2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
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These are the results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The winning margin was 1 cm. As of 2024, this is the only time the women's long jump has been won by less than 2 cm at these championships.
Medalists
| Gold |  Fiona MayItaly (ITA) |
| Silver |  Tatyana KotovaRussia (RUS) |
| Bronze |  Niurka MontalvoSpain (ESP) |
Schedule
- All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 05.08.2001 – 14:30 | 05.08.2001 – 14:30 |
| Final Round | |
| 07.08.2001 – 18:05 | |
Results
Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 6.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Fiona May | Italy | 6.80 | 6.80 | Q, SB | ||
| 2 | B | Maurren Maggi |  Brazil | 6.46 | 6.49 | 6.74 | 6.74 | Q |
| 3 | A | Tünde Vaszi |  Hungary | 6.36 | 6.71 | 6.71 | Q | |
| 4 | B | Yingnan Guan |  China | 6.61 | 6.66 | 6.40 | 6.66 | q |
| 5 | B | Niki Xanthou |  Greece | 6.66 | 6.47 | x | 6.66 | q |
| 6 | A | Niurka Montalvo | Spain | 6.34 | 6.65 | 6.43 | 6.65 | q |
| 7 | A | Lyudmila Galkina | Russia | 6.62 | 6.59 | 6.58 | 6.62 | q |
| 8 | A | Elva Goulbourne |  Jamaica | 6.46 | 6.60 | x | 6.60 | q |
| 9 | B | Valentīna Gotovska |  Latvia | 6.47 | 6.58 | 6.41 | 6.58 | q |
| 10 | B | Tatyana Kotova | Russia | 6.27 | x | 6.54 | 6.54 | q |
| 11 | B | Kumiko Ikeda |  Japan | 6.44 | 6.49 | 6.49 | 6.49 | q |
| 12 | A | Jenny Adams |  United States | 6.41 | 6.48 | 6.31 | 6.48 | q |
| 13 | A | Yelena Kashcheyeva |  Kazakhstan | 6.35 | 6.13 | 6.46 | 6.46 | |
| 14 | A | Maho Hanaoka | Japan | 6.43 | 6.36 | 6.38 | 6.43 | |
| 15 | A | Chioma Ajunwa |  Nigeria | x | 6.25 | 6.43 | 6.43 | SB |
| 16 | A | Jackie Edwards |  Bahamas | 5.90 | x | 6.42 | 6.42 | |
| 17 | B | Chantal Brunner |  New Zealand | 6.39 | 6.39 | x | 6.39 | |
| 18 | B | Aurélie Felix |  France | x | x | 6.37 | 6.37 | |
| 19 | A | Olga Rublyova | Russia | 6.27 | x | x | 6.27 | |
| 20 | B | Alice Falaiye |  Canada | x | x | 6.04 | 6.04 | |
| 21 | B | Elena Bobrovskaya |  Kyrgyzstan | 5.89 | 5.93 | 5.78 | 5.93 | |
| 22 | B | Heike Drechsler |  Germany | x | 4.45 | - | 4.45 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fiona May | Italy | 6.86 | 6.97 | 7.02 | 6.73 | 6.97 | 6.80 | 7.02 | |
 | Tatyana Kotova | Russia | 6.60 | 6.82 | 6.67 | 7.01 | 6.81 | x | 7.01 | |
 | Niurka Montalvo | Spain | 6.73 | x | 6.59 | 6.88 | 6.76 | 6.54 | 6.88 | |
| 4 | Tünde Vaszi | Hungary | 6.68 | x | 6.86 | 6.84 | x | x | 6.86 | NR |
| 5 | Valentīna Gotovska | Latvia | 6.84 | 6.67 | 6.66 | x | 6.59 | 6.23 | 6.84 | |
| 6 | Niki Xanthou | Greece | 6.61 | x | 6.76 | 6.67 | x | 6.57 | 6.76 | |
| 7 | Maurren Maggi | Brazil | 6.40 | 6.46 | 6.73 | x | 6.67 | x | 6.73 | |
| 8 | Lyudmila Galkina | Russia | 6.56 | 6.67 | 6.70 | x | 6.61 | x | 6.70 | |
| 9 | Yingnan Guan | China | 6.69 | x | 5.12 | 6.69 | ||||
| 10 | Elva Goulbourne | Jamaica | 6.62 | x | x | 6.62 | ||||
| 11 | Kumiko Ikeda | Japan | 6.44 | 6.38 | - | 6.44 | ||||
| Jenny Adams | United States | x | x | x | NM | |||||