Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the XVI Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Telmex Athletics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | October 24 – October 25 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's long jump event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held between the 24 and 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium.[1][2] The defending Pan American Games champion is Irving Saladino of the Panama.
On November 9, 2011 the winner Victor Castillo of Venezuela was disqualified after testing positive for methylhexaneamine.[3]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Mike Powell (USA) |
8.95 | Tokyo, Japan | August 30, 1991 |
| Pan American Games record | Carl Lewis (USA) |
8.75 | Indianapolis, United States | August 16, 1987 |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (7.65) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2011 | 15:25 | Qualification |
| October 25, 2011 | 17:05 | Final |
Results
All distances shown are in meters:centimeters
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Qualification
Qualification was held on October 24. Qualifying Performance 7.80 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
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| 1 | B | David Registe |  Dominica | 7.53 | 7.60 | 7.88 | 7.88 | Q |
| 2 | B | Collister Fahie |  Virgin Islands | 7.87 | 7.87 | Q | ||
| 3 | B | Jorge McFarlane |  Peru | 7.83 | 7.83 | Q | ||
| 4 | B | Emiliano Lasa |  Uruguay | 7.81 | 7.81 | Q, PB | ||
| 5 | A | Daniel Pineda |  Chile | 7.77 | 7.70 | x | 7.77 | q |
| 6 | A | Víctor Castillo |  Venezuela | 7.30 | 7.75 | – | 7.75 | q |
| 7 | B | Rudon Bastian |  Bahamas | 7.55 | 7.69 | 7.73 | 7.73 | q, SB |
| 8 | A | Marcos Amalbert |  Puerto Rico | 7.71 | 7.64 | – | 7.71 | q |
| 9 | B | Randall Flimmons | United States | 7.69 | 7.67 | 7.52 | 7.69 | q |
| 10 | A | Hugo Chila |  Ecuador | 7.51 | 7.31 | 7.63 | 7.63 | q |
| 11 | B | Carl Morgan |  Cayman Islands | 7.52 | 7.54 | 7.42 | 7.54 | q |
| 12 | A | Jeremy Hicks | United States | x | x | 7.53 | 7.53 | q |
| 13 | A | Rogério Bispo |  Brazil | 7.51 | 7.48 | 7.48 | 7.51 | |
| 14 | B | Herbert McGregor |  Jamaica | 7.46 | 7.06 | 7.24 | 7.46 | |
| 15 | A | Vicente Rios |  Mexico | 7.38 | x | 7.42 | 7.42 | |
| 16 | B | Kenneth Brackett |  Belize | 6.61 | 7.32 | x | 7.32 | PB |
| 17 | A | Leon Hunt | Virgin Islands | 7.01 | 7.12 | 7.31 | 7.31 | |
| 18 | B | Kessel Campbell |  Honduras | x | 7.29 | x | 7.29 | |
| 19 | B | Miguel Hernández | Mexico | x | 7.16 | 7.23 | 7.23 | |
| 20 | A | Júnior Díaz |  Cuba | 7.09 | 7.21 | 7.07 | 7.21 | |
| 21 | A | Jevonte Croal |  British Virgin Islands | x | 6.70 | 6.57 | 6.70 | |
| 22 | A | Carlos Morgan | Cayman Islands | x | 6.65 | x | 6.65 |
Final
The final was held on October 25.
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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 | Daniel Pineda | Chile | 7.59 | x | x | 7.97 | x | 7.49 | 7.97 | |
 | David Registe | Dominica | 7.27 | 7.89 | 7.70 | 7.75 | 7.52 | 7.68 | 7.89 | |
 | Jeremy Hicks | United States | 7.55 | 7.83 | 7.59 | 7.44 | 7.79 | 7.66 | 7.83 | |
| 4 | Jorge McFarlane | Peru | 7.56 | x | x | 7.78 | x | 7.70 | 7.78 | |
| 5 | Emiliano Lasa | Uruguay | 7.73 | 7.58 | 7.49 | 7.40 | 7.43 | 7.47 | 7.73 | |
| 6 | Randall Flimmons | United States | 7.71 | x | x | x | 7.68 | 7.58 | 7.71 | |
| 7 | Rudon Bastian | Bahamas | 7.62 | 7.32 | 7.49 | x | 7.28 | 7.21 | 7.62 | |
| 8 | Collister Fahie | Virgin Islands | x | x | 7.46 | 7.46 | ||||
| 9 | Carl Morgan | Cayman Islands | x | 7.38 | 6.97 | 7.38 | ||||
| 10 | Hugo Chila | Ecuador | 7.33 | 7.14 | x | 7.33 | ||||
| 11 | Marcos Amalbert | Puerto Rico | x | 7.31 | x | 7.31 | ||||
| – | Víctor Castillo | Venezuela | 8.05 | x | x | 7.74 | x | – | – | DSQ |