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Long Jump, Women

Date	1 – 2 August 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	48 from 35 countries

Heike Drechsler-Daute had won the last three European Championships but was injured and could not defend. In her absence Jackie Joyner-Kersee was favored but she had a hamstring injury and did not produce her best jumping. She would finally improve to 7.00 (22-11¾) in the final round and win a bronze medal, but the injury would cause her to withdraw from the heptathlon a few days later. In round one, Nigeria’s Chioma Ajunwa jumped 7.12 (23-4½) metres in round one to take the lead and it would hold up for the gold medal, 1995 World Champion Fiona May getting the silver. Ajunwa was a most unlikely winner. She had started out as a football (soccer) player, representing Nigeria at the 1991 Women’s World Cup, but then turned to track. But in 1992 she tested positive for anabolic steroids and was suspended for four years, only returning to competition a few weeks before the Atlanta Olympics.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	3588	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	6.81 (2)	7.12 (1)	Gold
2	3451	Fiona May	ITA	6.85 (1)	7.02 (2)	Silver
3	3851	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	6.70 (=6)	7.00 (3)	Bronze
4	3396	Niki Xanthou	GRE	6.60 (10)	6.97 (4)
5	3791	Olena Shekhovtsova	UKR	6.70 (5)	6.97 (5)
6	3622	Agata Karczmarek	POL	6.70 (=6)	6.90 (6)
7	3020	Nicole Boegman	AUS	6.67 (8)	6.73 (7)
8	3410	Tünde Vaszi	HUN	6.73 (4)	6.60 (8)
9	3611	Chantal Brunner	NZL	6.62 (9)	6.49w (9)
10	3390	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	6.58 (11)	6.37 (10)
AC r2/2	3578	Sharon Jaklofsky	NED	6.75 (3)	– (NM)
12 r1/2	3431	Flora Hyacinth	ISV	6.58 (12)	–
13 r1/2	3185	Lissette Cuza	CUB	6.56 (13)	–
14 r1/2	3057	Jackie Edwards	BAH	6.55 (14)	–
15 r1/2	3504	Yelena Pershina	KAZ	6.50 (15)	–
16 r1/2	3879	Marieke Veltman	USA	6.49 (16)	–
17 r1/2	3196	Niurka Montalvo	CUB	6.48 (17)	–
18 r1/2	3711	Olga Rublyova	RUS	6.47 (18)	–
19 r1/2	3732	Eunice Barber	SLE	6.45 (19)	–
20 r1/2	3183	Regla Cárdenas	CUB	6.42 (20)	–
21 r1/2	3741	Ksenija Predikaka	SLO	6.37 (21)	–
22 r1/2	3766	Galina Čisťakovová	SVK	6.33 (22)	–
23 r1/2	3317	Denise Lewis	GBR	6.33 (23)	–
24 r1/2	3714	Yelena Sinchukova	RUS	6.31 (24)	–
25 r1/2	3472	Diane Guthrie-Gresham	JAM	6.27 (25)	–
26 r1/2	3254	Virge Naeris	EST	6.26 (26)	–
27 r1/2	3529	Valentīna Gotovska	LAT	6.08 (27)	–
28 r1/2	3774	Siulolo Liku	TGA	6.06 (28)	–
29 r1/2	3619	Elma Muros	PHI	6.04 (29)	–
30 r1/2	3406	Rita Ináncsi	HUN	6.02 (30)	–
31 r1/2	3013	Andrea Ávila	ARG	6.00 (31)	–
32 r1/2	3073	Anzhela Atroshchenko	BLR	5.94 (32)	–
33 r1/2	3617	Shabana Akhtar	PAK	5.80 (33)	–
34 r1/2	3130	Nicole Devonish	CAN	5.74 (34)	–
35 r1/2	3502	Yelena Koshcheyeva	KAZ	5.55 (35)	–
36 r1/2	3062	Nilufar Yasmin	BAN	5.24 (36)	–
37 r1/2	2185	Béryl Laramé	SEY	3.88 (37)	–
AC r1/2	3052	Ljudmila Ninova	AUT	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3088	Natasha Sazanovich	BLR	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3217	Renata Nielsen	DEN	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3271	Heli Koivula	FIN	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3471	Lacena Golding	JAM	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3655	Mihaela Gheorghiu	ROU	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3680	Lyudmila Galkina	RUS	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3799	Inesa Kravets	UKR	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3812	Viktoriya Vershynina	UKR	– (NM)	–
AC r1/2	3884	Shana Williams	USA	– (NM)	–
DQ	3113	Iva Prandzheva	BUL	[6.62] (DQ)	[6.82] (DQ)
DNS	3481	Dionne Rose	JAM	– (DNS)	–
DNS	3539	Michelle Baptiste	LCA	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	1 August 1996

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Wind (m/s)	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	3451	Fiona May	ITA	6.85	+0.5	–	Q
2	3588	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	6.81	+0.3	–	Q
3	3578	Sharon Jaklofsky	NED	6.75	+0.8	–	Q
4	3410	Tünde Vaszi	HUN	6.73	+1.0	–	Q
5	3791	Olena Shekhovtsova	UKR	6.70	0.0	6.44	Q
=6	3851	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	6.70	+1.3	p	Q
=6	3622	Agata Karczmarek	POL	6.70	+0.4	p	Q
8	3020	Nicole Boegman	AUS	6.67	+0.8	–	q
9	3611	Chantal Brunner	NZL	6.62	+0.3	–	q
10	3396	Niki Xanthou	GRE	6.60	+1.0	–	q
11	3390	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	6.58	-0.4	6.13	q
12	3431	Flora Hyacinth	ISV	6.58	+1.7	x
13	3185	Lissette Cuza	CUB	6.56	-0.8	–
14	3057	Jackie Edwards	BAH	6.55	+0.6	–
15	3504	Yelena Pershina	KAZ	6.50	+0.2	–
16	3879	Marieke Veltman	USA	6.49	-0.3	–
17	3196	Niurka Montalvo	CUB	6.48	+0.8	–
18	3711	Olga Rublyova	RUS	6.47	+0.7	–
19	3732	Eunice Barber	SLE	6.45	+0.6	–
20	3183	Regla Cárdenas	CUB	6.42	+0.3	–
21	3741	Ksenija Predikaka	SLO	6.37	+1.4	–
22	3766	Galina Čisťakovová	SVK	6.33	+1.4	6.26
23	3317	Denise Lewis	GBR	6.33	+0.7	x
24	3714	Yelena Sinchukova	RUS	6.31	+0.7	–
25	3472	Diane Guthrie-Gresham	JAM	6.27	-0.3	–
26	3254	Virge Naeris	EST	6.26	+1.6	–
27	3529	Valentīna Gotovska	LAT	6.08	-0.2	–
28	3774	Siulolo Liku	TGA	6.06	+1.4	–
29	3619	Elma Muros	PHI	6.04	+0.2	–
30	3406	Rita Ináncsi	HUN	6.02	+0.1	–
31	3013	Andrea Ávila	ARG	6.00	-0.2	–
32	3073	Anzhela Atroshchenko	BLR	5.94	0.0	–
33	3617	Shabana Akhtar	PAK	5.80	+2.0	–
34	3130	Nicole Devonish	CAN	5.74	+1.0	–
35	3502	Yelena Koshcheyeva	KAZ	5.55	+1.5	–
36	3062	Nilufar Yasmin	BAN	5.24	0.0	–
37	2185	Béryl Laramé	SEY	3.88	+0.2	–
NM	3655	Mihaela Gheorghiu	ROU	–	–	–
NM	3217	Renata Nielsen	DEN	–	–	–
NM	3680	Lyudmila Galkina	RUS	–	–	–
NM	3471	Lacena Golding	JAM	–	–	–
NM	3271	Heli Koivula	FIN	–	–	–
NM	3799	Inesa Kravets	UKR	–	–	–
NM	3052	Ljudmila Ninova	AUT	–	–	–
NM	3088	Natasha Sazanovich	BLR	–	–	–
NM	3812	Viktoriya Vershynina	UKR	–	–	–
NM	3884	Shana Williams	USA	–	–	–
DQ	3113	Iva Prandzheva	BUL	[6.62]	[+0.9]	–	Q	1
DNS	3481	Dionne Rose	JAM	–	–	–
DNS	3539	Michelle Baptiste	LCA	–	–	–

Group A

Date	1 August 1996

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Wind (m/s)	2nd-Best Mark Distance	Round #1 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #2 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #3 Distance (Wind [m/s])
1	14	Fiona May	ITA	6.85	+0.5	–	6.58 (+1.2)	6.85 (+0.5)	p
2	13	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	6.81	+0.3	–	6.64 (-0.4)	6.81 (+0.3)	p
3	5	Sharon Jaklofsky	NED	6.75	+0.8	–	x (-)	6.69 (-0.3)	6.75 (+0.8)
4	11	Tünde Vaszi	HUN	6.73	+1.0	–	6.41 (-0.2)	6.73 (+1.0)	p
5	19	Olena Shekhovtsova	UKR	6.70	0.0	6.44	6.44 (+1.0)	6.70 (0.0)	p
=6	22	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	6.70	+1.3	p	6.70 (+1.3)	p	p
=6	8	Agata Karczmarek	POL	6.70	+0.4	p	6.70 (+0.4)	p	p
8	16	Nicole Boegman	AUS	6.67	+0.8	–	x (-)	x (-)	6.67 (+0.8)
9	1	Niki Xanthou	GRE	6.60	+1.0	–	x (-)	x (-)	6.60 (+1.0)
10	23	Lissette Cuza	CUB	6.56	-0.8	–	6.45 (0.0)	6.56 (-0.8)	6.39 (+0.8)
11	9	Yelena Pershina	KAZ	6.50	+0.2	–	6.50 (+0.2)	x (-)	x (-)
12	3	Marieke Veltman	USA	6.49	-0.3	–	6.43 (0.0)	6.49 (-0.3)	x (-)
13	6	Olga Rublyova	RUS	6.47	+0.7	–	6.47 (+0.7)	x (-)	p
14	15	Regla Cárdenas	CUB	6.42	+0.3	–	6.36 (+1.8)	6.21 (0.0)	6.42 (+0.3)
15	10	Ksenija Predikaka	SLO	6.37	+1.4	–	x (-)	6.37 (+1.4)	x (-)
16	2	Virge Naeris	EST	6.26	+1.6	–	x (-)	6.26 (+1.6)	6.17 (+1.0)
17	20	Valentīna Gotovska	LAT	6.08	-0.2	–	x (-)	x (-)	6.08 (-0.2)
18	4	Andrea Ávila	ARG	6.00	-0.2	–	x (-)	5.92 (-0.1)	6.00 (-0.2)
19	17	Anzhela Atroshchenko	BLR	5.94	0.0	–	x (-)	x (-)	5.94 (0.0)
20	12	Nilufar Yasmin	BAN	5.24	0.0	–	5.19 (-0.3)	4.65 (0.0)	5.24 (0.0)
21	24	Béryl Laramé	SEY	3.88	+0.2	–	x (-)	3.88 (+0.2)	x (-)
NM	21	Mihaela Gheorghiu	ROU	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
NM	7	Renata Nielsen	DEN	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
DNS	25	Dionne Rose	JAM	–	–	–	–	–	–
DNS	18	Michelle Baptiste	LCA	–	–	–	–	–	–

Group B

Date	1 August 1996

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Wind (m/s)	2nd-Best Mark Distance	Round #1 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #2 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #3 Distance (Wind [m/s])
1	9	Chantal Brunner	NZL	6.62	+0.3	–	x (-)	6.47 (+0.5)	6.62 (+0.3)
2	20	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	6.58	-0.4	6.13	6.58 (+1.0)	6.09 (+0.2)	6.13 (-0.4)
3	24	Flora Hyacinth	ISV	6.58	+1.7	x	x (-)	x (-)	6.58 (+1.7)
4	2	Jackie Edwards	BAH	6.55	+0.6	–	6.44 (+0.6)	6.55 (+0.6)	6.27 (+1.8)
5	12	Niurka Montalvo	CUB	6.48	+0.8	–	6.48 (+0.8)	x (-)	x (-)
6	4	Eunice Barber	SLE	6.45	+0.6	–	6.20 (+0.4)	6.20 (+1.5)	6.45 (+0.6)
7	3	Galina Čisťakovová	SVK	6.33	+1.4	6.26	6.33 (+0.2)	x (-)	6.26 (+1.4)
8	21	Denise Lewis	GBR	6.33	+0.7	x	x (-)	x (-)	6.33 (+0.7)
9	10	Yelena Sinchukova	RUS	6.31	+0.7	–	x (-)	6.31 (+0.7)	x (-)
10	8	Diane Guthrie-Gresham	JAM	6.27	-0.3	–	6.27 (-0.3)	x (-)	x (-)
11	19	Siulolo Liku	TGA	6.06	+1.4	–	x (-)	x (-)	6.06 (+1.4)
12	25	Elma Muros	PHI	6.04	+0.2	–	5.98 (-0.1)	6.04 (+0.2)	5.99 (+0.5)
13	6	Rita Ináncsi	HUN	6.02	+0.1	–	6.02 (+0.1)	x (-)	x (-)
14	23	Shabana Akhtar	PAK	5.80	+2.0	–	5.72 (+1.3)	5.70 (+1.3)	5.80 (+2.0)
15	18	Nicole Devonish	CAN	5.74	+1.0	–	5.74 (+1.0)	5.59 (+0.4)	x (-)
16	11	Yelena Koshcheyeva	KAZ	5.55	+1.5	–	x (-)	5.49 (-0.1)	5.55 (+1.5)
NM	15	Lyudmila Galkina	RUS	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
NM	16	Lacena Golding	JAM	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
NM	1	Heli Koivula	FIN	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
NM	17	Inesa Kravets	UKR	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
NM	14	Ljudmila Ninova	AUT	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
NM	13	Natasha Sazanovich	BLR	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
NM	5	Viktoriya Vershynina	UKR	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
NM	22	Shana Williams	USA	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)
DQ	7	Iva Prandzheva	BUL	[6.62]	[+0.9]	–	[6.58 (+0.8)]	[6.62 (+0.9)]	[x (-)]	2

Final Round

Date	2 August 1996 — 19:15

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Wind (m/s)	2nd-Best Mark Distance	Round #1 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #2 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #3 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #4 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #5 Distance (Wind [m/s])	Round #6 Distance (Wind [m/s])
1	6	Chioma Ajunwa	NGR	7.12	+0.9	–	7.12 (+0.9)	6.99 (+1.8)	6.85 (+0.6)	6.84 (+0.4)	p	x (-)
2	2	Fiona May	ITA	7.02	+1.4	–	6.68 (+1.7)	7.02 (+1.4)	6.78 (+0.4)	6.73 (+1.7)	6.76 (+1.2)	6.88 (+0.4)
3	7	Jackie Joyner-Kersee	USA	7.00	+0.5	–	6.55 (+0.1)	6.75 (+1.2)	6.86 (+0.4)	x (-)	6.52 (+0.4)	7.00 (+0.5)
4	3	Niki Xanthou	GRE	6.97	+1.4	6.95	x (-)	6.97 (+1.4)	x (-)	6.67 (+0.6)	6.95 (+1.3)	6.85 (0.0)
5	12	Olena Shekhovtsova	UKR	6.97	+0.9	6.88	6.84 (+1.3)	6.88 (+1.7)	x (-)	6.97 (+0.9)	x (-)	x (-)
6	9	Agata Karczmarek	POL	6.90	+0.8	–	6.90 (+0.8)	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)	6.65 (+0.6)
7	4	Nicole Boegman	AUS	6.73	+1.3	–	6.73 (+1.3)	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)	6.55 (+1.9)	6.23 (+0.2)
8	1	Tünde Vaszi	HUN	6.60	+1.3	–	6.60 (+1.3)	x (-)	x (-)	–	–	–
9	8	Chantal Brunner	NZL	6.49w	+2.1	–	6.45 (+0.5)	6.49w (+2.1)	6.45 (+0.7)	–	–	–
10	10	Voula Patoulidou	GRE	6.37	+0.3	–	x (-)	6.26 (+1.6)	6.37 (+0.3)	–	–	–
NM	11	Sharon Jaklofsky	NED	–	–	–	x (-)	x (-)	x (-)	–	–	–
DQ	5	Iva Prandzheva	BUL	[6.82]	[+0.9]	–	[x (-)]	[x (-)]	[6.81 (+1.4)]	[x (-)]	[6.82 (+0.9)]	[x (-)]	3