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

Women's long jump at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates	5 August 1984 (qualifications) 6 August 1984 (final)
Competitors	23 from 17 nations
Winning distance	6.96
Medalists
Anişoara Cuşmir  Romania Vali Ionescu  Romania Sue Hearnshaw  Great Britain
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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m		women
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
Wheelchair races
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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.^[1]

Medalists[]

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

Abbreviations[]

• All results shown are in metres

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	Notes
	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

See also[]

• 1982 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
• 1983 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
• Athletics at the Friendship Games – Women's long jump
• 1986 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
• 1987 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

References[]

External links[]

• Official Report