# Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's long jump

These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were a total number of 23 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984.

## Medalists

| Gold | Anişoara Stanciu Romania |
| Silver | Vali Ionescu Romania |
| Bronze | Sue Hearnshaw Great Britain |

## Abbreviations

* All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics :
| World Record | Anişoara Stanciu (ROM) | 7.43 m | June 4, 1983 | Bucharest, Romania |
| Olympic Record | Tatyana Kolpakova (URS) | 7.06 m | July 31, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union |

## Qualification

* Held on 5 August 1984
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 6.76 m | X | 6.76 | — |
| 2. | Anişoara Stanciu (ROU) | 6.69 m | 6.69 | — | — |
| 3. | Robyn Lorraway (AUS) | 6.61 m | 6.61 | — | — |
| 4. | Linda Garden (AUS) | 6.49 m | 6.49 | 6.22 | 6.00 |
| 5. | Dorothy Scott (JAM) | 6.47 m | 6.16 | 6.02 | 6.47 |
| 6. | Jennifer Inniss (GUY) | 6.17 m | 5.76 | 6.17 | 5.84 |
| 7. | Maya Bentzur (ISR) | 6.07 m | 6.07 | 6.04 | 6.03 |
| 8. | Conceição Geremias (BRA) | 6.04 m | X | 5.81 | 6.04 |
| 9. | Elma Muros (PHI) | 5.64 m | 5.57 | 5.64 | X |
| 10. | Madeline de Jesús (PUR) | 5.63 m | 5.53 | 5.63 | 5.58 |
| 11. | Sarinee Phenglaor (THA) | 5.51 m | 5.38 | 5.47 | 5.51 |
| — | Tineke Hidding (NED) | DNS | — | — | — |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1. | Sue Hearnshaw (GBR) | 6.64 m | 6.64 | — | — |
| 2. | Vali Ionescu (ROU) | 6.60 m | 6.32 | 6.60 | — |
| 3. | Carol Lewis (USA) | 6.55 m | X | 6.55 | — |
| 4. | Glynis Nunn (AUS) | 6.41 m | 6.23 | 6.41 | 6.28 |
| 5. | Angela Thacker (USA) | 6.36 m | 6.36 | X | 6.13 |
| 6. | Snežana Dančetović (YUG) | 6.22 m | 6.21 | 6.06 | 6.22 |
| 7. | Shonel Ferguson (BAH) | 6.19 m | X | 6.19 | X |
| 8. | Liao Wenfen (CHN) | 6.16 m | 6.16 | 5.96 | 6.00 |
| 9. | Annette Tånnander (SWE) | 6.16 m | X | 6.05 | 6.16 |
| 10. | Jhointh Bartholomew (GRN) | 6.07 m | 6.07 | 5.84 | 5.77 |
| 11. | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia (BRA) | 6.01 m | X | 6.01 | X |
| 12. | Marie Ange Wirtz (SEY) | 5.21 m | 5.21 | 5.15 | 5.10 |

## Final

* Held on August 9, 1984
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result |
| | Anișoara Stanciu | Romania | 6.80 | 6.68 | x | 6.96 | 6.89 | x | 6.96 |
| | Vali Ionescu | Romania | 6.59 | 6.67 | x | 6.52 | 6.81 | x | 6.81 |
| | Sue Hearnshaw | Great Britain | 6.80 | 6.75 | 6.55 | 6.67 | 6.74 | 6.64 | 6.80 |
| 4 | Angela Thacker | United States | 6.32 | x | 6.65 | 6.78 | x | 6.70 | 6.78 |
| 5 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States | x | 6.72 | x | 6.77 | x | x | 6.77 |
| 6 | Robyn Lorraway | Australia | x | 6.67 | 6.43 | x | 6.62 | 6.43 | 6.67 |
| 7 | Glynis Nunn | Australia | 6.45 | 6.37 | 6.39 | – | 6.53 | 6.27 | 6.53 |
| 8 | Shonel Ferguson | Bahamas | 6.44 | 6.13 | x | 6.41 | 6.20 | 6.31 | 6.44 |
| 9 | Carol Lewis | United States | 6.21 | x | 6.43 | | | | 6.43 |
| 10 | Dorothy Scott | Jamaica | 6.03 | 5.89 | 6.40 | | | | 6.40 |
| 11 | Linda Garden | Australia | x | 5.89 | 6.30 | | | | 6.30 |
| 12 | Snežana Dančetović | Yugoslavia | 5.28 | 5.88 | 5.88 | | | | 5.88 |