The women's long jump competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 25–27 August.

The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final.

In qualification, each athlete jumped three times (stopping early if they made the qualifying distance).

At least the top twelve athletes moved on to the final; if more than twelve reached the qualifying distance, all who did so advanced.

[2] All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2) Prior to the competition[update], the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading jump were as follows: No new records were set during the competition.