title: 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
text: # 2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
  
  The Men's Long Jump event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 12 and August 13.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Dwight Phillips United States (USA) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Ignisious Gaisah Ghana (GHA) |
  | Bronze | Tommi Evilä Finland (FIN) |
  
  ## Qualification
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  * Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, South Africa 8.22m Q
  * Salim Sdiri, France 8.18m Q
  * Vitaliy Shkurlatov, Russia 7.95m q
  * Christopher Tomlinson, Great Britain 7.83m
  * Ibrahim Camejo, Cuba 7.78m
  * Miguel Pate, United States 7.70m
  * Jonathan Chimier, Mauritius 7.65m
  * Povilas Mykolaitis, Lithuania 7.64m
  * Walter Davis, United States 7.42m
  * Yahya Berrabah, Morocco 7.33m
  * Morten Jensen, Denmark NM
  * Leevan Sands, Bahamas NM
  * Jadel Gregório, Brazil DNS
  
  ### Heat 2
  
  * Dwight Phillips, United States 8.59m Q
  * Tommi Evilä, Finland 8.18m Q (NR)
  * James Beckford, Jamaica 8.13m Q
  * Issam Nima, Algeria 8.13m Q (NR)
  * Ignisious Gaisah, Ghana 8.11m Q
  * Joan Lino Martínez, Spain 8.10m Q
  * Irving Saladino, Panama 7.98m q
  * Volodymyr Zyuskov, Ukraine 7.97m q
  * Nils Winter, Germany 7.91m q
  * Brian Johnson, United States 7.91m
  * Shinichi Terano, Japan 7.27m
  * Eroni Tuivanuavou, Fiji 7.17m (SB)
  * Iván Pedroso, Cuba NM
  * Bogdan Tarus, Romania NM
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Note |
  | | Dwight Phillips (USA) | 8.60 | X | X | X | X | X | 8.60 m | SB |
  | | Ignisious Gaisah (GHA) | 7.76 | 8.11 | 8.34 | 8.17 | 8.05 | — | 8.34 m | NR |
  | | Tommi Evilä (FIN) | X | X | 8.16 | 8.12 | 8.25 | X | 8.25 m | |
  | 4 | Joan Lino Martínez (ESP) | 7.85 | 8.13 | 8.04 | 8.24 | X | 7.98 | 8.24 m | |
  | 5 | Salim Sdiri (FRA) | 8.20 | 8.07 | 7.96 | 7.97 | X | 8.21 | 8.21 m | |
  | 6 | Irving Saladino (PAN) | 8.00 | 7.91 | 8.06 | 8.00 | 8.20 | 8.12 | 8.20 m | |
  | 7 | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) | 8.01 | 8.06 | 8.11 | 8.06 | 6.79 | X | 8.11 m | |
  | 8 | Volodymyr Zyuskov (UKR) | 7.56 | 8.06 | X | 8.01 | X | X | 8.06 m | |
  | 9 | James Beckford (JAM) | X | 8.02 | 7.93 | | | | 8.02 m | |
  | 10 | Vitaliy Shkurlatov (RUS) | X | 7.88 | 7.66 | | | | 7.88 m | |
  | 11 | Issam Nima (ALG) | 7.61 | 7.73 | 7.42 | | | | 7.73 m | |
  | 12 | Nils Winter (GER) | X | X | 7.72 | | | | 7.72 m | |
  