Women Long Jump Athletics V World Championship 1995 Goteborg, Sweden - Sunday 06.08 - Gold Medal: Fiona May, Italy
Final 16:50Distancewind1.2.3.4.5.6.
1. Fiona MayITA Italy6.98m w+4.36.93X6.87X6.646.98w
2. Niurka MontalvoCUB Cuba6.86m+0.56.42X6.706.62X6.86
3. Irina MushailovaRUS Russia6.83m w+3.06.756.526.82wX6.76w6.83
4. Olga RublyovaRUS Russia6.78m+1.06.61w6.65w6.786.77w6.68w6.31w
5. Valentina UcchedduITA Italy6.76m+0.3X6.76XX6.746.40
6. Jackie Joyner-KerseeUSA United States6.74m w+3.36.74wX6.696.256.59w6.46
7. Agata KarczmarekPOL Poland6.71m+0.9X5.576.715.966.716.56
8. Viktoriya VershininaUKR Ukraine6.66m0.0X6.66X6.62w3.566.41
9. Heike Daute-DrechslerGER Germany6.64m w+2.6XX6.64w
10.Inessa KravetsUKR Ukraine6.57m-2.1X6.57X
11.Yelena Kokonova-KhlopotnovaUKR Ukraine6.53m+0.6X6.536.31
12.Chantal BrunnerNZL New Zealand6.43m+0.7XX6.43
-. Jackie EdwardsBAH BahamasNM XXX

Women Long Jump - History

Former World Junior champion Fiona May was not put off by the changing wind conditions which varied from 1.1 headwinds to assisting winds of 4.3. The Italian, who represented Britain until 1993, opened with 6.93, a distance no-one else would better. In the final round she improved to 6.98w despite hitting her head on the marker board beside the pit.
It was a big upset that Drechsler and Joyner-Kersee – winners of the past three world titles – did not win a medal between them. JJK, troubled by ankle and Achilles problems, only managed 6.74w for sixth place. Drechsler was in form and opened the contest with a foul further than seven metres. But she fouled again and her third leap of 6.64w was two centimetres short of eighth place.
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Qualification - Saturday 05.08 16:00

Mark 6.75m 1+12 Athletes
Group ADistancewindRk.1.2.3.
1. Fiona MayITA Italy6.76m w+2.61.6.76
2. Heike Daute-DrechslerGER Germany6.70m+1.06.6.70
3. Niurka MontalvoCUB Cuba6.69m w+2.67.X.695.35
4. Irina MushailovaRUS Russia6.63m w+2.18.6.636.41
5. Yelena Kokonova-KhlopotnovaUKR Ukraine6.63m w+2.78.6.636.266.38
6. Jackie EdwardsBAH Bahamas6.59m+1.010.6.596.516.22
7. Chantal BrunnerNZL New Zealand6.53m w+2.712.X6.53X
8. Nicole BoegmanAUS Australia6.51m-0.914.6.31X6.51
9. Niki XanthouGRE Greece6.50m+0.415.6.50X6.30
10.Lyudmila GalkinaRUS Russia6.49m+1.317.6.236.386.49
11.Weili YaoCHN China6.49m+1.317.6.49XX
12.Andrea AvilaARG Argentina6.39m w+2.324.6.396.346.29
13.Valentina GotovskaLAT Latvia6.32m+1.426.6.315.846.32
14.Sharon Couch-JewellUSA United States6.30m+1.928.5.966.30X
15.Ksenija PredikakaSLO Slovenia6.30m w+2.128.XX46.30
16.Dionne RoseJAM Jamaica6.07m w+2.131.6.07XX
17.Elma Muros-PosadasPHI Philippines6.01m w+3.632.6.01XX
18.Nilufar YeasminBAN Bangladesh5.40m w+3.234.5.40X5.20
-. Tunde VasziHUN HungaryNM XXX
-. Pastora ChavezHON HondurasNM XXX
Group BDistancewindRk.12.3.
1. Olga RublyovaRUS Russia6.74m+0.52.6.74XX
2. Inessa KravetsUKR Ukraine6.73m-0.63.6.666.73
3. Jackie Joyner-KerseeUSA United States6.73m+0.33.6.336.73
4. Viktoriya VershininaUKR Ukraine6.72m w+2.15.6.72X
5. Agata KarczmarekPOL Poland6.54m w+2.311.6.276.446.54
6. Valentina UcchedduITA Italy6.53m0.012.6.42X6.53
7. Marieke VeltmanUSA United States6.50m+0.115.6.506.13X
8. Patience ItanyiNGR Nigeria6.46m+1.519.6.156.466.07
9. Lacena GoldingJAM Jamaica6.45m+1.220.6.42X6.45
10.Nadine CasterFRA France6.43m+0.821.6.43X6.19
11.Renata NielsenDEN Denmark6.42m0.022.XX6.42
12.Claudia GerhardtGER Germany6.40m+2.023.X6.40X
13.Flora HyacinthISV US Virgin Islands6.36m+0.725.6.36XX
14.Ljudmila Ninova-RudollAUT Austria6.32m-1.426.X6.226.32
15.Fatma Yuksel-DulkanTUR Turkey6.22m+0.930.X6.22X
16.Beryl LarameSEY Seychelles5.50m+1.533.5.50XX
17.Deborah RugamaNCA Nicaragua4.88m w+4.235.X4.674.88
-. Heli KoivulaFIN FinlandNM XXX
-. Paraskevi PatoulidouGRE GreeceNM XXX
-. Ana LikuTGA TongaNM XXX
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World Athletics Goteborg 1995
Men 100mWomen 100m
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Men 800mWomen 800m
Men 1500mWomen 1500m
Men 5000mWomen 3000m
Men 10000m
Men MarathonWomen Marathon
Men 110m HurdlesWomen 100m Hurdles
Men 400m HurdlesWomen 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m RelayWomen 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m RelayMen 4x400m Relay
Men High JumpWomen High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long JumpWomen Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot PutWomen Shot Put
Men Discus ThrowWomen Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin ThrowWomen Javelin Throw
Men 20km WalkWomen 10km Walk
Men 50km Walk
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Men DecathlonWomen Heptathlon
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