Karin Melis Mey originally qualified for the final, but was pulled after a positive drug test.

[2] In the final Ineta Radēviča took the first round lead with a 6.88, while Yelena Sokolova settled into second place.

Janay DeLoach spent the competition in fifth place until her fifth jump, when she bettered Radevica by a centimeter.

Radevica had two more attempts, but couldn't improve, giving DeLoach the bronze.

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