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Host City: Atlanta, United States
Venue(s): Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Date Started: August 1, 1996
Date Finished: August 1, 1996
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 6.70 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Chioma Ajunwa |
| Silver: | Fiona May |
| Bronze: | Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiona May | 26 | Italy | ITA | 6.85 | QU | |
| 2 | Chioma Ajunwa | 24 | Nigeria | NGR | 6.81 | QU | |
| 3 | Sharon Jaklofsky | 27 | Netherlands | NED | 6.75 | QU | |
| 4 | Tünde Vaszi | 24 | Hungary | HUN | 6.73 | QU | |
| 5 | Olena Shekhovtsova | 24 | Ukraine | UKR | 6.70 | 6.44 | QU |
| 6T | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 34 | United States | USA | 6.70 | NM | QU |
| 6T | Agata Jaroszek-Karczmarek | 32 | Poland | POL | 6.70 | NM | QU |
| 8 | Nicole Boegman-Staines | 29 | Australia | AUS | 6.67 | QC | |
| 9 | Chantal Brunner | 25 | New Zealand | NZL | 6.62 | QC | |
| 10 | Niki Xanthou | 22 | Greece | GRE | 6.60 | QC | |
| 11 | Voula Patoulidou | 31 | Greece | GRE | 6.58 | 6.13 | QC |
| 12 | Flora Hyacinth | 30 | United States Virgin Islands | ISV | 6.58 | NM | |
| 13 | Lissette Cuza | 21 | Cuba | CUB | 6.56 | ||
| 14 | Jackie Edwards | 25 | Bahamas | BAH | 6.55 | ||
| 15 | Yelena Pershina | 32 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 6.50 | ||
| 16 | Marieke Veltman | 24 | United States | USA | 6.49 | ||
| 17 | Niurka Montalvo | 28 | Cuba | CUB | 6.48 | ||
| 18 | Olga Rubleva | 21 | Russia | RUS | 6.47 | ||
| 19 | Eunice Barber | 21 | Sierra Leone | SLE | 6.45 | ||
| 20 | Regla Cárdeñas | 21 | Cuba | CUB | 6.42 | ||
| 21 | Ksenija Predikaka | 26 | Slovenia | SLO | 6.37 | ||
| 22 | Galina Čisťakovová | 33 | Slovakia | SVK | 6.33 | 6.26 | |
| 23 | Denise Lewis | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 6.33 | NM | |
| 24 | Yelena Sinchukova | 35 | Russia | RUS | 6.31 | ||
| 25 | Diane Guthrie-Gresham | 24 | Jamaica | JAM | 6.27 | ||
| 26 | Virge Naeris | 26 | Estonia | EST | 6.26 | ||
| 27 | Valentīna Gotovska | 30 | Latvia | LAT | 6.08 | ||
| 28 | Ana Siulolo Liku | 22 | Tonga | TGA | 6.06 | ||
| 29 | Elma Muros | 29 | Philippines | PHI | 6.04 | ||
| 30 | Rita Ináncsi | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 6.02 | ||
| 31 | Andrea Ávila | 26 | Argentina | ARG | 6.00 | ||
| 32 | Anzhela Atroshchenko | 25 | Belarus | BLR | 5.94 | ||
| 33 | Shabana Akhtar | 24 | Pakistan | PAK | 5.80 | ||
| 34 | Nicole Devonish | 22 | Canada | CAN | 5.74 | ||
| 35 | Yelena Koshcheyeva | 23 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 5.55 | ||
| 36 | Nilufar Yasmin | 21 | Bangladesh | BAN | 5.24 | ||
| 37 | Beryl Laramé | 23 | Seychelles | SEY | 3.88 | ||
| AC | Mihaela Gheorghiu | 24 | Romania | ROU | NM | ||
| AC | Renata Pytełewska-Nielsen | 30 | Denmark | DEN | NM | ||
| AC | Lyudmila Galkina | 24 | Russia | RUS | NM | ||
| AC | Lacena Golding-Clarke | 21 | Jamaica | JAM | NM | ||
| AC | Heli Koivula-Kruger | 21 | Finland | FIN | NM | ||
| AC | Inesa Kravets | 29 | Ukraine | UKR | NM | ||
| AC | Ljudmila Ninova | 36 | Austria | AUT | NM | ||
| AC | Natasha Sazanovich | 22 | Belarus | BLR | NM | ||
| AC | Viktoriya Vershynina | 25 | Ukraine | UKR | NM | ||
| AC | Shana Williams | 24 | United States | USA | NM | ||
| AC | Iva Prandzheva | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | [6.62] | QC/DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiona May | 26 | Italy | ITA | 6.85 | ||
| 2 | Chioma Ajunwa | 24 | Nigeria | NGR | 6.81 | ||
| 3 | Sharon Jaklofsky | 27 | Netherlands | NED | 6.75 | ||
| 4 | Tünde Vaszi | 24 | Hungary | HUN | 6.73 | ||
| 5 | Olena Shekhovtsova | 24 | Ukraine | UKR | 6.70 | 6.44 | |
| 6T | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | 34 | United States | USA | 6.70 | NM | |
| 6T | Agata Jaroszek-Karczmarek | 32 | Poland | POL | 6.70 | NM | |
| 8 | Nicole Boegman-Staines | 29 | Australia | AUS | 6.67 | ||
| 9 | Niki Xanthou | 22 | Greece | GRE | 6.60 | ||
| 10 | Lissette Cuza | 21 | Cuba | CUB | 6.56 | ||
| 11 | Yelena Pershina | 32 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 6.50 | ||
| 12 | Marieke Veltman | 24 | United States | USA | 6.49 | ||
| 13 | Olga Rubleva | 21 | Russia | RUS | 6.47 | ||
| 14 | Regla Cárdeñas | 21 | Cuba | CUB | 6.42 | ||
| 15 | Ksenija Predikaka | 26 | Slovenia | SLO | 6.37 | ||
| 16 | Virge Naeris | 26 | Estonia | EST | 6.26 | ||
| 17 | Valentīna Gotovska | 30 | Latvia | LAT | 6.08 | ||
| 18 | Andrea Ávila | 26 | Argentina | ARG | 6.00 | ||
| 19 | Anzhela Atroshchenko | 25 | Belarus | BLR | 5.94 | ||
| 20 | Nilufar Yasmin | 21 | Bangladesh | BAN | 5.24 | ||
| 21 | Beryl Laramé | 23 | Seychelles | SEY | 3.88 | ||
| AC | Mihaela Gheorghiu | 24 | Romania | ROU | NM | ||
| AC | Renata Pytełewska-Nielsen | 30 | Denmark | DEN | NM |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | SBMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chantal Brunner | 25 | New Zealand | NZL | 6.62 | ||
| 2 | Voula Patoulidou | 31 | Greece | GRE | 6.58 | 6.13 | |
| 3 | Flora Hyacinth | 30 | United States Virgin Islands | ISV | 6.58 | NM | |
| 4 | Jackie Edwards | 25 | Bahamas | BAH | 6.55 | ||
| 5 | Niurka Montalvo | 28 | Cuba | CUB | 6.48 | ||
| 6 | Eunice Barber | 21 | Sierra Leone | SLE | 6.45 | ||
| 7 | Galina Čisťakovová | 33 | Slovakia | SVK | 6.33 | 6.26 | |
| 8 | Denise Lewis | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 6.33 | NM | |
| 9 | Yelena Sinchukova | 35 | Russia | RUS | 6.31 | ||
| 10 | Diane Guthrie-Gresham | 24 | Jamaica | JAM | 6.27 | ||
| 11 | Ana Siulolo Liku | 22 | Tonga | TGA | 6.06 | ||
| 12 | Elma Muros | 29 | Philippines | PHI | 6.04 | ||
| 13 | Rita Ináncsi | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 6.02 | ||
| 14 | Shabana Akhtar | 24 | Pakistan | PAK | 5.80 | ||
| 15 | Nicole Devonish | 22 | Canada | CAN | 5.74 | ||
| 16 | Yelena Koshcheyeva | 23 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 5.55 | ||
| AC | Lyudmila Galkina | 24 | Russia | RUS | NM | ||
| AC | Lacena Golding-Clarke | 21 | Jamaica | JAM | NM | ||
| AC | Heli Koivula-Kruger | 21 | Finland | FIN | NM | ||
| AC | Inesa Kravets | 29 | Ukraine | UKR | NM | ||
| AC | Ljudmila Ninova | 36 | Austria | AUT | NM | ||
| AC | Natasha Sazanovich | 22 | Belarus | BLR | NM | ||
| AC | Viktoriya Vershynina | 25 | Ukraine | UKR | NM | ||
| AC | Shana Williams | 24 | United States | USA | NM | ||
| AC | Iva Prandzheva | 24 | Bulgaria | BUL | [6.62] | DQ |