| 26 year-old Ivan Pedroso (CUB) won his third consecutive
title in this event jumping 8.56m. He has become the first man in the history of the
Championships to obtain three long jump gold medals, leaving behind Carl Lewis ('83 and
'87) and Mike Powell ('91 and '93). The Spaniard Yago Lamela took the silver medal,
thus repeating his position at the 1999 World Indoor Championships (behind Pedroso). He
jumped 8.40, 16 centimetres less than his personal best earlier this year. After the first round Lamela headed the event, with 8.34, while Pedroso jumped only 8.19 and was third behind Gregor Cankar (SLO) with 8.20. In the second round Lamela made a foul and Pedroso and Cankar jumped 8.33 and 8.32. The third round was the decisive one. The Cuban jumped 8.56 and his rivals could not come near to his performance. For a few minutes Cankar took the second position with 8.36, but Lamela replied immediately with 8.40, both performances in the fourth round. The only good jump of the two last rounds was Lamela's last attempt of 8.39, which was not enough to change the podium arrangement: Pedroso, Lamela, Cankar. |
| Hombres Longitud Final |
El cubano Ivan Pedroso, de 26 anos ha ganado su tercer
titulo consecutivo en salto de longitud con una marca de 8.56 convirtiendose en el primer
hombre que gana tres veces la medalla de oro y desplaza a Carl Lewis(83 y 87) y Mike
Powell (91 y 93). El espanol Yago Lamela tuvo que conformarse con la medalla de plata,
repitiendo el puesto del mundial de pista cubierta, saltando 8.40, 16 centimetros menos
que su marca del ano. Tras la primera ronda Lamela lideraba el concurso con 8.34 mientras
Pedroso se quedaba en 8.19 y era superado por el esloveno Gregor Cankar con 8.20. En la
segunda tanda Lamela hizo nulo y vio amenazado su liderato por Pedroso 8.33 y Cankar 8.32.
El tercer salto fue el decisivo al saltar el cubano 8.56 no pudiendo responder sus
rivales. Ya en la mejora Cankar arrebato durante unos minutos la plata a Lamela
aterrizando a 8.36, pero el elpanol respondio inmediatamente y saltando 8.40 recupero la
segunda plaza. En los dos ultimos intentos lo unico resenable fue el ultimo intento de
Lamela 8.39, insuficientes para alcanzar la medalla de oro.   |