fourth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.She lived in Carei/Nagykároly, Romania till...	6.36	6.71		6.71	Q
	B	Yingnan Guan	6.61	6.66	6.40	6.66	q
	B	Niki Xanthou Niki Xanthou Niki Xanthou is a Greek long jumper.Xanthou set nine national record in long jump during her career. Her personal best, and national record, is 7.03 metres, achieved in August 1997 in Bellinzona...	6.66	6.47		6.66	q
	A	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...	6.34	6.65	6.43	6.65	q
	A	Lyudmila Galkina Lyudmila Galkina Lyudmila Galkina is a Russian athlete. She won the European Junior Championships in 1991 as a triple jumper, but thereafter later focused on the long jump. Her greatest achievement was taking the World Championship title in 1997, with a personal best jump of 7.05 metres.-Achievements:- External...	6.62	6.59	6.58	6.62	q
	A	Elva Goulbourne Elva Goulbourne Elva Elizabeth Goulbourne is a Jamaican athlete competing in the long jump. Her personal best result is 7.16 metres, achieved in 2004.- Achievements :*1st IAAF World Athletics Final - sixth place...	6.46	6.60		6.60	q
	B	Valentīna Gotovska Valentina Gotovska Valentīna Gotovska is a retired Latvian long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.91 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Tartu. In her earlier career she was a high jumper, with a personal best of 1.97 metres from 1990. Gotovska retired after the 2005 season.-Achievements:-External links:...	6.47	6.58	6.41	6.58	q
10	B	Tatyana Kotova Tatyana Kotova Tatyana Vladimirovna Kotova is an athlete who competes for Russia in the long jump. Her personal best was a jump of 7.42 m at Annecy in 2002. In September, 2000 she was injured in a car accident....	6.27		6.54	6.54	q
11	B	Kumiko Ikeda Kumiko Ikeda is a Japanese long jumper.She won bronze medals at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the 2001 Summer Universiade, and finished eleventh at the 2001 World Championships. On the regional level she won a bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and gold at the 2006 Asian Games.Her personal...	6.44	6.49	6.49	6.49	q
12	A	Jenny Adams Jenny Adams Jenny Adams is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles....	6.41	6.48	6.31	6.48	q
13	A	Yelena Kashcheyeva Yelena Kashcheyeva Yelena Kashcheyeva is a Kazakhstani long jumper.Her most successful year was 2002, when she won a bronze medal at the Asian Games and a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Colombo. In 2004 she reached the long jump final at the Olympic Games, finishing twelfth...	6.35	6.13	6.46	6.46
14	A	Maho Hanaoka	6.43	6.36	6.38	6.43
15	A	Chioma Ajunwa Chioma Ajunwa Chioma Ajunwa , is a former athlete from Nigeria, who previously played football for the Nigerian women's team. She is the first Nigerian to win an Olympic gold medal as well as the first African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field event...		6.25	6.43	6.43	SB
16	A	Jackie Edwards Jackie Edwards Wilfred Gerald "Jackie" Edwards was a Jamaican musician and songwriter, whose career took in ska, R&B, soul, rocksteady, reggae, and ballads.-Career:...	5.90		6.42	6.42
17	B	Chantal Brunner Chantal Brunner Chantal Margarita Brunner is a New Zealand sprinter and long jumper. She was born in Wellington. Her personal best jump is 6.68 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Melbourne....	6.39	6.39		6.39
18	B	Aurelie Felix			6.37	6.37
19	A	Olga Rublyova Olga Rublyova Olga Rublyova is a retired Russian long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.90 metres, achieved in June 1995 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq.-Achievements:-External links:...	6.27			6.27
20	B	Alice Falaiye Alice Falaiye Alice Falaiye is an Canadian long jumper.She has won gold medals at the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She also competed at the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final....			6.04	6.04
21	B	Elena Bobrovskaya Elena Bobrovskaya Elena Bobrovskaya is a retired Kyrgyz athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and long jump.As a sprinter she competed at the World Indoor Championships in 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2004 as well as the 2004 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final. Her personal best time was 11.35 seconds,...	5.89	5.93	5.78	5.93
22	B	Heike Drechsler Heike Drechsler Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump...		4.45		4.45

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	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...	6.86	6.97	7.02	6.73	6.97	6.80	7.02
	Tatyana Kotova Tatyana Kotova Tatyana Vladimirovna Kotova is an athlete who competes for Russia in the long jump. Her personal best was a jump of 7.42 m at Annecy in 2002. In September, 2000 she was injured in a car accident....	6.60	6.82	6.67	7.01	6.81		7.01
	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...	6.73		6.59	6.88	6.76	6.54	6.88
	Tunde Vaszi Tünde Vaszi Tünde Vaszi is a retired Hungarian long jumper. Her greatest success so far is the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and her personal best is 6.86 metres from when she placed fourth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.She lived in Carei/Nagykároly, Romania till...	6.68		6.86	6.84			6.86	NR Hungarian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Hungary maintained by Hungary's national athletics federation: Magyar Atlétikai Szövetség .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distanceht = hand timing...
	Valentīna Gotovska Valentina Gotovska Valentīna Gotovska is a retired Latvian long jumper.Her personal best jump is 6.91 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Tartu. In her earlier career she was a high jumper, with a personal best of 1.97 metres from 1990. Gotovska retired after the 2005 season.-Achievements:-External links:...	6.84	6.67	6.66		6.59	6.23	6.84
	Niki Xanthou Niki Xanthou Niki Xanthou is a Greek long jumper.Xanthou set nine national record in long jump during her career. Her personal best, and national record, is 7.03 metres, achieved in August 1997 in Bellinzona...	6.61		6.76	6.67		6.57	6.76
	Maurren Maggi Maurren Maggi Maurren Higa Maggi is a Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medallist. She is the South American record holder at 100 metres hurdles and at long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has 14.53 metres in the triple jump...	6.40	6.46	6.73		6.67		6.73
	Lyudmila Galkina Lyudmila Galkina Lyudmila Galkina is a Russian athlete. She won the European Junior Championships in 1991 as a triple jumper, but thereafter later focused on the long jump. Her greatest achievement was taking the World Championship title in 1997, with a personal best jump of 7.05 metres.-Achievements:- External...	6.56	6.67	6.70		6.61		6.70

	Yingnan Guan	6.69		5.12				6.69
10	Elva Goulbourne Elva Goulbourne Elva Elizabeth Goulbourne is a Jamaican athlete competing in the long jump. Her personal best result is 7.16 metres, achieved in 2004.- Achievements :*1st IAAF World Athletics Final - sixth place...	6.62						6.62
11	Kumiko Ikeda Kumiko Ikeda is a Japanese long jumper.She won bronze medals at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the 2001 Summer Universiade, and finished eleventh at the 2001 World Championships. On the regional level she won a bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships and gold at the 2006 Asian Games.Her personal...	6.44	6.38					6.44

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