India's [ Images ] World Championship bronze medallist Anju George finished a creditable fifth in the women's long jump at the Golden Spike athletics meeting in Ostrava, the Czech Republic, on Tuesday.

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The 27-year-old Asian Games champion, whose bronze medal-winning effort at the Paris World Championships was 6.70 metres, could only clear 6.59 metres and finished behind fourth-placed Fiona May of Italy [ Images ], who also cleared the same distance but was placed ahead of her because of a +0.2 wind assistance compared to Anju's +1.5.

The event was won by World Championship silver medallist Tatyana Kotova of Russia [ Images ], who cleared 7.00 metres.

Tatyana Lebedeva [ Images ], also of Russia, was second with an effort of 6.91 metres while triple Olympic [ Images ] champions Marion Jones [ Images ] was third with a clearance of 6.65 metres.

George, who set a personal best of 6.74 metres in 2001, had finished fourth at the IAAF Grand Prix [ Images ] in Osaka, Japan [ Images ] last month, clearing 6.46 metres.

A week later the 27-year-old won the event at the Qatar Super Grand Prix with a wind-aided effort 6.82 metres on her final attempt.

Results: Women's long jump - Golden Spike meet:
1   Kotova Tatyana RUS 7.00   +0.5
2   Lebedeva Tatyana RUS 6.91   -0.1
3   Jones Marion USA 6.65   +0.6
4   May Fiona ITA 6.59   +0.2
5   Bobby George Anju IND 6.59   +1.5
6   Johnson Jade GBR 6.49   +0.3
7   Šcerbová Denisa CZE 6.24   +0.7
8   Vaszi Tünde HUN 6.20   +0.3
9   Komrsková Lucie CZE 6.17   +1.1
10   Drechsler Heike GER 6.13   -0.2