# 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump that distance was Dwight Phillips, who is the world leader with a jump of 8.74 meters. Dwight Phillips took bronze in 2007 and is looking for his first win over Irving Saladino at an international level. Italy's Andrew Howe, the 2007 world silver medalist, withdrew from the Championships. Other expected to medal content are Olympic silver medalist Godfrey Khotso Mokoena and Olympic Bronze Medalist Ibrahim Camejo.

## Medalists

| Gold | Dwight Phillips United States (USA) |
| Silver | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa (RSA) |
| Bronze | Mitchell Watt Australia (AUS) |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World record | Mike Powell (USA) | 8.95 | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |
| Championship record | Mike Powell (USA) | 8.95 | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |
| World leading | Dwight Phillips (USA) | 8.74 | Eugene, United States | 7 June 2009 |
| African record | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) | 8.50 | Madrid, Spain | 4 July 2009 |
| Asian Record | Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi (KSA) | 8.48 | Sotteville, France | 2 July 2006 |
| North American record | Mike Powell (USA) | 8.95 | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |
| South American record | Irving Saladino (PAN) | 8.73 | Hengelo, Netherlands | 24 May 2008 |
| European record | Robert Emmiyan (URS) | 8.86 | Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union | 22 May 1987 |
| Oceanian record | Jai Taurima (AUS) | 8.49 | Sydney, Australia | 28 September 2000 |
No new records was set during this competition.

## Qualification standards

| A standard | B standard |
| 8.15m | 8.05m |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 20 August 2009 | 18:10 | Qualification |
| 22 August 2009 | 18:05 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 8.15 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Dwight Phillips | United States (USA) | 8.44 | | | 8.44 | Q |
| 2 | B | Greg Rutherford | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 8.30 | | | 8.30 | Q, NR |
| 3 | B | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | South Africa (RSA) | x | 8.29 | | 8.29 | Q |
| 4 | B | Irving Saladino | Panama (PAN) | 8.00 | 8.16 | | 8.16 | Q |
| 5 | A | Mitchell Watt | Australia (AUS) | 8.14 | x | - | 8.14 | q |
| 6 | B | Fabrice Lapierre | Australia (AUS) | 8.14 | - | - | 8.14 | q |
| 7 | B | Brian Johnson | United States (USA) | x | 7.94 | 8.09 | 8.09 | q |
| 8 | B | Yahya Berrabah | Morocco (MAR) | 8.08 | x | x | 8.08 | q |
| 9 | A | Chris Tomlinson | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 8.06 | 8.02 | 8.00 | 8.06 | q |
| 10 | B | Salim Sdiri | France (FRA) | 7.88 | x | 8.04 | 8.04 | q |
| 11 | B | Gable Garenamotse | Botswana (BOT) | 7.81 | 8.03 | 8.01 | 8.03 | q |
| 12 | A | Louis Tsatoumas | Greece (GRE) | 8.01 | 7.98 | 7.86 | 8.01 | q |
| 13 | A | Li Jinzhe | China (CHN) | 8.01 | 7.92 | 7.90 | 8.01 | |
| 14 | A | Tommi Evilä | Finland (FIN) | x | 7.84 | 8.01 | 8.01 | |
| 15 | A | Kim Deok-Hyeon | South Korea (KOR) | 7.62 | 7.89 | 7.99 | 7.99 | |
| 16 | B | Hussein Taher Al-Sabee | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 7.89 | 7.99 | x | 7.99 | |
| 17 | A | Viktor Kuznyetsov | Ukraine (UKR) | 7.98 | 7.87 | 7.95 | 7.98 | |
| 18 | B | Ndiss Kaba Badji | Senegal (SEN) | 7.95 | 7.98 | 7.61 | 7.98 | |
| 19 | A | Sebastian Bayer | Germany (GER) | 7.98 | x | x | 7.98 | |
| 20 | B | Nicholas Gordon | Jamaica (JAM) | x | 7.72 | 7.92 | 7.92 | |
| 21 | A | Kafétien Gomis | France (FRA) | 7.82 | 7.90 | 7.68 | 7.90 | |
| 22 | A | Alain Bailey | Jamaica (JAM) | 7.63 | 7.70 | 7.88 | 7.88 | |
| 23 | A | Andriy Makarchev | Ukraine (UKR) | x | 7.68 | 7.87 | 7.87 | |
| 24 | B | Olexiy Lukashevych | Ukraine (UKR) | x | 7.87 | 6.18 | 7.87 | |
| 25 | A | Luis Méliz | Spain (ESP) | 7.87 | x | x | 7.87 | SB |
| 26 | B | Roman Novotný | Czech Republic (CZE) | x | 7.86 | x | 7.86 | |
| 27 | B | Stanley Gbagbeke | Nigeria (NGR) | 7.82 | x | x | 7.82 | |
| 28 | B | Michel Tornéus | Sweden (SWE) | 7.78 | 7.63 | 7.78 | 7.78 | |
| 29 | B | Morten Jensen | Denmark (DEN) | 7.69 | 7.75 | 7.71 | 7.75 | |
| 30 | A | Stephan Louw | Namibia (NAM) | x | 7.74 | 7.69 | 7.74 | |
| 31 | B | Tyrone Smith | Bermuda (BER) | 7.62 | 7.72 | 7.71 | 7.72 | |
| 32 | A | Aleksandr Menkov | Russia (RUS) | 7.72 | x | x | 7.72 | |
| 33 | A | Ibrahim Camejo | Cuba (CUB) | 7.69 | 7.71 | 7.57 | 7.71 | |
| 34 | B | Nils Winter | Germany (GER) | x | x | 7.69 | 7.69 | |
| 35 | A | Štepán Wagner | Czech Republic (CZE) | 7.52 | 7.68 | 7.49 | 7.68 | |
| 36 | A | Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | x | 7.37 | 7.66 | 7.66 | SB |
| 37 | A | Nikolay Atanasov | Bulgaria (BUL) | 7.63 | x | x | 7.63 | |
| 38 | B | Miguel Pate | United States (USA) | x | x | 7.61 | 7.61 | |
| 39 | A | Hugo Chila | Ecuador (ECU) | 7.29 | 7.54 | - | 7.54 | |
| 39 | A | Konstantin Safronov | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | x | 7.54 | 7.29 | 7.54 | |
| 41 | A | Daisuke Arakawa | Japan (JPN) | 7.39 | 7.50 | 7.53 | 7.53 | |
| 42 | B | Yochai Halevi | Israel (ISR) | 7.42 | 7.39 | x | 7.42 | SB |
| | A | Henry Dagmil | Philippines (PHI) | x | x | x | NM | |
| | B | Carlos Jorge | Dominican Republic (DOM) | x | x | x | NM | |
| | B | Clayton Latham | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | x | x | x | NM | |
Key: NR = National record, NM = No mark, Q = qualification by place in heat, q = qualification by overall place, SB = Seasonal best

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result |
| | Dwight Phillips | United States (USA) | 8.40 | 8.54 | 8.37 | 8.25 | - | x | 8.54 |
| | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | South Africa (RSA) | x | 8.47 | 8.31 | 8.19 | x | x | 8.47 |
| | Mitchell Watt | Australia (AUS) | 8.28 | x | x | x | 8.37 | x | 8.37 |
| 4 | Fabrice Lapierre | Australia (AUS) | 8.21 | 7.77 | 8.19 | x | 8.21 | 8.20 | 8.21 |
| 5 | Greg Rutherford | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 7.83 | 7.96 | x | 8.05 | 8.15 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| 6 | Salim Sdiri | France (FRA) | 7.78 | x | 7.99 | 8.07 | 7.92 | 7.83 | 8.07 |
| 7 | Gable Garenamotse | Botswana (BOT) | 8.06 | 8.04 | x | 7.77 | 7.83 | 7.69 | 8.06 |
| 8 | Chris Tomlinson | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 8.02 | 7.93 | 7.93 | 7.66 | 8.06 | 8.02 | 8.06 |
| 9 | Brian Johnson | United States (USA) | 6.30 | x | 7.86 | | | | 7.86 |
| 10 | Yahya Berrabah | Morocco (MAR) | 5.91 | x | 7.83 | | | | 7.83 |
| 11 | Louis Tsatoumas | Greece (GRE) | x | 7.59 | x | | | | 7.59 |
| 12 | Irving Saladino | Panama (PAN) | x | x | x | | | | NM |
Key: NM = No mark