Godfrey Mokoena RSA   
Date of birth: 6 March 85
Age: 35 years 300 days
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Long Jump World Indoor Champion 2008
Long Jump Olympic Silver Medallist 2008
Long Jump World Championships Silver Medallist 2009
Long Jump World Indoor Silver Medallist 2010
Long Jump 5th at World Championships 2007
Long Jump 5th at World Indoor Championships 2006
Long Jump 7th at World Championships 2013
Long Jump 7th at World Championships 2005
Long Jump 8th at Olympic Games 2012
Triple Jump World Championships finalist 2015
Triple Jump World Junior Champion 2004
Long Jump World Junior Championships Silver Medallist 2004
Triple Jump All Africa Games Silver Medallist 2003
Long Jump All Africa Games Bronze Medallist 2007
Long Jump All Africa Games Bronze Medallist 2003
Long Jump African Champion 2010
13 National Titles
Triple Jump World Alltime no. 118 17.35 Marrakech 14 Sep 2014
Long Jump World Indoor Alltime no. 94 8.18 Paris 23 Feb 2007
Triple Jump World Junior Alltime no. 26 16.96A Bloemfontein 3 Apr 2004
Long Jump World Junior Alltime no. 47 8.09 Grosseto 14 Jul 2004
Long Jump World Alltime no. 26 8.50 Madrid 4 Jul 2009

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
High Jump
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2001  2.10w   5-17Debrecen14 Jul
2002  2.10Aw    1Boksburg28 Feb
 
Long Jump
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2002  7.82Aw  0.0  1Pretoria15 Jun
2003  7.84Aw  +1.3  1Potchefstroom31 Jan
2004  8.09w  +0.7 NU20R 2-19Grosseto14 Jul
2005  8.37Aw  +1.1  1Johannesburg22 Apr
2006  8.39w  +1.7  NR1Lapinlahti16 Jul
2006  8.45w  +4.2  2Bambous9 Aug
2007  8.34Aw -0.1  1Pretoria9 Mar
2008  8.25w  +0.8  2Stellenbosch14 Mar
2008  8.35w  +2.3  2Hengelo24 May
2009  8.50w  +1.3 AR2Madrid4 Jul
2010  8.23Aw -2.4  1Nairobi29 Jul
2011  8.31w  +2.6  2Eugene OR4 Jun
2011  8.25w  +0.7  4Saint-Denis8 Jul
2012  8.29Aw  0.0  1Pretoria20 Apr
2013  8.30w  +1.9  1Bad Langensalza15 Jun
2014  8.19w -0.3  1Bruxelles5 Sep
2015  8.16w  +1.0  2Rabat14 Jun
2017  8.19w  +1.0  1Weinheim27 May
2018  7.89w  +1.8  4Paarl22 Mar
2020  7.72Aw -0.4  3Johannesburg14 Mar
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2005  7.94iw    NR1Tampere12 Feb
2006  8.01iw    NR5Moskva11 Mar
2007  8.18iw   NR1Paris23 Feb
2008  8.08iw    1Valencia8 Mar
2009  7.92iw    2Glasgow31 Jan
2010  8.08iw    2Doha13 Mar
2011  7.91iw    4Stuttgart5 Feb
2012  8.04iw    2Moskva5 Feb
2013  8.15iw    2Stockholm/G21 Feb
2017  8.05iw    1Karlsruhe4 Feb
2018  7.53iw    14Birmingham2 Mar
 
Triple Jump
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2002  16.03Aw  +0.7  1Pretoria14 Sep
2003  16.28w  +0.3  2Abuja11 Oct
2004  16.96Aw  +1.7 AU20R 1-19Bloemfontein3 Apr
2005  17.25w  +1.3 NR 1Durban16 Apr
2006  16.95w  +0.7  2Melbourne25 Mar
2007  16.75Aw  +0.8  1Secunda26 Jan
2014  17.35w  +0.2 NR2Marrakech14 Sep
2015  16.85w  +0.5  1Kuortane8 Aug
2016  16.77w  +1.7  3Durban25 Jun
2017  16.55Aw -0.5  1Pretoria2 Dec
2018  17.09Aw  +2.7  1Pretoria16 Mar
2018  16.92w  +1.3  6Doha4 May
2019  16.81Aw  +0.4  1Germiston26 Apr
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  16.22iw   6Stockholm/G20 Feb
2013  15.68iw    1Jyväskylä16 Feb
2018  16.07iw    6Liévin13 Feb

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
High Jump
WY 2001: 5-172.10 4q-172.04
Long Jump
WJ 2002: 12-197.08 3qA-197.47
AAG 2003: 37.83
WJ 2004: 2-198.09 2qA-197.67
WC 2005: 78.11 1qA8.22
AfrC 2006: 28.45
CWG 2006: 48.04 6qB7.75
AAG 2007: 37.99 1q8.21
WC 2007: 58.19 1q8.28
OG 2008: 28.24 4q8.14
WC 2009: 28.47 3q8.29
AfrC 2010: 18.23A 1q8.12A
WC 2011: 15q8.00
OG 2012: 87.93 7q8.02
WC 2013: 78.10 2q8.16
AfrC 2014: 28.02 2q7.87
WC 2015: 13q7.98
Triple Jump
AAG 2003: 216.28
OG 2004: 14qB16.32
WJ 2004: 1-1916.77 1qB-1916.02
AfrC 2006: 216.67
CWG 2006: 216.95
AfrC 2014: 117.03 2q16.15
Cont Cup 2014: 217.35
CWG 2014: 117.20 3q16.69
WC 2015: 916.81 10q16.78
AfrC 2016: 316.77
OG 2016: 21q16.51
AfrC 2018: 216.83
Cont Cup 2018: 716.25
 
Indoor
Long Jump
WC 2006: 58.01 2qB7.89
WC 2008: 18.08 1q8.01
WC 2010: 28.08 4q7.95
WC 2018: 147.53

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
High Jump
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor2.10    Debrecen14 Jul 2001
 
Long Jump
   competitions over 8.20m (legal): 27   
Outdoor8.50   +1.3 ARMadrid4 Jul 2009
Indoor8.18    NRParis23 Feb 2007
 
Triple Jump
Winstreak: 3 (finals)  Show/hide   
competitions over 17m (legal): 5   
Outdoor17.35   +0.2 NRMarrakech14 Sep 2014
Indoor16.22    Stockholm/G20 Feb 2007

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

Long Jump, 10 best results (legal):
8.50   +1.32Madrid4 Jul 2009
8.47   +0.12Berlin22 Aug 2009
8.39   +1.71Lapinlahti16 Jul 2006
8.37A   +1.11Johannesburg22 Apr 2005
8.34A   -0.11Pretoria9 Mar 2007
8.33   +0.91Kalamáta30 May 2009
8.33   +1.01Berlin14 Jun 2009
8.33   +1.81Ostrava17 Jun 2009
8.30   +1.91Bad Langensalza15 Jun 2013
8.29   +1.91Barcelona25 Jul 2009
 
Average: 8.365
 
Triple Jump, 10 best results (legal):
17.35   +0.22Marrakech14 Sep 2014
17.25   +1.31Durban16 Apr 2005
17.20   -0.11Glasgow2 Aug 2014
17.03   +0.81Marrakech13 Aug 2014
17.02A   +1.01Johannesburg23 Apr 2005
16.96A   +1.71-19Bloemfontein3 Apr 2004
16.95   +0.72Melbourne25 Mar 2006
16.92   +1.36Doha4 May 2018
16.89A   1Pretoria18 Mar 2005
16.85   +0.51Kuortane8 Aug 2015
 
Average: 17.042
 

Total results in db: 311

By event:

100m:1
High Jump:3
Long Jump:223
Triple Jump:84

▲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
7.72Aiw-0.4 SB (94)3JohannesburgJohannesburg14 Mar 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2004OutdoorLong Jump468.09
2004OutdoorTriple Jump3416.96A
2005OutdoorLong Jump48.37A
2005OutdoorTriple Jump1217.25
2005IndoorLong Jump337.94
2006OutdoorLong Jump58.39
2006OutdoorTriple Jump4016.95
2006IndoorLong Jump188.01
2007OutdoorLong Jump58.34A
2007OutdoorTriple Jump5316.75A
2007IndoorLong Jump38.18
2007IndoorTriple Jump6816.22
2008OutdoorLong Jump108.25
2008IndoorLong Jump88.08
2009OutdoorLong Jump38.50
2009IndoorLong Jump287.92
2010OutdoorLong Jump128.23A
2010IndoorLong Jump128.08
2011OutdoorLong Jump178.25
2011IndoorLong Jump377.91
2012OutdoorLong Jump58.29A
2012IndoorLong Jump168.04
2013OutdoorLong Jump78.30
2013IndoorLong Jump58.15
2014OutdoorLong Jump118.19
2014OutdoorTriple Jump617.35
2015OutdoorLong Jump278.16
2015OutdoorTriple Jump3616.85
2016OutdoorTriple Jump4616.77
2017OutdoorLong Jump238.19
2017OutdoorTriple Jump7716.55A
2017IndoorLong Jump118.05
2018OutdoorTriple Jump2716.92
2018IndoorTriple Jump9816.07
2019OutdoorTriple Jump4816.81A
2020OutdoorLong Jump947.72A

▲WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks Long Jump
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 7 Jul 2009 -> 5 Aug 2009 Show/hide
Winstreak 2: 5 (finals) 8 Feb 2008 -> 8 Mar 2008 Show/hide
Winstreak 3: 5 (finals) 23 Feb 2007 -> 5 May 2007 Show/hide
Winstreak 4: 6 (finals) 12 Oct 2005 -> 10 Feb 2006 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks Triple Jump
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 6 (finals) 29 Jan 2005 -> 23 Apr 2005 Show/hide
Winstreak 2: 7 (finals) 20 Feb 2004 -> 18 Jul 2004 Show/hide
Winstreak 3: 6 (finals) 14 Sep 2002 -> 3 Mar 2003 Show/hide