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

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Women's long jump
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates5 August 1984 (qualifications)
6 August 1984 (final)
Competitors23 from 17 nations
Winning distance6.96
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anişoara Cuşmir
 Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vali Ionescu
 Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sue Hearnshaw
 Great Britain
← 1980
1988 →

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.[1]

Medalists

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

Abbreviations

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  • 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

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Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics
World Record  Anişoara Stanciu (ROM) 7.43 m June 4, 1983 Romania Bucharest, Romania
Olympic Record  Tatyana Kolpakova (URS) 7.06 m July 31, 1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union

Qualification

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  • 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 Tånnander (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

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  • Held on August 9, 1984
Rank Athlete Nationality 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anișoara Stanciu  Romania 6.80 6.68 x 6.96 6.89 x 6.96
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vali Ionescu  Romania 6.59 6.67 x 6.52 6.81 x 6.81
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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