2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump explained

The Men's long jump event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4, 2011, at 10:50 (qualification) and March 5, 16:25 (final) local time.^[1]

Records

Standing records prior to the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships
World record		8.79	New York City, United States	27 January 1984
European record		8.71	Turin, Italy	8 March 2009
Championship record		8.71	Turin, Italy	8 March 2009
World Leading		8.21	Peanía, Greece	19 February 2011
European Leading		8.21	Peanía, Greece	19 February 2011

Results

Qualification

Qualifying perf. 8.05 (Q) or 8 best performers (q) advanced to the FinalThe qualification was held at 10:50.^[2]

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	Result	Note
1	B			7.82	X	7.97	7.97	q
2	A			7.96	X	X	7.96	q, =SB
3	B			7.94	7.85	7.91	7.94	q
4	A			7.88	7.85	7.91	7.91	q
5	A			7.91	7.73	7.84	7.91	q
6	B			7.90	X	7.82	7.90	q
7	A			7.90	7.72	X	7.90	q
8	A			7.84	7.73	7.88	7.88	q
9	B			7.62	7.88	X	7.88
10	B			7.86	X	7.75	7.86
11	A			X	7.81	7.83	7.83
12	A			7.82	X	X	7.82
13	B			7.66	7.81	-	7.81
14	B			X	7.81	X	7.81
15	B			7.72	7.73	7.73	7.73
16	B			X	7.63	7.67	7.67
17	A			7.65	7.35	7.62	7.65
18	B			7.17	7.63	7.48	7.63
19	B			7.51	7.61	X	7.61
20	A			7.57	7.51	X	7.57
21	B			7.25	7.43	X	7.43
22	A			7.20	7.43	7.19	7.43
23	B			7.40	7.22	7.33	7.40
24	A			X	X	7.35	7.35
25	B			5.05	7.27	X	7.27
26	A			7.02	7.16	7.20	7.20
27	A			7.19	–	–	7.19
28	A			7.06	7.13	7.04	7.13
29	A			7.06	X	6.97	7.06
30	B			6.89	7.02	X	7.02

Final

The final was held on March 5 at 16:25.^[3]

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	4	5	6	Result	Note
			X	8.10	–	8.16	X	X	8.16	SB
			8.02	X	7.93	X	8.03	8.00	8.03	SB
			X	X	8.00	X	X	7.88	8.00	SB
4			X	7.78	X	7.83	7.94	7.98	7.98
5			X	7.85	7.87	X	7.77	7.97	7.97
6			X	7.78	7.66	7.90	7.85	7.64	7.90
7			7.53	7.84	7.78	7.68	X	X	7.84
8			7.66	X	X	X	X	X	7.66

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's long jump start list . 2011-03-04 . 2011-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122302/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/st2830061.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: Qualification Results . 2011-03-04 . 2012-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729204927/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re2830061.pdf . dead .
3. Web site: Final Results . 2011-03-05 . 2012-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729205553/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/la/ajax/user_files/2011/paris/pdf/re2830040.pdf . dead .