Under hot conditions Fátima Diame took the early lead with 6.82m.

Thinking she had fouled, Vuleta walked to the stands in frustration, but the jump was called good and measured at 7.14 m (23 ft 5 in).

With her final attempt Alina Rotaru-Kottmann jumped 6.88m to leapfrog into bronze.

Before the competition records were as follows:[1] The following records were set at the competition: The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 6.85 m.[2] The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows: The qualification round took place on 19 August, in two groups, both starting at 13:25.

[3] Athletes attaining a mark of at least 6.80 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.