Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Men's long jump
International sporting event
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The men's long jump event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 14 and 16 August.[1][2]
| Men's long jump at the Pan American Games |
|---|
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Carl Lewis United States |
Larry Myricks United States |
Jaime Jefferson Cuba |
Results
Qualification
Qualifying distance: 7.75 metres
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Myricks | United States | 8.07 | 8.07 | Q | ||
| 2 | Carl Lewis | United States | x | 8.06 | 8.06 | Q | |
| 3 | Jaime Jefferson | Cuba | 7.90 | Q | |||
| 4 | Lester Benjamin |  Antigua and Barbuda | 7.73 | q | |||
| 5 | Olivier Cadier |  Brazil | 7.65 | q | |||
| 6 | Carlos Casar |  Mexico | 7.57w | q | |||
| 7 | Ian James |  Canada | 7.46w | q | |||
| 8 | Ray Quiñones |  Puerto Rico | 7.40 | q | |||
| 9 | Norbett Elliot |  Bahamas | 7.28 | q | |||
| 10 | Mark Mason |  Guyana | 7.11w | q | |||
| 11 | Fernando Valiente |  Peru | 7.01 | q | |||
| 12 | Ricardo Valiente | Peru | 6.94 | q | |||
| 13 | Devon Hyde |  Belize | 6.46 | 6.75 | x | 6.75 | |
| 14 | Mauricio Carranza |  El Salvador | 6.37 | 6.11 | x | 6.37 | |
| 15 | Bruny Surin | Canada | x | 5.40 | x | 5.40 | |
| Elmer Williams | Puerto Rico | x | – | – | NM | ||
| Fidel Solorzano |  Ecuador | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Carl Lewis | United States | 6.89 | 8.75w | 8.53 | 8.75 | 8.68w | 8.68 | 8.75 | GR |
 | Larry Myricks | United States | 8.12 | x | 7.95 | 8.28 | 8.58w | 8.43 | 8.58w | |
 | Jaime Jefferson | Cuba | 8.11 | 8.16w | 8.40 | 8.48w | 8.31 | 8.51 | 8.51 | NR |
| 4 | Lester Benjamin | Antigua and Barbuda | x | 7.68 | x | x | 8.01w | x | 8.01w | |
| 5 | Carlos Casar | Mexico | 7.76w | 7.40 | 7.34 | x | x | 7.11 | 7.76w | |
| 6 | Olivier Cadier | Brazil | 7.34 | 7.46 | 6.90 | x | 7.54w | 7.41 | 7.54w | |
| 7 | Ian James | Canada | 7.45 | x | x | x | 7.52w | x | 7.52w | |
| 8 | Ray Quiñones | Puerto Rico | 7.30 | 7.35 | x | 7.32 | x | 7.46w | 7.46w | |
| 9 | Norbett Elliot | Bahamas | 7.35 | 7.20 | x | 7.35 | ||||
| 10 | Fernando Valiente | Peru | 7.10 | x | 7.10 | 7.10 | ||||
| 11 | Ricardo Valiente | Peru | x | 6.86 | 6.96 | 6.96 | ||||
| Mark Mason | Guyana | x | x | x | NM |