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

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.

Medalists Gold Petar Dachev Silver Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi Bronze Luis Felipe Méliz

Results Final 30 July Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Petar Dachev 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) Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi 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) Luis Felipe Méliz 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 x 7.39 (w: +0.4 m/s) x 7.39 (w: +0.4 m/s) 11 Yann Doménech x 7.11 (w: +0.4 m/s) x 7.11 (w: +0.4 m/s) Chris Stafford x x x NM

Qualifications 29 Jul

Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Petar Dachev 7.98 (w: +0.4 m/s) - - 7.98 (w: +0.4 m/s) Q 2 Schahriar Bigdeli 7.88 w (w: +2.5 m/s) - - 7.88 w (w: +2.5 m/s) Q 3 Abdul Rahman Al-Nubi 7.86 (w: +1.0 m/s) - - 7.86 (w: +1.0 m/s) Q 4 Wang Cheng x x 7.81 (w: +0.5 m/s) 7.81 (w: +0.5 m/s) Q 5 Danial Jahic 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 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 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 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 7.46 (w: -0.3 m/s) x x 7.46 (w: -0.3 m/s) 10 Masashi Watanabe 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 7.35 (w: +1.1 m/s) x x 7.35 (w: +1.1 m/s) 12 DeWayne Barrett x x 7.26 (w: -0.1 m/s) 7.26 (w: -0.1 m/s) 13 Santiago Sánchez 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 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 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 6.82 (w: -1.2 m/s) x x 6.82 (w: -1.2 m/s) 17 Darren Thompson 6.50 (w: +0.6 m/s) x x 6.50 (w: +0.6 m/s)

Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Luis Felipe Méliz 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 x x 7.25 (w: -0.8 m/s) 7.25 (w: -0.8 m/s) 13 Sergey Pavlov 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 x 6.98 (w: +0.4 m/s) x 6.98 (w: +0.4 m/s) 15 Jerome Abraham x x 6.95 (w: -0.4 m/s) 6.95 (w: -0.4 m/s) Alejandro Olivan x x x NM Boštjan Fridrih x x x NM

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

References

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

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