Women's long jump
at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships
VenueArena Birmingham
Dates4 March
Competitors13 from 11 nations
Winning distance6.96 m
Medalists
gold medal Ivana Španović   Serbia
silver medal Brittney Reese   United States
bronze medal Sosthene Moguenara   Germany

The women's long jump at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place at Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 4 March 2018.[1][2]

Summary

Brittney Reese entered the competition as defending champion and reigning world champion outdoors. She had won the 2018 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a jump of 6.88 m (22 ft 6+3⁄4 in), ranking third among jumpers before the event. Leading the world on distance was Serbia's Ivana Španović, with the European champion and 2016 World Indoor runner-up having cleared 6.93 m (22 ft 8+3⁄4 in). With just one centimetre less was emerging athlete Khaddi Sagnia, who had equalled the Swedish record in February. As winner of the IAAF World Indoor Tour, Germany's Sosthene Moguenara-Taroum received a wildcard entry.[3]

Until the final jumper of the first round, Quanesha Burks's personal best 6.81m held the lead until Španović took the lead with a 6.89m. In the second round, Sosthene Moguenara moved into second place with a 6.85m which would be her best of the day. In the fourth round, the top two places were decided. First Reese moved into the lead by equalling Španović's 6.89m, also holding the better second best jump tiebreaker. Three jumpers later, Španović settled the matter with a 6.96 m (22 ft 10 in). The same top two medalist as in 2016, but in reverse order.[4]

Results

The final was started at 15:27.[5]

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Ivana Španović Serbia6.896.74x6.96––6.96WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Brittney Reese United States6.766.616.776.896.726.446.89SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Sosthene Moguenara Germany6.596.85x6.316.236.306.85SB
4Quanesha Burks United States6.816.516.716.78x6.706.81PB
5Malaika Mihambo Germany6.436.406.55x6.646.64
6Khaddi Sagnia Sweden6.64x6.406.454.236.64
7Christabel Nettey Canada6.496.636.496.456.446.63SB
8Ksenija Balta Estonia6.466.486.266.506.576.57
9Alina Rotaru Romaniax6.376.416.41
10Maryna Bekh Ukrainex6.376.356.37
11Lauma Grīva Latvia6.186.346.286.34
12Éloyse Lesueur France6.266.346.206.34
13Jessamyn Sauceda Mexico5.955.935.995.99SB

References

  1. ↑ "IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable". IAAF. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ Start list
  3. ↑ Turnbull, Simon (2018-01-28). Preview: women's long jump – IAAF World Indoor Championships Birmingham 2018. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  4. ↑ "Results Long Jump Women - Final" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Final results
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