Krzesińska was favourite, on the basis of her 6.35 world record in August, and she led the qualifiers with 6.13. The second to jump in the final, the Pole quickly settled matters with a jump of 6.20; only Dvalishvili was able to reach 6.00 in response. Krzesińska made the position even clearer with her next jump, which was ratified as equalling her world record though the wind reading was +6.0! Only Dvalishvili and 17 year-old Willye White managed jumps beyond 6m, with White snatching silver from the Georgian with her last jump of 6.09.