World Champs previews: jumps – AW

From Mondo Duplantis and Katie Moon to Yulimar Rojas and Miltiadis Tentoglou, the jumps in Budapest will likely be filled with world-class expertise

Will we see any world data throughout the 2023 World Championships? In that case, they might come within the jumps the place athletes like pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and triple jumper Yulimar Rojas are in motion.

Look out for some nice duels, too, such because the match-ups within the males’s and girls’s excessive jumps, plus the lengthy soar competitions.

Males’s excessive soar

Championship document: Bogdan Bondarenko UKR 2.41m, 2013History maker: Javier Sotomayor CUB/Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT: Three golds, one silverDefending champion: Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT 2.37mOlympic champion: Gianmarco Tamberi ITA/Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT 2.37m

Ones to observe

Mutaz Essa Barshim QAT 2.36m 

The joint Olympic winner goes for a document fourth world title and tops the world rankings this yr. He’s cementing his place because the world’s biggest ever excessive soar competitor.

Gianmarco Tamberi ITA 2.34m

The European and joint Tokyo champion was solely fourth in Eugene and goes in to his fifth outside world championships and not using a single world medal up to now.

Woo Sang-Hyeok KOR (2.33m/2.36i)

The Korean world indoor champion completed second in Eugene and needs to be among the many main contenders once more.

Hamish Kerr NZL (2.30m/2.34i)

Gained a world indoor bronze final yr and was once more in good indoor kind in 2023 setting an space document and this summer season has had wins in Stockholm and Essen.

Rising pressure: JuVaughn Harrison USA (2.33m)

The versatile jumper (he completed prime seven within the lengthy and excessive jumps on the Tokyo Olympics) has been in good kind, profitable the Diamond Leagues in Doha, Florence, London and the US Championships.

British Problem

Solely 9 athletes worldwide gained the two.32m customary and British champion Joel Clarke-Khan acquired closest with 2.27m however UKA declined the invite.

AW Prediction: 1 Barshim QAT 2.37m; 2 Harrison USA 2.35m; 3 Woo Sang-Hyeok KOR 2.35m; 4 Tamberi ITA 2.35m; 5 Kerr NZL 2,31m; 6 Potye GER 2.31m; 7 Protsenko UKR 2.31m; 8 Starc AUS 2.29m

Girls’s excessive soar

Championship document: Stefka Kostadinova BUL 2.09m, 1987History maker: Mariya Lasitskene ANA: Three goldsDefending champion: Eleanor Patterson AUS 2.02mOlympic champion: Mariya Lasitskene ANA 2.04m

Ones to observe

Nicola Olyslagers AUS (2.02m)

The Olympic silver medallist was fifth in Eugene final yr however is again to her finest, setting the world lead and profitable in Paris, Lausanne and Monaco.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh UKR (2.02i/2.01m)

Probably the most constant jumper, who remains to be solely 21, has completed prime three within the final three world championships. Has not been fairly on the prime of her recreation up to now this yr.

Iryna Herashchenko UKR (2.00m)

Fourth in Tokyo and Eugene and once more constant in 2023 with seconds at Rabat, Lausanne and Monaco and first in Chorzow and a 2.00m vault.

Eleanor Patterson AUS (1.96m)

The shock champion in Eugene backed up that win with Commonwealth and world indoor silvers. Has competed sparingly this yr.

Rising pressure: Angelina Subject SRB (1.97m)

The daughter of former European champion Dragutin was third in Munich final yr on the age of 17 whereas the spotlight of her yr has been a Serbian senior record-breaking leap in Paris in addition to profitable European junior gold.

British Problem 

British champion Morgan Lake has been in good kind in 2023 with 1.97m at Turku and a British indoor document of 1.99m which is the kind of peak that will likely be near a medal.

AW Prediction: 1 Mahuchikh UKR 2.03m; 2 Olyslagers AUS 2.03m; 3 Patterson AUS 2.00m; 4 Herashchenko UKR 2.00m; 5 Cunningham USA 2.00m; 6 Subject SRB 1.97m; 7 Distin JAM 1.97m; 8 Lake GBR 1.97m

Males’s pole vault

Championship document: Mondo Duplantis SWE 6.21m, 2022History maker: Sergey Bubka UKR: Six goldsDefending champion: Mondo Duplantis SWE 6.21mOlympic champion: Mondo Duplantis SWE 6.02m

Ones to observe

Mondo Duplantis SWE (6.12m/6.22mi) 

The a number of world champion has not been in his absolute best kind open air this summer season however will nonetheless be one of many largest favourites at any occasion in Hungary.

Ernest Obiena PHI (6.00m)

Set an Asian document as he joined the 6.00m membership in Bergen and has a superb likelihood of repeating his Eugene bronze.

Chris Nilsen USA (5.92m)

With KC Lightfoot and Sam Kendricks solely equal fourth within the trials, the diluted US problem will likely be led by the Tokyo and Eugene runner-up who’s in constant kind and beat Duplantis in Monaco. Kendricks is entered as a reserve.

Sondre Guttormsen NOR (6.00i/5.90m)

Within the winter acquired his first 6.00m vault and gained the European indoor title in Istanbul however has struggled for kind open air after a superb begin to the season and has not jumped increased than 5.71m since Might.

Rising pressure: Kyle Rademeyer RSA (5.82m)

Too early to make a significant impression, however the NCAA champion has added 27cm to his outside finest this summer season.

British Problem

The previous world under-18 champion Harry Coppell was seventh within the Olympics however has not competed since January.

AW Prediction: 1 Duplantis SWE 6.20m; 2 Nilsen USA 5.95m; 3 Obiena PHI 5.95m; 4 Marschall AUS 5.85m; 5 Vloon NED 5.80m; 6 Guttormsen NOR 5.80m; 7 Bradford USA 5.80m; 8 Lillefosse NOR 5.80m

Girls’s pole vault

Championship document: Yelena Isinbayeva RUS 5.01m, 2005History maker: Isinbayeva: Three golds, one bronzeDefending champion: Katie Moon USA 4.85mOlympic champion: Katie Moon USA 4.90m

Ones to observe

Katie Moon USA (4.90m)

The Olympic and defending world champion will begin as a slim favorite after producing a world lead in profitable the USA title, plus victories in Doha, Florence and Lausanne.

Wilma Murto FIN (4.80m)

Made an enormous advance to develop into European champion final summer season with a Finnish document of 4.85m. She carried on that good kind in 2023, profitable the European indoor title after which defeating Moon in London.

Nina Kennedy AUS (4.77m)

The Commonwealth champion was additionally third in Eugene final yr and has proven good kind this season, too, profitable in Paris.

Sandi Morris USA (4.71m)

The double world indoor champion was second within the final three World Championships and the 2016 Olympics however has been in modest kind in 2023 with nothing increased than 4.61m since early Might.

Rising pressure: Eliza McCartney NZL (4.75m)

An Olympic bronze medallist as a teen in 2016, missed all of the championships from 2019 to 2022 however is now again in good kind with stable vaults all year long.

British Problem 

The a lot improved Molly Caudery (4.71m to win the British title) is equal eighth on 2023 outside marks so a closing place is feasible. Olympic bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw is coming back from damage issues with a comparatively modest 4.61m finest this yr.

AW Prediction: 1 Moon USA 4.95m; 2 Murto (FIN) 4.85m; 3 McCartney (NZL) 4.85m; 4 Kennedy AUS 4.75m; 5 Sutej SLO 4.75m;  6 Newman CAN 4.75m; 7 Morris USA 4.70m; 8 Williams USA 4.70m

Males’s lengthy soar

Championship document: Mike Powell USA 8.95m, 1991History maker: Dwight Phillips USA: 5 goldsDefending champion: Wang Jianan CHN 8.36mOlympic champion: Miltiadis Tentoglou GRE 8.41m

Ones to observe

Miltiadis Tentoglou GRE (8.36m) 

The Olympic champion surprisingly misplaced in Eugene however can also be the reigning world indoor champion, in addition to European champion indoors and out. He seems to be snug across the 8.30m vary which ought to assure him one other medal.

Marquis Dendy USA (8.34m)

A 3-time world indoor medallist is just not so efficient open air and will likely be eager to enhance on his sixth place in Eugene.

Simon Ehammer SUI (8.32m)

The European decathlon silver medallist gained a shock bronze in Eugene and a giant win in Oslo this summer season confirmed he will likely be within the medal battle once more.

Tajay Gayle JAM (8.27m)

Not wherever close to his Jamaican document type of 8.69m when profitable in Doha however a 8.27m in ending second in Jamaican Championships, reveals a medal is feasible.

Wang Jianan CHN (8.26m)

Shock world champion in Eugene got here seven years after he gained a bronze medal. He’s solely ranked eleventh on the entry record and never been at his finest in 2023.

Rising pressure: Mattia Furlani ITA (8.44w/8.24m)

Simply 18 years previous, he gained in Hengelo with an Italian under-20 document and in addition had an enormous soar in Savona which was solely marginally over the bounds. Narrowly gained European under-20 title with an 8.23m championship document.

British Problem

Nationwide champion Jacob Fincham-Dukes is simply exterior the world rankings quota and Britain can have no members.

AW prediction: 1 Tentoglou GRE 8.45m; 2 Dendy USA 8.33m; 3 Ehammer SUI 8.29m; 4 Aldrin IND 8.27m; 5 Pinnock JAM 8.26m; 6 Gayle JAM 8.24m; 8 Furlani ITA 8.23m

Girls’s lengthy soar

Championship document: Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA 7.36m, 1987History maker: Brittney Reese USA: 4 goldsDefending champion: Malaika Mihambo GER 7.12mOlympic champion: Malaika Mihambo GER 7.00m

Ones to observe

Ackelia Smith JAM (7.08m)

Final yr’s Eugene finalist has stepped up a couple of ranges because of a world main soar which improved her finest over half a metre. She has additionally landed the NCAA title.

Tara Davis-Woodhall USA (7.07m) 

The previous world youth champion has but to compete in a senior world championships however the absence of defending champion Malaika Mihambo by damage presents an enormous alternative.

Ivana Vuleta SRB (6.86m)

The double world indoor and three-time European Indoor champion has had her finest moments indoors however she did take the European title open air final summer season after ending seventh in Eugene and has gained three outside world medals.

Rising pressure: Larissa Iapichino ITA (6.97mi/6.95m)

The European under-23 champion, who’s the daughter of former world champion Fiona Might, was second within the European Indoor Champs with a nationwide document 6.97m and had a giant win open air in Monaco.

British Problem 

The European indoor champion Jazmin Sawyers (6.84m this summer season) is assured of blending with the perfect. Double world indoor medallist Lorraine Ugen did get a World Athletics invite together with Lucy Hadaway however they have been turned down.

AW Prediction: 1 Davis-Woodhall USA 6.98m; 2 Iapichino ITA 6.96m; 3 Smith JAM 6.93m; 4 Burks USA 6.89m; 5 Vuleta 6.88m; 6 Sawyers GBR 6.84m; 7 Moore USA 6.83m; 8 Hata JPN 6.82m

Males’s triple soar

Championship document: Jonathan Edwards GBR 18.29m, 1995History maker: Christian Taylor USA: 4 goldsDefending champion: Pedro Pablo Pichardo POR 17.95mOlympic champion: Pedro Pablo Pichardo POR 17.98m

Ones to observe

Hugues Fabrice Zango BUR (17.81m)

A medallist within the final three world championships and his extremely consistency this yr must also lead to one other podium end. He gained at Monaco with a final spherical 17.70m leap.

Pedro Pablo Pichardo POR (17.91w/17.60i)

Has not competed since Might however the reigning Olympic and world champion’s aggressive edge makes him laborious to beat if he competes.

Lazaro Martinez CUB (17.51m)

The previous world youth and junior champion lastly fulfilled his potential as a senior together with his world indoor gold and in good kind in 2023 with a Central American Video games win.

Rising pressure: Jaydon Hibbert JAM (17.87m)

The 18-year-old world junior champion produced a world lead on the SEC Championships and adopted it up with large wins on the NCAA and Jamaican Championships. Narrowly crushed in his Diamond League debut by Zango at Monaco.

British Problem

There will likely be no Britons on this occasion.

AW Prediction:  1 Zango (BUR) 17.65m; 2 Hibbert JAM 17.60m; 3 Pichardo POR 17.58m; 4 Martinez CUB 17.55m; 5 Chithravel IND 17.48m; 6 Napoles CUB 17.33m; 7 Triki ALG 17.30m; 8 Yaming Zhu CHN 17.27m

Girls’s triple soar

Championship document: Inessa Kravets UKR 15.50m, 1995History maker: Yulimar Rojas VEN: Three goldsDefending champion: Yulimar Rojas VEN 15.47mOlympic champion: Yulimar Rojas VEN 15.67m

Ones to observe

Yulimar Rojas VEN (15.18m) 

Gained the Olympic title with a world document of 15.67m and jumped even additional in profitable the world indoor title in Belgrade (15.74m). The Eugene gold medallist has not misplaced for over two years, a document which seems to be more likely to be prolonged in Hungary.

Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk UKR (14.75m)

Solely eleventh in Eugene, the 2019 lengthy soar silver medallist has enormous potential at this occasion, as confirmed by her European Championships win with a leap over 15 metres.

Shanieka Ricketts JAM (14.79w/14.56m)

The Commonwealth champion has completed second on the previous two World Championships and jumped between 14.84m and 14.94m for 4 successive main occasions.

Tori Franklin (USA) (14.44)

Picked up an surprising bronze in Eugene and leads a powerful American trio after profitable the US title.

Rising pressure: Leyanis Perez CUB (14.98m)

Fourth in Eugene on the age of 20, she has improved tremendously in 2023 and has edged ever nearer to fifteen metres.

British Problem 

Naomi Metzger was properly throughout the world rankings quota however has not competed open air in 2023 and there will likely be no British illustration.

AW Prediction: 1 Rojas VEN 15.70m; 2 Perez CUB 14.91m; 3 Bekh-Romanchuk UKR 14.85m; 4 Ricketts JAM 14.75m; 5 Povea CUB 14.68m; 6 Franklin USA 14.65m; 7 Moore USA 14.58m; 8 Taylor BAH 14.51m

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