Ruswahl Samaai RSA

Date of birth: 25 September 91

Age: 29 years 97 days

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 73 kg

Club/team: BOLAND ATHLETICS

Long Jump World Championships Bronze Medallist 2017

Long Jump 5th at World Championships 2019

Long Jump 5th at World Indoor Championships 2016

Long Jump 6th at World Indoor Championships 2018

Long Jump Olympic finalist 2016

Long Jump African Champion 2018

Long Jump African Champion 2016

Long Jump African Championships Bronze Medallist 2014

2 National Titles

Long Jump World Indoor Alltime no. 94 8.18 Portland OR 20 Mar 2016

Long Jump World Alltime no. 28 8.49A Potchefstroom 22 Apr 2017

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

Long Jump

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

competitions over 8.20m (legal): 25
2011
Outdoor
7.39A +0.4	2-22	NC-j	Germiston	3 Apr
7.80 +3.5	3	NC	Durban	8 Apr
7.75 +1.6	-	NC	Durban	8 Apr
2012
Outdoor
7.55A +0.4	2		Germiston	18 Feb
7.85A -4.4	1-22	Cent Gaut Ch	Germiston	18 Mar
7.94A +0.8	1-22	NC-j	Germiston	31 Mar
7.61 +4.3	3	NC	Port Elizabeth	13 Apr
7.57A +4.2	2q	Univ Ch	Johannesburg	27 Apr
7.93A +1.0	2	Univ Ch	Johannesburg	27 Apr
2013
Outdoor
7.88A +0.4	2		Pretoria	2 Mar
7.96A	1-22	CG Ch	Germiston	9 Mar
7.78A	3		Germiston	16 Mar
7.78A +1.7	1-22	NC-j	Pretoria	6 Apr
7.74 -0.8	4	NC	Stellenbosch	13 Apr
7.45 +3.3	2	Univ Ch	Durban	27 Apr
7.63A -0.9	1	Open Ch	Potchefstroom	25 May
2014
Outdoor
8.10A +0.4	2		Johannesburg	26 Feb
8.13A -1.2	1	CGA Ch	Germiston	15 Mar
7.98A +1.5	2	NC	Pretoria	11 Apr
7.65A +1.1	1q	Univ Ch	Pretoria	25 Apr
7.67A +0.9	3	Univ Ch	Pretoria	25 Apr
7.75 +2.1	5	Pfingst	Rehlingen	9 Jun
	7.31 X 7.46 7.58 7.75 7.68
7.68 0.0	-	Pfingst	Rehlingen	9 Jun
8.00 +3.7	3	adidas	New York NY	14 Jun
	7.19 7.33 8.00 7.65 7.34 X
7.65 -0.8	-	adidas	New York NY	14 Jun
7.84 +0.8	2	Folksam	Sollentuna	26 Jun
	7.62 7.83 7.84 7.40 X 7.53
7.89 +1.2	1		Lignano Sabbiadoro	8 Jul
7.48 +1.2	1		Donnas	13 Jul
8.03 +0.4	2q	CWG	Glasgow	29 Jul
	X 8.03
8.08 -0.1	3	CWG	Glasgow	30 Jul
	8.08 7.92 8.00 7.79 7.66 X
7.86 +1.5	3q	AfrC	Marrakech	10 Aug
7.84 +2.7	3	AfrC	Marrakech	11 Aug
	7.84 7.41 7.39 P P 6.14
7.41 +0.5	-	AfrC	Marrakech	11 Aug
2015
Outdoor
competitions over 8.20m (legal): 1
8.12A +0.9	1		Pretoria	28 Mar
8.38 +1.4	1	NC	Stellenbosch	17 Apr
	8.38 X X P P P
7.03 0.0	3		Stellenbosch	20 Apr
7.88 +2.0	3	Folksam	Karlstad	22 Jul
	X 7.63 7.88 P 7.79 7.66
7.73 +0.7	1	Rasschaert	Ninove	1 Aug
7.79 +0.7	20q	WC	Beijing	24 Aug
	7.68 7.79 7.69
7.92 +1.8	1	FlameG	Amsterdam	5 Sep
	7.64 7.73 7.78 7.72 7.92 P
7.97 +1.4	1	CityGames	Newcastle	12 Sep
	7.45 X 7.97 X
2016
Outdoor
competitions over 8.20m (legal): 3
8.18A +1.2	1		Germiston	27 Feb

8.18 NR	5	WC	Portland OR	20 Mar
	8.14 8.18 8.03 X X

8.20 +1.1	1		Stellenbosch	7 Apr
8.34 +0.6	1	NC	Stellenbosch	16 Apr
	8.34 8.21 X X P 7.94
7.69A	1q	Univ Ch	Pietersburg	29 Apr
7.93A	1	Univ Ch	Pietersburg	29 Apr
8.14 +0.4	2	Diamond	Shanghai	14 May
	X 8.07 X X 8.14 7.87
8.38 +0.8	1	Mohammed VI	Rabat	22 May
	8.03 8.09 8.12 8.38 P 7.96
7.95 0.0	1	Golden Roof	Innsbruck	25 May
8.16 -0.3	4	GGala	Roma	2 Jun
	X 8.03 8.16 8.00 P X
8.40 +2.9	1	AfrC	Durban	23 Jun
	8.20 8.19 8.40 X P P
7.93 +1.6	4	Herc	Monaco	15 Jul
	7.93 7.92 X X X X
8.03 0.0	5q	OG	Rio de Janeiro	12 Aug
	8.03 7.96 7.82
7.97 -0.4	9	OG	Rio de Janeiro	13 Aug
	7.97 7.94 X
2017
Outdoor
competitions over 8.20m (legal): 8
8.00A -0.3	1		Germiston	22 Mar
	X 7.84 P 7.74 8.00 X
8.49A -0.8	2	NC	Potchefstroom	22 Apr
	X 8.05 8.14 8.24 8.01 8.49
7.48 -1.2	3q	Univ Ch	Cape Town	28 Apr
8.35 +0.2	1	Univ Ch	Cape Town	28 Apr
	8.21 8.35 X 8.16 X X
8.18 +0.4	5	Diamond	Shanghai	13 May
	X 8.16 X 8.18 7.98 X
8.34 +1.0	2	FBKG	Hengelo	11 Jun
	X X 8.08 X 8.34 8.21
8.29 +1.3	2	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	18 Jun
	8.04 8.29 8.05 7.98 8.11 X
8.34 +0.5	1	Gyulai	Székesfehérvár	4 Jul
	8.26 8.26 8.21 P 8.26 8.34
8.35 +0.4	1	Mohammed VI	Rabat	16 Jul
	8.21 8.31 8.35 P 8.24 8.13
8.14 -0.2	3q	WC	London	4 Aug
	7.95 8.04 8.14
8.32 -0.1	3	WC	London	5 Aug
	8.25 X 8.15 X 8.27 8.32
8.03 +0.9	2	Müller	Birmingham	20 Aug
	7.94 7.92 X 7.92 8.03 7.93
8.31 0.0	2	WK	Zürich	24 Aug
	8.14 8.23 8.17 8.10 8.31 8.26
2018
Indoor
competitions over 8.20m (legal): 10
8.05	6	WC	Birmingham	2 Mar
	7.95 8.02 8.05 7.89 7.92

8.24A -0.7	1		Pretoria	8 Mar
7.77A -0.2	1q2	NC	Pretoria	15 Mar
8.21A +1.3	2	NC	Pretoria	17 Mar
8.39 +1.0	1		Paarl	22 Mar
8.06 +1.2	2q	CWG	Gold Coast	10 Apr
8.22 +0.2	3	CWG	Gold Coast	11 Apr
	8.06 8.22 8.17 7.89 8.18 8.08
8.34 +0.9	3	GGala	Roma	31 May
	7.75 8.34 8.03 8.11 7.89 8.26
8.20 +1.9	4	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	10 Jun
	7.37 8.02 8.16 X 8.20
8.15 +0.3	3		Ostrava	13 Jun
	8.13 X X 8.15 X X
8.40 +1.1	3		Bad Langensalza	30 Jun
	7.60 7.95 8.14 7.90 8.27 8.40
8.42 +0.6	2	Müller	London	22 Jul
	8.35 8.28 8.34 8.42 7.98 8.29
8.45 -1.2	1	AfrC	Asaba	2 Aug
8.32 -0.2	2	WK	Zürich	30 Aug
	8.13 8.30 8.26 8.32 X 8.19
8.16 +0.2	1	Cont Cup	Ostrava	8 Sep
	8.05 8.16 X 8.09 8.10
2019
Outdoor
competitions over 8.20m (legal): 3
7.91A -0.6	3q	NC	Germiston	25 Apr
8.21A +1.3	2	NC	Germiston	27 Apr
8.14 -0.2	3	Diamond	Shanghai	18 May
	X 8.04 8.04 7.96 7.92 8.14
7.75 0.0	2h4	FBKG	Hengelo	9 Jun
	7.75
7.90 +0.1	5q	FBKG	Hengelo	9 Jun
	7.85 7.62 7.90
8.16 -0.1	3	Mohammed VI	Rabat	16 Jun
	7.97 7.91 8.16 8.03 8.07 P
8.08 +0.7	5	Athletissima	Lausanne	5 Jul
	7.96 8.05 8.00 7.98 8.08 7.95
8.18 +0.8	1	Spitzen	Luzern	9 Jul
	7.82 7.86 7.80 7.84 8.18
8.11 -1.0	3	Müller	London	20 Jul
	8.07 8.11 8.10 8.01 X 8.01
8.20 0.0	2	WK	Zürich	29 Aug
	8.04 8.05 7.95 7.81 8.20 8.17
7.65 +0.6	5	Hanžeković	Zagreb	3 Sep
	X 7.59 7.65 P P P
8.01 -0.2	5q	WC	Doha	27 Sep
	6.49 7.93 8.01
8.23 -0.3	5	WC	Doha	28 Sep
	8.11 8.15 8.23 X X 8.06
2020
Outdoor
8.09 +1.5	1	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	23 Aug
	8.07 7.80 7.79 7.67 X 8.09
8.03 +0.7	1		Innsbruck	5 Sep
8.00 +0.8	1	Quercia	Rovereto	8 Sep
	7.88 8.00 P 7.96 7.96 7.79
8.04 0.0	2		Bellinzona	15 Sep
	7.78 8.03 8.04 X X X

2011 7.75w +1.6

Durban

8 Apr

2011 7.80w +3.5

Durban

8 Apr

2012 7.94Aw +0.8

1-22

Germiston

31 Mar

2013 7.96Aw

1-22

Germiston

9 Mar

2014 8.13Aw -1.2

Germiston

15 Mar

2015 8.38w +1.4

Stellenbosch

17 Apr

2016 8.38w +0.8

Rabat

22 May

2016 8.40w +2.9

Durban

23 Jun

2017 8.49Aw -0.8

Potchefstroom

22 Apr

2018 8.45w -1.2

Asaba

2 Aug

2019 8.23w -0.3

Doha

28 Sep

2020 8.09w +1.5

Stockholm/S

23 Aug

Indoor Alltime Show/hide

competitions over 8.20m (legal): 25
2011
Outdoor
7.39A +0.4	2-22	NC-j	Germiston	3 Apr
7.80 +3.5	3	NC	Durban	8 Apr
7.75 +1.6	-	NC	Durban	8 Apr
2012
Outdoor
7.55A +0.4	2		Germiston	18 Feb
7.85A -4.4	1-22	Cent Gaut Ch	Germiston	18 Mar
7.94A +0.8	1-22	NC-j	Germiston	31 Mar
7.61 +4.3	3	NC	Port Elizabeth	13 Apr
7.57A +4.2	2q	Univ Ch	Johannesburg	27 Apr
7.93A +1.0	2	Univ Ch	Johannesburg	27 Apr
2013
Outdoor
7.88A +0.4	2		Pretoria	2 Mar
7.96A	1-22	CG Ch	Germiston	9 Mar
7.78A	3		Germiston	16 Mar
7.78A +1.7	1-22	NC-j	Pretoria	6 Apr
7.74 -0.8	4	NC	Stellenbosch	13 Apr
7.45 +3.3	2	Univ Ch	Durban	27 Apr
7.63A -0.9	1	Open Ch	Potchefstroom	25 May
2014
Outdoor
8.10A +0.4	2		Johannesburg	26 Feb
8.13A -1.2	1	CGA Ch	Germiston	15 Mar
7.98A +1.5	2	NC	Pretoria	11 Apr
7.65A +1.1	1q	Univ Ch	Pretoria	25 Apr
7.67A +0.9	3	Univ Ch	Pretoria	25 Apr
7.75 +2.1	5	Pfingst	Rehlingen	9 Jun
	7.31 X 7.46 7.58 7.75 7.68
7.68 0.0	-	Pfingst	Rehlingen	9 Jun
8.00 +3.7	3	adidas	New York NY	14 Jun
	7.19 7.33 8.00 7.65 7.34 X
7.65 -0.8	-	adidas	New York NY	14 Jun
7.84 +0.8	2	Folksam	Sollentuna	26 Jun
	7.62 7.83 7.84 7.40 X 7.53
7.89 +1.2	1		Lignano Sabbiadoro	8 Jul
7.48 +1.2	1		Donnas	13 Jul
8.03 +0.4	2q	CWG	Glasgow	29 Jul
	X 8.03
8.08 -0.1	3	CWG	Glasgow	30 Jul
	8.08 7.92 8.00 7.79 7.66 X
7.86 +1.5	3q	AfrC	Marrakech	10 Aug
7.84 +2.7	3	AfrC	Marrakech	11 Aug
	7.84 7.41 7.39 P P 6.14
7.41 +0.5	-	AfrC	Marrakech	11 Aug
2015
Outdoor
competitions over 8.20m (legal): 1
8.12A +0.9	1		Pretoria	28 Mar
8.38 +1.4	1	NC	Stellenbosch	17 Apr
	8.38 X X P P P
7.03 0.0	3		Stellenbosch	20 Apr
7.88 +2.0	3	Folksam	Karlstad	22 Jul
	X 7.63 7.88 P 7.79 7.66
7.73 +0.7	1	Rasschaert	Ninove	1 Aug
7.79 +0.7	20q	WC	Beijing	24 Aug
	7.68 7.79 7.69
7.92 +1.8	1	FlameG	Amsterdam	5 Sep
	7.64 7.73 7.78 7.72 7.92 P
7.97 +1.4	1	CityGames	Newcastle	12 Sep
	7.45 X 7.97 X
2016
Outdoor
competitions over 8.20m (legal): 3
8.18A +1.2	1		Germiston	27 Feb

8.18 NR	5	WC	Portland OR	20 Mar
	8.14 8.18 8.03 X X

8.20 +1.1	1		Stellenbosch	7 Apr
8.34 +0.6	1	NC	Stellenbosch	16 Apr
	8.34 8.21 X X P 7.94
7.69A	1q	Univ Ch	Pietersburg	29 Apr
7.93A	1	Univ Ch	Pietersburg	29 Apr
8.14 +0.4	2	Diamond	Shanghai	14 May
	X 8.07 X X 8.14 7.87
8.38 +0.8	1	Mohammed VI	Rabat	22 May
	8.03 8.09 8.12 8.38 P 7.96
7.95 0.0	1	Golden Roof	Innsbruck	25 May
8.16 -0.3	4	GGala	Roma	2 Jun
	X 8.03 8.16 8.00 P X
8.40 +2.9	1	AfrC	Durban	23 Jun
	8.20 8.19 8.40 X P P
7.93 +1.6	4	Herc	Monaco	15 Jul
	7.93 7.92 X X X X
8.03 0.0	5q	OG	Rio de Janeiro	12 Aug
	8.03 7.96 7.82
7.97 -0.4	9	OG	Rio de Janeiro	13 Aug
	7.97 7.94 X
2017
Outdoor
competitions over 8.20m (legal): 8
8.00A -0.3	1		Germiston	22 Mar
	X 7.84 P 7.74 8.00 X
8.49A -0.8	2	NC	Potchefstroom	22 Apr
	X 8.05 8.14 8.24 8.01 8.49
7.48 -1.2	3q	Univ Ch	Cape Town	28 Apr
8.35 +0.2	1	Univ Ch	Cape Town	28 Apr
	8.21 8.35 X 8.16 X X
8.18 +0.4	5	Diamond	Shanghai	13 May
	X 8.16 X 8.18 7.98 X
8.34 +1.0	2	FBKG	Hengelo	11 Jun
	X X 8.08 X 8.34 8.21
8.29 +1.3	2	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	18 Jun
	8.04 8.29 8.05 7.98 8.11 X
8.34 +0.5	1	Gyulai	Székesfehérvár	4 Jul
	8.26 8.26 8.21 P 8.26 8.34
8.35 +0.4	1	Mohammed VI	Rabat	16 Jul
	8.21 8.31 8.35 P 8.24 8.13
8.14 -0.2	3q	WC	London	4 Aug
	7.95 8.04 8.14
8.32 -0.1	3	WC	London	5 Aug
	8.25 X 8.15 X 8.27 8.32
8.03 +0.9	2	Müller	Birmingham	20 Aug
	7.94 7.92 X 7.92 8.03 7.93
8.31 0.0	2	WK	Zürich	24 Aug
	8.14 8.23 8.17 8.10 8.31 8.26
2018
Indoor
competitions over 8.20m (legal): 10
8.05	6	WC	Birmingham	2 Mar
	7.95 8.02 8.05 7.89 7.92

8.24A -0.7	1		Pretoria	8 Mar
7.77A -0.2	1q2	NC	Pretoria	15 Mar
8.21A +1.3	2	NC	Pretoria	17 Mar
8.39 +1.0	1		Paarl	22 Mar
8.06 +1.2	2q	CWG	Gold Coast	10 Apr
8.22 +0.2	3	CWG	Gold Coast	11 Apr
	8.06 8.22 8.17 7.89 8.18 8.08
8.34 +0.9	3	GGala	Roma	31 May
	7.75 8.34 8.03 8.11 7.89 8.26
8.20 +1.9	4	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	10 Jun
	7.37 8.02 8.16 X 8.20
8.15 +0.3	3		Ostrava	13 Jun
	8.13 X X 8.15 X X
8.40 +1.1	3		Bad Langensalza	30 Jun
	7.60 7.95 8.14 7.90 8.27 8.40
8.42 +0.6	2	Müller	London	22 Jul
	8.35 8.28 8.34 8.42 7.98 8.29
8.45 -1.2	1	AfrC	Asaba	2 Aug
8.32 -0.2	2	WK	Zürich	30 Aug
	8.13 8.30 8.26 8.32 X 8.19
8.16 +0.2	1	Cont Cup	Ostrava	8 Sep
	8.05 8.16 X 8.09 8.10
2019
Outdoor
competitions over 8.20m (legal): 3
7.91A -0.6	3q	NC	Germiston	25 Apr
8.21A +1.3	2	NC	Germiston	27 Apr
8.14 -0.2	3	Diamond	Shanghai	18 May
	X 8.04 8.04 7.96 7.92 8.14
7.75 0.0	2h4	FBKG	Hengelo	9 Jun
	7.75
7.90 +0.1	5q	FBKG	Hengelo	9 Jun
	7.85 7.62 7.90
8.16 -0.1	3	Mohammed VI	Rabat	16 Jun
	7.97 7.91 8.16 8.03 8.07 P
8.08 +0.7	5	Athletissima	Lausanne	5 Jul
	7.96 8.05 8.00 7.98 8.08 7.95
8.18 +0.8	1	Spitzen	Luzern	9 Jul
	7.82 7.86 7.80 7.84 8.18
8.11 -1.0	3	Müller	London	20 Jul
	8.07 8.11 8.10 8.01 X 8.01
8.20 0.0	2	WK	Zürich	29 Aug
	8.04 8.05 7.95 7.81 8.20 8.17
7.65 +0.6	5	Hanžeković	Zagreb	3 Sep
	X 7.59 7.65 P P P
8.01 -0.2	5q	WC	Doha	27 Sep
	6.49 7.93 8.01
8.23 -0.3	5	WC	Doha	28 Sep
	8.11 8.15 8.23 X X 8.06
2020
Outdoor
8.09 +1.5	1	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	23 Aug
	8.07 7.80 7.79 7.67 X 8.09
8.03 +0.7	1		Innsbruck	5 Sep
8.00 +0.8	1	Quercia	Rovereto	8 Sep
	7.88 8.00 P 7.96 7.96 7.79
8.04 0.0	2		Bellinzona	15 Sep
	7.78 8.03 8.04 X X X

2016 8.18iw NR

Portland OR

20 Mar

2018 8.05iw

Birmingham

2 Mar

Triple Jump

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2012 15.79Aw +0.9

Johannesburg

28 Apr

2014 16.10Aw +1.6

Pretoria

26 Apr

2016 15.97Aw +1.9

Pietersburg

30 Apr

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS


Outdoor
Long Jump
AfrC	2014:	3	7.84	3q	7.86
CWG	2014:	3	8.08	2q	8.03
WC	2015:	20q	7.79
AfrC	2016:	1	8.40
OG	2016:	9	7.97	5q	8.03
WC	2017:	3	8.32	3q	8.14
AfrC	2018:	1	8.45
Cont Cup	2018:	1	8.16
CWG	2018:	3	8.22	2q	8.06
WC	2019:	5	8.23	5q	8.01

Indoor
Long Jump
WC	2016:	5	8.18
WC	2018:	6	8.05

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note:click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

Long Jump

competitions over 8.20m (legal): 25

Outdoor

8.49A -0.8

Potchefstroom

22 Apr 2017

Indoor

8.18 NR

Portland OR

20 Mar 2016

Triple Jump

Outdoor

16.10A +1.6

Pretoria

26 Apr 2014

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

Long Jump, 10 best results (legal):
8.49A -0.8	2	Potchefstroom	22 Apr 2017
8.45 -1.2	1	Asaba	2 Aug 2018
8.42 +0.6	2	London	22 Jul 2018
8.40 +1.1	3	Bad Langensalza	30 Jun 2018
8.39 +1.0	1	Paarl	22 Mar 2018
8.38 +1.4	1	Stellenbosch	17 Apr 2015
8.38 +0.8	1	Rabat	22 May 2016
8.35 +0.2	1	Cape Town	28 Apr 2017
8.35 +0.4	1	Rabat	16 Jul 2017
8.34 +0.6	1	Stellenbosch	16 Apr 2016

Average: 8.395

Total results in db: 103

By event:

Long Jump:	100
Triple Jump:	3

▲IN 2020

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

Long Jump
8.09iw+1.5	SB (19)	1	Bauhaus	Stockholm/S	Bauhaus, Stockholm/S	23 Aug
		8.07 SB 7.80/0.9 7.79/0.8 7.67 X 8.09/1.5 SB
8.03iw+0.7		1		Innsbruck	Innsbruck	5 Sep
8.00iw+0.8		1	Quercia	Rovereto	Quercia, Rovereto	8 Sep
		7.88/1.0 8.00/0.8 P 7.96/-0.1 7.96/-0.4 7.79/-1.0
8.04iw0.0		2		Bellinzona	Bellinzona	15 Sep
		7.78/-0.1 8.03/-0.3 8.04/0.0 X/0.0 X/0.2 X/0.1

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

Season	Ind/Out	Event	Pos	Result
2012	Outdoor	Long Jump	85	7.94A
2013	Outdoor	Long Jump	75	7.96A
2014	Outdoor	Long Jump	21	8.13A
2015	Outdoor	Long Jump	5	8.38
2016	Outdoor	Long Jump	6	8.38
2016	Indoor	Long Jump	8	8.18
2017	Outdoor	Long Jump	2	8.49A
2018	Outdoor	Long Jump	4	8.45
2018	Indoor	Long Jump	17	8.05
2019	Outdoor	Long Jump	13	8.23
2020	Outdoor	Long Jump	19	8.09

TILASTOPAJA

▲PROGRESSION

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

▲PERSONAL BESTS

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

Total results in db: 103

By event:

▲IN 2020

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

▲WINSTREAKS