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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

The men's long jump at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 and 18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.[1] Thirty-eight athletes from 32 nations competed.[2] The event was won by Irving Saladino of Panama, the nation's first Olympic gold medal in any event and its first medal the men's long jump. South Africa also won its first men's long jump medal, with Khotso Mokoena's silver. Ibrahim Camejo's bronze was Cuba's first medal in the event since 2000. This event marked the first time that an American did not classify to the final phase in a non-boycotted Olympic competition.

Men's long jump
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Irving Saladino (2007 world championships)
VenueBeijing Olympic Stadium
Dates16 August 2008 (qualifying)
18 August 2008 (final)
Competitors38 from 32 nations
Winning distance8.34
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Irving Saladino
 Panama
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Khotso Mokoena
 South Africa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ibrahim Camejo
 Cuba
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2012 →

Background

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This was the 26th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 2004 Games were fifth-place finisher Chris Tomlinson of Great Britain and twelfth-place finisher Salim Sdiri of France. Dwight Phillips, the reigning gold medalist who had won two world championships (2003, 2005) and would win two more later (2009, 2011) and finished third at the most recent championships, placed fourth in the U.S. Olympic trials and missed the team. The reigning world champion, Irving Saladino of Panama, was the favorite in Beijing.[2]

Bermuda made its first appearance in the event. The United States appeared for the 25th time, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Qualification

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The qualifying standards were 8.20 m (26.9 ft) (A standard) and 8.05 m (26.41 ft) (B standard).[3] Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A qualifying standard in the qualifying period (1 January 2007 to 23 July 2008). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing he had met the B standard in the same qualifying period.[4] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Competition format

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The 2008 competition used the two-round format with divided final introduced in 1952. The qualifying round gave each competitor three jumps to achieve a distance of 8.15 metres; if fewer than 12 men did so, the top 12 (including all those tied) would advance. The final provided each jumper with three jumps; the top eight jumpers received an additional three jumps for a total of six, with the best to count (qualifying round jumps were not considered for the final).[2][5]

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading jump were as follows:

World record   Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
Olympic record   Bob Beamon (USA) 8.90 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968
World Leading   Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.73 Hengelo, Netherlands 24 May 2008

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Schedule

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC 8)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 16 August 2008 20:00 Qualifying
Monday, 18 August 2008 20:10 Final

Results

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Qualifying

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Qualifying Performance 8.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Group Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 A Louis Tsatoumas   Greece 8.27
( 0.1)		 — — 8.27 Q
2 A Ibrahim Camejo   Cuba 8.23
( 0.5)		 — — 8.23 Q
3 A Greg Rutherford   Great Britain 8.16
(-0.1)		 — — 8.16 Q
4 A Khotso Mokoena   South Africa 8.03
(-0.1)		 X 8.14
(-0.1)		 8.14 q
5 B Ngonidzashe Makusha   Zimbabwe 8.14
(0.0)		 7.94
(0.0)		 — 8.14 q
6 B Wilfredo Martínez   Cuba 7.92
( 0.4)		 7.80
( 0.4)		 8.07
( 0.1)		 8.07 q, DPG[6]
7 B Ndiss Kaba Badji   Senegal 7.65
(-0.1)		 7.79
(-0.1)		 8.07
(-0.5)		 8.07 q, SB
8 A Hussein Taher Al-Sabee   Saudi Arabia 5.47
( 0.3)		 8.04
( -0.4)		 X 8.04 q
9 B Irving Saladino   Panama X X 8.01
( 0.2)		 8.01 q
10 A Luis Felipe Méliz   Spain X 7.77
(-0.1)		 7.95
( 0.1)		 7.95 q
11 A Gable Garenamotse   Botswana 7.58
( 0.3)		 X 7.95
( 0.4)		 7.95 q
12 B Roman Novotný   Czech Republic 7.75
( 0.3)		 7.81
(-0.1)		 7.94
(-0.2)		 7.94 q
13 A Stephan Louw   Namibia 7.73
( 0.1)		 X 7.93
( 0.6)		 7.93
14 B Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi   Saudi Arabia X X 7.93
( 0.4)		 7.93
15 B Tyrone Smith   Bermuda 6.95
( 0.1)		 7.63
(-0.6)		 7.91
(-0.1)		 7.91
16 B Fabrice Lapierre   Australia 7.90
( 0.1)		 X X 7.90
17 A Yahya Berrabah   Morocco 7.88
( 0.1)		 X X 7.88
17 A Tommi Evilä   Finland X X 7.88
( 0.2)		 7.88
19 B Trevell Quinley   United States X X 7.87
(-0.2)		 7.87
20 B Andrew Howe   Italy 7.73
( 0.1)		 7.81
( -0.2)		 X 7.81
21 A Salim Sdiri   France X X 7.81
( 0.3)		 7.81
22 B Brian Johnson   United States X 7.79
(-0.1)		 X 7.79
23 A Sebastien Bayer   Germany X 7.43
( 0.1)		 7.77
(0.0)		 7.77
24 A Hugo Chila   Ecuador 7.77
( 0.2)		 X X 7.77
24 B Andriy Makarchev   Ukraine 7.77
( 0.3)		 X X 7.77
26 A Mauro da Silva   Brazil X 7.75
(-0.1)		 X 7.75
27 B Chris Tomlinson   Great Britain 7.52
( 0.4)		 7.62
(0.0)		 7.70
( 0.2)		 7.70
28 A Li Runrun   China 7.70
( 0.2)		 X 7.56
( 0.1)		 7.70 SB
29 B Tarik Bouguetaib   Morocco 7.69
(-0.1)		 X X 7.69
30 B Herbert McGregor   Jamaica 7.64
(0.0)		 7.46
( 0.3)		 7.36
(0.0)		 7.64
31 A Morten Jensen   Denmark X 7.58
( 0.3)		 7.63
(-0.1)		 7.63
32 B Louis Tristán   Peru 7.58
( 0.1)		 7.62
( 0.3)		 X 7.62
33 A Marcin Starzak   Poland X X 7.62
(-0.2)		 7.62
34 A Henry Dagmil   Philippines 7.58
(0.0)		 X X 7.58
35 A Nikolai Atanasov   Bulgaria X X 7.54
(-0.5)		 7.54
36 B Julien Fivaz   Switzerland 7.53
(0.0)		 X X 7.53
37 A Vladimir Malyavin   Russia 7.32
(-0.2)		 7.35
(-0.1)		 X 7.35
38 B Miguel Pate   United States X 7.34
( 0.4)		 X 7.34
— B Zhou Can   China DNS
B Arnaud Casquette   Mauritius DNS
A Issam Nima   Algeria DNS

Final

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The final was held on 18 August 2008.[7] Martínez was disqualified.[6]

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
  Irving Saladino   Panama X
( 0.1) 		8.17
(-0.1) 		8.21
( 0.1) 		8.34
(-0.3) 		X
(-0.2) 		X
(-0.5) 		8.34
  Khotso Mokoena   South Africa 7.86
( 0.1) 		X
(0.0) 		8.02
( 0.2) 		8.24
(0.0) 		X
(-0.2) 		X
(-0.4) 		8.24
  Ibrahim Camejo   Cuba 7.94 8.09 8.08 7.88 7.93 8.20 8.20
4 Ngonidzashe Makusha   Zimbabwe 8.19 8.06 8.05 8.10 8.05 6.48 8.19
5 Ndiss Kaba Badji   Senegal 8.03 X 8.02 8.16 SB 8.03 7.92 8.16
6 Luis Felipe Méliz   Spain X 8.02 X X 7.98 8.07 8.07
7 Roman Novotný   Czech Republic 7.87 7.75 8.00 X 7.82 7.94 8.00
8 Gable Garenamotse   Botswana X 7.85 — Did not advance 7.85
9 Greg Rutherford   Great Britain X 5.20 7.84 Did not advance 7.84
10 Hussein Taher Al-Sabee   Saudi Arabia 7.80 X X Did not advance 7.80
— Louis Tsatoumas   Greece X X X Did not advance No mark
5 DSQ Wilfredo Martínez   Cuba 7.60 7.90 X 8.04 X 8.19 8.19

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  4. ^ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  5. ^ Official Report, Results Book for Athletics.
  6. ^ a b "9 athletes, including 6 medalists, caught for Beijing doping". 27 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Iaaf.org - Olympic Games 2008 - Results 08-18-2008 - Long Jump M Final". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
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