# 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

The women's long jump at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10–11 August.

## Summary

Two time defending champion, current Olympic champion and world leading Brittney Reese squeaked through qualifying in the last qualifying position. Her 6.57 tied with teammate Funmi Jimoh so she won her position by her second best jump (also 6.57 with Jimoh not having a second legal jump). Shara Proctor led three automatic qualifiers.
In the final, her first round 6.50 was more of the same, while Blessing Okagbare jumped 6.89 for the lead. Reese's 7.01 to start the second round changed the tune, moving the marker beyond any else's range. Volha Sudarava's 6.82 put her into third place. In the fifth round, Ivana Španović's Serbian national record of 6.82 equaled Sudarava and Okagbare improved her best to 6.99, just 2 cm short of Reese. Reese followed with a meaningless 6.95. Okagbare's final attempt was 6.96, again close but too short to take the win. Left with a tie for third, officials again had to look to the second best attempt for the tiebreaker. Španović jumped 6.70 in the first round to get the bronze over Sudarava's 6.66, also in the first round.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.
| World record | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 7.52 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988 |
| Championship record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7.36 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |
| World leading | Brittney Reese (USA) | 7.25 | Doha, Qatar | 10 May 2013 |
| African record | Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) | 7.12 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 2 August 1996 |
| Asian record | Yao Weili (CHN) | 7.01 | Jinan, People's Republic of China | 5 June 1993 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7.49 | New York City, United States | 22 May 1994 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7.49 | Sestriere, Italy | 31 July 1994 |
| South American record | Maurren Higa Maggi (BRA) | 7.26A | Bogotá, Colombia | 26 June 1999 |
| European record | Galina Chistyakova (URS) | 7.52 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988 |
| Oceanian record | Bronwyn Thompson (AUS) | 7.00 | Melbourne, Australia | 7 March 2002 |

## Qualification standards

| A result | B result |
| 6.75 | 6.65 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 10 August 2013 | 19:20 | Qualification |
| 11 August 2013 | 19:00 | Final |
All times are local times (UTC+4)

## Results

| KEY: | Q | Qualified | q | 12 best performers | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Qualification

Qualification: 6.75 m (Q) and at least 12 best (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | A | Shara Proctor | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 6.85 | – | – | 6.85 | Q |
| 2 | A | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria (NGR) | 6.83 | – | – | 6.83 | Q |
| 3 | A | Tori Polk | United States (USA) | 6.62 | 6.75 | | 6.75 | Q, PB |
| 4 | B | Volha Sudarava | Belarus (BLR) | 6.38 | 6.71 | x | 6.71 | q |
| 5 | B | Darya Klishina | Russia (RUS) | 6.70 | 6.70 | x | 6.70 | q |
| 6 | A | Yelena Sokolova | Russia (RUS) | x | 6.70 | x | 6.70 | q |
| 7 | A | Ivana Španović | Serbia (SRB) | 6.58 | 6.57 | 6.63 | 6.63 | q |
| 8 | B | Sosthene Moguenara | Germany (GER) | 6.63 | x | x | 6.63 | q |
| 9 | A | Erica Jarder | Sweden (SWE) | 6.57 | 6.59 | 6.58 | 6.59 | q |
| 10 | A | Olga Kucherenko | Russia (RUS) | 6.59 | x | x | 6.59 | q |
| 11 | B | Janay DeLoach Soukup | United States (USA) | x | 6.04 | 6.58 | 6.58 | q |
| 12 | A | Brittney Reese | United States (USA) | 6.57 | 6.57 | 6.42 | 6.57 | q |
| 13 | B | Funmi Jimoh | United States (USA) | x | 6.57 | x | 6.57 | |
| 14 | B | Lyudmila Kolchanova | Russia (RUS) | 6.53 | x | x | 6.53 | |
| 15 | B | Anna Kornuta | Ukraine (UKR) | 6.44 | 6.53 | x | 6.53 | |
| 16 | A | Lauma Grīva | Latvia (LAT) | 6.46 | 6.50 | 6.36 | 6.50 | |
| 17 | A | Lena Malkus | Germany (GER) | 6.26 | 6.49 | 6.41 | 6.49 | |
| 18 | B | Malaika Mihambo | Germany (GER) | 3.63 | 5.55 | 6.49 | 6.49 | |
| 19 | A | Jana Velďáková | Slovakia (SVK) | 6.43 | 6.48 | 6.36 | 6.48 | |
| 20 | B | Christabel Nettey | Canada (CAN) | 6.25 | 6.36 | 6.47 | 6.47 | |
| 21 | A | Chantel Malone | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 6.20 | 6.40 | 6.20 | 6.40 | |
| 22 | B | Éloyse Lesueur | France (FRA) | 6.25 | x | 6.39 | 6.39 | |
| 23 | B | Arantxa King | Bermuda (BER) | x | 6.36 | x | 6.36 | |
| 24 | B | Bianca Stuart | Bahamas (BAH) | x | 6.30 | 6.35 | 6.35 | |
| 25 | A | Maryna Bekh | Ukraine (UKR) | 6.29 | 6.31 | 6.30 | 6.31 | |
| 26 | A | Jana Korešová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 6.10 | 6.10 | 6.18 | 6.18 | |
| 27 | A | Lynique Prinsloo | South Africa (RSA) | 6.03 | x | 6.17 | 6.17 | |
| 28 | B | Dariya Derkach | Italy (ITA) | x | 6.16 | x | 6.16 | |
| 29 | B | Macarena Reyes | Chile (CHI) | x | 5.93 | x | 5.93 | |
| | B | Lorraine Ugen | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | x | x | x | NM | |
| | B | Francine Simpson | Jamaica (JAM) | x | x | x | NM | |

### Final

The final was held on 11 August.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Mark | Notes |
| | Brittney Reese | United States (USA) | 6.50 | 7.01 | x | x | 6.95 | x | 7.01 | |
| | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria (NGR) | 6.89 | 6.58 | 6.68 | 6.80 | 6.99 | 6.96 | 6.99 | |
| | Ivana Španović | Serbia (SRB) | 6.70 | 6.64 | 6.67 | x | 6.82 | 6.61 | 6.82 | NR |
| 4 | Volha Sudarava | Belarus (BLR) | 6.66 | 6.82 | 6.49 | 6.45 | 6.64 | 6.50 | 6.82 | SB |
| 5 | Olga Kucherenko | Russia (RUS) | 6.56 | 6.67 | 6.67 | 6.81 | 6.68 | 6.72 | 6.81 | |
| 6 | Shara Proctor | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | x | 6.79 | 6.60 | 6.56 | 6.66 | 6.69 | 6.79 | |
| 7 | Darya Klishina | Russia (RUS) | x | 6.76 | x | 6.70 | 6.69 | 6.70 | 6.76 | |
| 8 | Tori Polk | United States (USA) | 6.65 | 6.56 | 6.39 | 6.73 | 6.41 | x | 6.73 | |
| 9 | Yelena Sokolova | Russia (RUS) | x | 6.65 | x | | | | 6.65 | |
| 10 | Erica Jarder | Sweden (SWE) | 6.47 | x | x | | | | 6.47 | |
| 11 | Janay DeLoach Soukup | United States (USA) | x | 6.43 | 6.44 | | | | 6.44 | |
| 12 | Sosthene Moguenara | Germany (GER) | 6.42 | x | 6.15 | | | | 6.42 | |