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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

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Men's long jump
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France
Date
  • 4 August 2024 (qualification)
    6 August 2024 (final)
Competitors33 from 25 nations
Winning distance8.48
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Miltiadis Tentoglou  Greece
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wayne Pinnock  Jamaica
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mattia Furlani  Italy
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The men's long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris, France, on 4 and 6 August 2024. This was the 30th time that the event is contested at the Summer Olympics.

Summary

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Defending Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou returned as the world leader. Tentoglou was also the 2023 World Champion and 2022 silver medalist. Wang Jianan won in 2022, Simon Ehammer won bronze and is #2 for 2024. 2023 silver medalist Wayne Pinnock jumped well indoors in 2024 but didn't quite match it outdoors. 19 year old Mattia Furlani showed several good results in 2024.[1]

Tentoglou only needed one jump to auto qualify for the final. Radek Juška took two. Wang could see how the competition was developing and saved energy by only taking one, 8.12m, just short of the auto. It took 7.90m to make the final.[2]

Early in the first round, Furlani put pressure on the field, starting off with an 8.34m. Jacob Fincham-Dukes got close to 8, with a 7.95m. Tentoglou's first jump put him into second with 8.27m. Wang then pushed Fincham-Dukes off the podium with his 7.96m. In the second round, Simon Batz moved into third at 8.07m. That lasted two jumps until Ehammer jumped 8.20m. Tentoglou shuffled the deck, blasting 8.48 m (27 ft 9+34 in). Two jumpers later, Pinnock finished the order with 8.36m. Tentoglou backed up his winner with an 8.36m in the fourth round, Furlani popped another 8.34m in the fifth, but nobody improved.[3] It was Tentoglou's second successive gold medal.

Background

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The men's long jump has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since the inaugural edition in 1896.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (Nation) Distance (m) Location Date
World record  Mike Powell (USA) 8.95[4] Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
Olympic record  Bob Beamon (USA) 8.90 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968
World leading  Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) 8.65[5] Rome, Italy 8 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[6]
Area Record Athlete (Nation) Distance (m)
Africa (records)  Luvo Manyonga (RSA) 8.52
Asia (records)  Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi (KSA) 8.48
Europe (records)  Robert Emmiyan (URS) 8.86
North, Central America

and Caribbean (records)

 Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 WR
Oceania (records)  Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.54
South America (records)  Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.73

Qualification

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For the men's long jump event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by jumping the entry standard of 8.27 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[7][8]

Results

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Qualification

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The qualification is scheduled to be held on 4 August, starting at 11:00 (UTC+2) in the morning. 32 athletes qualified for the first round by qualification time or world ranking.[9]

All athletes meeting the Qualification Standard (Q - 8.15) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to Final.

Rank Group Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Result Notes
1 A Miltiadis Tentoglou  Greece 8.32 8.32 Q
2 B Radek Juška  Czech Republic 7.85 8.15 8.15 Q, SB
3 B Wang Jianan  China 8.12 8.12 q, SB
4 B Simon Ehammer  Switzerland 7.69 8.09 6.62 8.09 q
5 B Filip Pravdica  Croatia 7.68 8.04 7.59 8.04 q
6 A Mattia Furlani  Italy 8.01 7.95 x 8.01 q
7 B Wayne Pinnock  Jamaica 7.96 7.72 7.68 7.96 q
8 A Jacob Fincham-Dukes  Great Britain x 7.38 7.96 7.96 q
9 B Zhang Mingkun  China 7.91 7.88 7.92 7.92 q
10 B Arnovis Dalmero  Colombia 7.92 7.83 7.78 7.92 q
11 A Carey McLeod  Jamaica 7.77 7.90 x 7.90 q
12 A Simon Batz  Germany x 7.90 7.60 7.90 q
13 A Emiliano Lasa  Uruguay 7.87 7.58 7.70 7.87
14 A Bozhidar Sarâboyukov  Bulgaria x x 7.87 7.87
15 A Jeremiah Davis  United States 7.83 7.78 7.78 7.83
16 B Thobias Montler  Sweden x x 7.82 7.82
17 A Yuki Hashioka  Japan x 7.72 7.81 7.81
18 B Chris Mitrevski  Australia 7.66 7.79 6.47 7.79
19 B Tajay Gayle  Jamaica 7.78 7.68 7.63 7.78
20 A Anvar Anvarov  Uzbekistan 7.57 7.77 7.77 7.77
21 B Malcolm Clemons  United States 7.72 7.46 7.72 7.72
22 B Lin Yu-Tang  Chinese Taipei 7.70 x 7.66 7.70
23 A Jovan van Vuuren  South Africa 7.70 x 7.41 7.70
24 A Shi Yuhao  China 7.68 7.30 7.68 7.68
25 A Alejandro Parada  Cuba 7.62 7.02 x 7.62
26 B Jeswin Aldrin  India x x 7.61 7.61
27 A Liam Adcock  Australia 7.41 7.56 7.29 7.56
28 B Tom Campagne  France 7.50 x 7.51 7.51
29 A Mohammad Amin Alsalami  Refugee Olympic Team 7.03 7.24 7.24 7.24
30 A Petr Meindlschmid  Czech Republic 6.97 x x 6.97
31 B Cheswill Johnson  South Africa x 4.49 x 4.49
A Lucas Marcelino  Brazil x x x NM
B Jarrion Lawson  United States x x x NM

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Final

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The final is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 20:20 (UTC+2) in the evening.[10]

Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Miltiadis Tentoglou  Greece 8.27 8.48 8.24 8.36 8.31 x 8.48
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wayne Pinnock  Jamaica 7.84 8.36 7.99 8.05 8.24 8.12 8.36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mattia Furlani  Italy 8.34 8.25 x x 8.34 8.27 8.34
4 Simon Ehammer  Switzerland x 8.20 8.11 7.92 x x 8.20
5 Jacob Fincham-Dukes  Great Britain 7.95 8.14 x x x 7.64 8.14
6 Simon Batz  Germany 7.58 8.07 7.79 7.71 7.95 7.94 8.07
7 Zhang Mingkun  China 7.81 x 8.07 x 7.93 x 8.07
8 Wang Jianan  China 7.96 x 7.92 x - 8.03 8.03
9 Filip Pravdica  Croatia 7.72 7.90 7.87 Did not advance 7.90
10 Radek Juška  Czech Republic 7.78 7.69 7.83 Did not advance 7.83
11 Arnovis Dalmero  Colombia x 7.83 7.74 Did not advance 7.83
12 Carey McLeod  Jamaica 7.51 7.16 7.82 Did not advance 7.82

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References

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  1. ^ "Long Jump - men - senior - all - 2024".
  2. ^ a b "Men's Long Jump - Qualification results summary" (PDF). Olympics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Men's Long Jump - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ "All time Top lists – Senior – Long jump men", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – Long jump men", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Records – Long jump men". World Athletics. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ^ Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Road To | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
  9. ^ "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024.