The women's long jump was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 11 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background
+ Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 7.52 m Leningrad, Soviet Union 11 June 1988 World lead 7.20 m Los Angeles, United States 14 June 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 7.17 m Chula Vista, United States 29 May 2021 Asian record 7.01 m Jinan, China 4 June 1993 European record 7.52 m Leningrad, Soviet Union 11 June 1988 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 7.49 m New York City, United States 22 May 1994 Sestriere, Italy 31 July 1994 Oceanian record 7.13 m Chula Vista, United States 9 July 2022 South American record 7.26 m Bogotá, Colombia 25 June 1999
Qualification For the long jump, eight athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Final The final was held on 11 September at 20:53 (UTC+2).
PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 #4 Larissa Iapichino 6.90 6.76 x x 6.90 m 2 Jazmin Sawyers x 6.59 6.54 6.78 6.78 m 3 Alyssa Jones 6.77 6.71 x 6.56 6.77 m 4 Hilary Kpatcha 6.48 6.73 6.20 6.26 6.73 m 5 Claire Bryant 6.41 6.38 6.52 6.52 m 6 Agate de Sousa 6.35 6.47 6.41 6.47 m 7 Monae' Nichols 6.39 6.33 6.39 m 8 Marthe Koala 6.15 6.21 6.21 m
References