2019 World Championships Statistics – Women’s LJ by K Ken Nakamura The records to look for in Doha: 1) Can Reese win fifth gold medal, which surpass the most gold by men’s LJ, Phillips and Pedroso, at this event at the World Championships? 2) Can Malaika Mihambo become only the second European Champion (after Drechsler) to win the World Championships at WLJ? Summary: All time Performance List at the World Championships Performance Performer Dist wind Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 7.36 0.4 Jack ie Joyner -Kersee USA 1 Roma 1987 2 7.32 0.0 Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1 Tokyo 1991 3 2 7.29 -0.2 Heike Drechsler GDR 2 Tokyo 1991 4 3 7.14 -0.6 Yelena Belevskaya URS 2 Roma 1987 4 4 7.14 1.2 Tianna Bartoletta USA 1 Beijing 2015 6 7.13 -0.7 Heike Drechsler GDR 3 Roma 1987 7 5 7.11 0.0 Larisa Berezhnaya URS 3 Tokyo 1991 7 7.11 -0.3 Heike Drechsler GER 1 Stuttgart 1993 9 6 7.10 1.0 Brittney Reese USA 1 Berlin 2009 Margin of Victory Difference Distance Name Nat Venue Year Max 25cm 6.99 Eunice Barber FRA Paris 2003 22cm 7.36 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA Roma 1987 Min 1cm 7.02w Fiona May ITA Edmonton 2001 2cm 7.01 Brittney Reese USA Moskva 2013 7.02 Brittney Reese USA London 2017 3cm 7.32 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA Tokyo 1991 Best Marks for Places in the World Championships Pos Dist wind Name Nat Venue Year 1 7.36 0.4 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA Roma 1987 2 7.29 -0.2 Heike Drechsler GDR Tokyo 1991 7.14 -0.2 Yelena Belevskaya URS Roma 1987 3 7.13 -0.7 Heike Drechsler GDR Roma 1987 4 7.04 1.8 Yelena Sinchukova URS Tokyo 1991 Multiple Gold Medalists: Brittney Reese (USA): 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017 Tiana Madison-Bartoletta (USA): 2005, 2015 Fiona May (ITA): 1995, 2001 Jackie Joyner Kersee (USA): 1987, 1991 Heike Drechsler (Daute) (GDR): 1983, 1993 World Champion with European Championships gold medal Name Nat World Championships European Championships Heike Drechsler GER 1983, 1993 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998 All time Performance List at the World Championships Performance Performer Dist wind Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 7.36 0.4 Jackie Joyner -Kersee USA 1 Roma 1987 2 7.32 0.0 Jackie Joyner -Kersee 1 Tokyo 1991 3 2 7.29 -0.2 Heike Drechsler GDR 2 Tokyo 1991 4 3 7.14 -0.6 Yelena Belevskaya URS 2 Rom a 1987 4 4 7.14 1.2 Tianna B artoletta USA 1 Beijing 2015 6 7.13 -0.7 Heike Drechsler GDR 3 Roma 1987 7 5 7.11 0.0 Larisa Berezhnaya URS 3 Tokyo 1991 7 7.11 -0.3 Heike Drechsler GER 1 Stuttgart 1993 9 6 7.10 1.0 Brittney Reese USA 1 Berlin 2009 10 7 7.07 0.4 Shara Proctor GBR 2 Beijing 2015 11 8 7.06 -0.1 Niurka Montalvo ESP 1 Sevilla 1999 12 9 7.05 0.6 Lyudmila Galkina RUS 1 Athinai 1997 13 10 7.04 1.8 Yelena Sinchukova URS 4 Tokyo 1991 13 10 7.04 0.2 Fiona May 1qA Sevilla 1999 15 12 7.03 0.3 Tatyana Lebedeva RUS 1 Osaka 2007 16 13 7.02 1.4 Tatyana Proskuryakova URS 4 Helsinki 1983 16 7.02 0.1 Brittney Reese 1 London 2017 18 14 7.01 -0.1 Helga Radtke GDR 4 Roma 1987 18 14 7.01 1.1 Chioma Ajunwa NGR 1qA Athinai 1997 18 7.01 0.2 Br ittney Reese 1 Moskva 20 13 18 14 7.01 0.8 Ivana Spanovic SRB 3 Beijing 2015 22 17 7.00 -0.3 Darya Klishina ANA 2 London 2017 23 18 6.99 0.9 Galina Chistyakova URS 5 Roma 1987 23 18 6.99 0.4 Eunice Barber FRA 1 Paris 2003 23 18 6.99 0.2 Bles si ng Okagbare NGR 2 Moskva 2013 26 6.98 0.4 Larisa Bezezhnaya UKR 2 Stuttgart 1993 27 6.97 1.0 Tatyana Lebedeva 2 Berlin 2009 27 6.97 -0.2 Tianna Bartoletta 3 London 2017 29 21 6.96 0.5 Lyudmila Kolchanova RUS 1qA Osaka 2007 29 21 6.96 1.0 Na id e Gomes POR 1qB Osaka 2007 29 6.96 0.1 Ivana Spanovic 4 London 2017 32 6.95 0.7 Heike Drechsler 1qA Roma 1987 32 23 6.95 0.6 Maureen Maggi BRA 2qA Osaka 2007 32 23 6.95 0.9 Christabel Nettey CAN 4 Beijing 2015 35 25 6.94 0.1 Niki Xanthou GRE 2 Athinai 1997 35 25 6.94 -0.2 Fiona May ITA 2 Sevilla 1999 37 6.92 -0.3 Lyudmila Kolchanova 2 Osaka 2007 38 6.91 0.8 Fiona May ITA 3 Athinai 1997 38 6.91 0.7 Ivana Spanovic Q Beijing 2015 40 27 6.90 0.5 Tatyana Kotova RUS 3 Osaka 2007 41 28 6.89 -0.9 Irina Valyukevic h URS 6 Roma 1987 41 6.89 -0.1 Heike Drechsler 4 Athinai 1997 41 28 6.89 1.1 Tiana Madison USA 1 Helsinki 2005 44 6.88 0.0 Lyudmila Galkina RUS 1qB Sevilla 1999 45 6.87 1.9 Larisa Berezhnaya 1qA Tokyo 1991 45 6.87 0. 5 Heike Drechsler 1qB Tokyo 1991 45 6.87 0.5 Larisa Bezezhnaya 1qB Stuttgart 1993 45 6.87 0.7 Naides Gomes 4 Osaka 2007 45 30 6.87 0.1 Lorraine Ugen GBR Q Beijing 2015 50 6.86 0.0 Galina Chistayakova 2qA Roma 1987 50 6.86 0.5 Niurka Montalvo CUB 2 Göteborg 1995 50 31 6.86 1.7 Tünde Vaszi HUN 4 Edmonton 2001 50 31 6.86 0.2 Naide Gomes POR 1qA Berlin 2009 Wind assisted marks Performance Performer Dist wind Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 7.27w 2.2 Heike Daute GDR 1 Helsinki 1983 2 2 7.15w 3.4 Anisoara Cusmir ROU 2 Helsinki 1983 3 3 7.04w 4.3 Carol Lewis USA 3 Helsinki 1983 4 4 7.02w 2.6 Fiona May ITA 1 Edmonton 2001 5 5 7.01w 3.6 Tatyana Kotova RUS 2 Edmonton 2001 6 6 6.98w 4.3 Fiona May ITA 1 Göteborg 1995 7 7 6.93w 4.6 Beverly Kinch GBR 5 Helsinki 1983 8 8 6.91w 2.4 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA 1qA Tokyo 1991 9 9 6.88w 2.1 Niurka Montalvo ESP 3 Edmonton 2001 10 6.86w 2.9 Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1qB Roma 1987 Second, third etc. best jumps (>7.00m) Performance Performer Dist Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 7.26w Heike Daute GDR 1 Helsinki 1983 2 7.16w Heike Daute 1 Helsinki 1983 2 7.16 Heike Drechsler 2 Tokyo 1991 4 2 7.12 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA 1 Roma 1987 5 7.11 Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1 Tokyo 1991 6 7.10 Heike Drechsler 1 Stuttgart 1993 7 7.09 Heike Dre chsler 1 Stuttgart 1993 7 7.09 Heike Drechsler 2 Tokyo 1991 7 7.09 Heike Drechsler 1 Stuttgart 1993 10 7.08 Heike Drechsler 2 Tokyo 1991 11 7.03 Heike Drechster 3 Roma 1987 11 3 7.03 Tatyana Lebedeva RUS 1 Osaka 200 7 13 7.02 Heike Daute 1 Helsinki 1983 13 4 7.02w Anisoara Cusmir ROU 2 Helsinki 1983 15 5 7.01 Shara Proctor GBR 2 Beijing 2015 Margin of Victory Difference Distance Name Nat Venue Year Max 25cm 6.99 Eunice Barber FRA Paris 2003 22cm 7.36 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA Roma 1987 Min 1cm 7.02w Fiona May ITA Edmonton 2001 2cm 7.01 Brittney Reese USA Moskva 2013 7.02 Brittney Reese USA London 2017 3cm 7.32 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA Tokyo 1991 Difference between first and third Diff Winning dist 3rd place dist Winner’s Name Nat Venue Year Max 35cm 7.11 6.76 Heike Drechsler GER Stuttgart 1993 Min 5cn 7.02 6.97 Brittney Reese USA London 2017 6cm 6.82 6.76 Brittney Reese USA Daegu 2011 Difference between third and fourth (medal versus no medal) Difference 3rd place dist Name Nat Venue Year Max 12cm 7.13m Heike Drechsler GDR Roma 1987 Min 0cm 6.82m Ivana Spanovic SRB Moskva 2013 1cm 6.76m Renate Nielson DEN Stuttgart 1993 6.83m Marion Jones USA Seville 1999 6.97m Tianna Bartoletta USA London 2017 Shortest winning distance: 6.82m by Brittney Reese (USA) in 2011 & 6.89m by Tianna Madison (USA) in 2005 Longest mark in each round Round Distance Wind Name Nat Venue Year Final 7.36m 0.4 Jackie Joyner Kersee USA Roma 1987 Qualifying 7.04m 0.2 Fiona May ITA Sevilla 1999 Longest non-qualifier for the final Distance Position Name Nat Venue Year 6.65 6qA Volha Sudarava BLR Beijing 2015 6.64 7qA Brooke Stratton AUS Beijing 2015 6.62w 6qB Helga Radke GER Tokyo 1991 6.62 7qA Tatyana Kotova RUS Sevilla 1999 Longest non-qualifier to top 8 after 3 rounds Distance Name Nat Venue Year 6.69w Guan Yingnan CHN Edmonton 2001 Average of last nine (21 st century) World Championships Average 2017 2015 2013 2011 2009 2007 2005 2003 2001 Winning Distance 7.00 7.02 7.14 7.01 6.82 7.10 7.03 6.89 6.99 7.02 Winning Medal 6.84 6.97 7.01 6.82 6.76 6.80 6.90 6.76 6.70 6.88 8th place 6.58 6.55 6.67 6.73 6.44 6.62 6.60 6.42 6.47 6.70 Best Marks for Places in the World Championships Pos Dist wind Name Nat Venue Year 1 7.36 0.4 Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA Roma 1987 2 7.29 -0.2 Heike Drechsler GDR Tokyo 1991 7.14 -0.2 Yelena Belevskaya URS Roma 1987 3 7.13 -0.7 Heike Drechsler GDR Roma 1987 4 7.04 1.8 Yelena Sinchukova URS Tokyo 1991 5 6.99 0.9 Galina Chistyakova URS Roma 1987 6 6.89 -0.9 Irina Valyukevich URS Roma 1987 7 6.80 -0.8 Jennifer Inniss USA Roma 1987 8 6.73 0.2 Tori Polk USA Moskva 2013 6.70 0.1 Lyudmila Galkina RUS Edmonton 2001 Best Marks for Places – all competitions Pos Distance Wind Name Nat Venue Day Month Year 1 7.52 1.4 Galina Chistyakova URS Leningrad 11 June 1988 2 7.36 1.8 Yelena Belevskaya URS Leningrad 11 June 1988 7.34 1.6 Galina Chistyakova URS Tallinn 21 June 1986 3 7.20 0.2 Galina Chistyakova URS Zürich 21 Aug 1985 7.16 2.0 Yelena Belevskaya URS Tallin 21 June 1986 4 7.19 -0.1 Helga Radtke GDR Zürich 21 Aug 1985 7.07 1.0 Larisa Berenzhnaya URS Leningrad 11 June 1988 5 7.04 0.3 Carol Lewis USA Zürich 21 Aug 1985 6.99 0.9 Galina Chistyakova URS Roma 4 Sept 1987 6 6.99 1.8 Yelena Khlopotnova URS Leningrad 11 June 1988 Multiple Gold Medalists: Brittney Reese (USA): 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017 Tiana Madison-Bartoletta (USA): 2005, 2015 Fiona May (ITA): 1995, 2001 Jackie Joyner Kersee (USA): 1987, 1991 Heike Drechsler (Daute) (GDR): 1983, 1993 Multiple Medalists: Ivasna Spanovic (SRB): 2013 Bronze; 2015 Bronze Tiana Madison-Bartoletta (USA): 2005 Gold, 2015 Gold, 2017 Bronze Brittney Reese (USA): 2009 Gold, 2011 Gold, 2013 Gold, 2017 Gold Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS): 2007 Gold, 2009 Silver Eunice Barber (FRA): 2003 Gold, 2005 Bronze Tatyana Kotova (RUS): 2001 Silver, 2003 Silver, 2007 Bronze Niurka Montalvo (CUB->ESP): 1995 Silver, 1999 Gold, 2001 Bronze Fiona May (ITA): 1995 Gold, 1997 Bronze, 1999 Bronze, 2001 Gold Larisa Berezhnaya (UKR): 1991 Bronze, 1993 Silver Jackie Joyner Kersee (USA): 1987 Gold, 1991 Gold Heike Drechsler (Daute) (GDR): 1983 Gold, 1987 Bronze, 1991 Silver, 1993 Gold Multiple Medals by athletes from a single nation Nation