1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

1998 World Junior
Championships in Athletics
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steeplechase		men
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The men's long jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 29 and 30 July.[1][2]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Petar Dachev
 Bulgaria
Silver Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi
 Qatar
Bronze Luis Felipe Méliz
 Cuba

Results[edit]

Final[edit]

30 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1st place, gold medalist(s) Petar Dachev  Bulgaria 8.11
(w: +0.9 m/s)		 8.11
(w: +0.7 m/s)		 x 7.69
(w: 0.0 m/s)		 8.14
(w: +0.3 m/s)		 x 8.14
(w: +0.3 m/s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi  Qatar 7.83
(w: -1.5 m/s)		 8.11
(w: -0.1 m/s)		 7.90
(w: -1.0 m/s)		 7.93 w
(w: +2.1 m/s)		 x 7.86
(w: +1.2 m/s)		 8.11
(w: -0.1 m/s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Luis Felipe Méliz  Cuba 7.59
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 7.91
(w: +0.6 m/s)		 x 7.59
(w: +1.1 m/s)		 7.62
(w: -0.8 m/s)		 x 7.91
(w: +0.6 m/s)
4 Krasimir Argirov  Bulgaria 7.79
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 7.87 w
(w: +2.7 m/s)		 7.72
(w: +1.4 m/s)		 6.62
(w: +0.6 m/s)		 7.60
(w: +0.6 m/s)		 7.39
(w: +0.3 m/s)		 7.87 w
(w: +2.7 m/s)
5 Danial Jahic  Yugoslavia 7.71
(w: +0.2 m/s)		 x x 7.83
(w: +0.1 m/s)		 7.71
(w: +0.2 m/s)		 x 7.83
(w: +0.1 m/s)
6 Wang Cheng  China 7.69
(w: -0.3 m/s)		 7.75
(w: -3.0 m/s)		 7.70
(w: +0.8 m/s)		 x x x 7.75
(w: -3.0 m/s)
7 Schahriar Bigdeli  Germany 7.37
(w: -1.2 m/s)		 7.65
(w: -0.2 m/s)		 7.60
(w: -0.2 m/s)		 7.71
(w: -0.8 m/s)		 7.63
(w: -0.1 m/s)		 x 7.71
(w: -0.8 m/s)
8 Vitaliy Shkurlatov  Russia 7.22
(w: +0.3 m/s)		 7.57
(w: +0.6 m/s)		 x 7.41
(w: -0.9 m/s)		 7.61
(w: +0.8 m/s)		 7.52
(w: -0.5 m/s)		 7.61
(w: +0.8 m/s)
9 Chris Hercules  United States 7.48
(w: +1.8 m/s)		 x 7.44
(w: -0.1 m/s)		 7.48
(w: +1.8 m/s)
10 Tommi Evilä  Finland x 7.39
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 x 7.39
(w: +0.4 m/s)
11 Yann Doménech  France x 7.11
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 x 7.11
(w: +0.4 m/s)
Chris Stafford  United States x x x NM

Qualifications[edit]

29 Jul

Group A[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Petar Dachev  Bulgaria 7.98
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 - - 7.98
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 Q
2 Schahriar Bigdeli  Germany 7.88 w
(w: +2.5 m/s)		 - - 7.88 w
(w: +2.5 m/s)		 Q
3 Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi  Qatar 7.86
(w: +1.0 m/s)		 - - 7.86
(w: +1.0 m/s)		 Q
4 Wang Cheng  China x x 7.81
(w: +0.5 m/s)		 7.81
(w: +0.5 m/s)		 Q
5 Danial Jahic  Yugoslavia 7.35
(w: -1.5 m/s)		 x 7.69
(w: +1.7 m/s)		 7.69
(w: +1.7 m/s)		 q
6 Vitaliy Shkurlatov  Russia 7.57
(w: -0.1 m/s)		 7.47
(w: +0.3 m/s)		 7.46
(w: -1.1 m/s)		 7.57
(w: -0.1 m/s)		 q
7 Chris Hercules  United States 7.29
(w: -0.8 m/s)		 x 7.56
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 7.56
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 q
8 Janne Harju  Finland 7.46
(w: +0.3 m/s)		 7.30
(w: +1.0 m/s)		 7.39
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 7.46
(w: +0.3 m/s)
9 Leslie Djhone  France 7.46
(w: -0.3 m/s)		 x x 7.46
(w: -0.3 m/s)
10 Masashi Watanabe  Japan 7.45
(w: +0.7 m/s)		 x 7.38
(w: +0.2 m/s)		 7.45
(w: +0.7 m/s)
11 Ferdinando Iucolane  Italy 7.35
(w: +1.1 m/s)		 x x 7.35
(w: +1.1 m/s)
12 DeWayne Barrett  Jamaica x x 7.26
(w: -0.1 m/s)		 7.26
(w: -0.1 m/s)
13 Santiago Sánchez  Spain x 7.25
(w: +0.2 m/s)		 7.08
(w: +0.3 m/s)		 7.25
(w: +0.2 m/s)
14 Tomasz Mateusiak  Poland 7.06
(w: +0.3 m/s)		 7.19
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 6.92
(w: +0.9 m/s)		 7.19
(w: +0.4 m/s)
15 Sanjay Kumar Rai  India 6.85
(w: -1.0 m/s)		 6.98
(w: 0.0 m/s)		 x 6.98
(w: 0.0 m/s)
16 Huang Chia-Yung  Chinese Taipei 6.82
(w: -1.2 m/s)		 x x 6.82
(w: -1.2 m/s)
17 Darren Thompson  United Kingdom 6.50
(w: +0.6 m/s)		 x x 6.50
(w: +0.6 m/s)

Group B[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3
1 Luis Felipe Méliz  Cuba 7.49
(w: -0.3 m/s)		 7.67
(w: +1.0 m/s)		 7.59 w
(w: +2.6 m/s)		 7.67
(w: +1.0 m/s)		 q
2 Yann Doménech  France x 7.19
(w: +1.2 m/s)		 7.59 w
(w: +2.2 m/s)		 7.59 w
(w: +2.2 m/s)		 q
3 Krasimir Argirov  Bulgaria 7.32
(w: +0.9 m/s)		 7.04
(w: +1.5 m/s)		 7.57
(w: +1.6 m/s)		 7.57
(w: +1.6 m/s)		 q
4 Tommi Evilä  Finland x 7.04
(w: -2.0 m/s)		 7.51 w
(w: +3.4 m/s)		 7.51 w
(w: +3.4 m/s)		 q
5 Chris Stafford  United States 7.49
(w: -0.1 m/s)		 x 6.99
(w: +0.6 m/s)		 7.49
(w: -0.1 m/s)		 q
6 Andrzej Masiak  Poland x 7.48
(w: -1.0 m/s)		 7.41
(w: +0.7 m/s)		 7.48
(w: -1.0 m/s)
7 Esteban Copland  Venezuela x 7.33
(w: +0.8 m/s)		 7.41
(w: -1.0 m/s)		 7.41
(w: -1.0 m/s)
8 Zhou Can  China 7.00
(w: -1.2 m/s)		 7.39
(w: +1.9 m/s)		 6.99
(w: +0.5 m/s)		 7.39
(w: +1.9 m/s)
9 Idika Uduma  Nigeria x 7.07
(w: -0.4 m/s)		 7.36
(w: -0.7 m/s)		 7.36
(w: -0.7 m/s)
10 Chiu Chin-Ching  Chinese Taipei 7.34
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 x 6.26
(w: -0.2 m/s)		 7.34
(w: +0.4 m/s)
11 Aundre Edwards  Jamaica 7.30
(w: +0.6 m/s)		 7.17
(w: +0.9 m/s)		 7.13
(w: +0.3 m/s)		 7.30
(w: +0.6 m/s)
12 Shinichi Terano  Japan x x 7.25
(w: -0.8 m/s)		 7.25
(w: -0.8 m/s)
13 Sergey Pavlov  Russia 7.13
(w: -1.1 m/s)		 6.89
(w: -1.1 m/s)		 x 7.13
(w: -1.1 m/s)
14 Vahagn Javakhyan  Armenia x 6.98
(w: +0.4 m/s)		 x 6.98
(w: +0.4 m/s)
15 Jerome Abraham  Germany x x 6.95
(w: -0.4 m/s)		 6.95
(w: -0.4 m/s)
Alejandro Olivan  Spain x x x NM
Boštjan Fridrih  Slovenia x x x NM

Participation[edit]

According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
  2. ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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