2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's long jump

The men's long jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 23 and 24 August 2023.

Men's long jump
at the 2023 World Championships
Miltiadis Tentoglou jumping in the final.
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Dates23 August (qualification)
24 August (final)
Competitors39 from 28 nations
Winning distance8.52
Medalists
gold medal    Greece
silver medal    Jamaica
bronze medal    Jamaica
← 2022
2025 →

Summary edit

Only four athletes were able to make the 8.15m automatic qualifier in the preliminary round. Wayne Pinnock's world leader 8.54 m (28 ft 0 in) and teammate Carey McLeod were the only two to make a qualifier on the first attempt. Every other jumper had to take all three attempts. It took exactly 8 metres to qualify, 7.99m did not make it.

It took 8 attempts in the first round before Thobias Montler achieved the first 8 metre jump and that was exactly 8.00m. The next jumper was Olympic Champion and returning silver medalist Miltiadis Tentoglou, who jumped 8.50m. Now the competition got serious. Next on the runway, Pinnock jumped 8.40m. At the end of the round, defending champion Wang Jianan did an 8.05m to move into third. The next jumper starting the second round, 2019 champion Tajay Gayle displaced Wang with an 8.17m. That lasted three jumpers until McLeod displaced him with an 8.27m. When Pinnock took his second attempt, it was also measured at 8.50m--a tie. The tie is broken with the second best attempt, so Pinnock's 8.40m put him in the lead. In the third round, Tentoglou jumped 8.39m, just one cm short of Pinnock's second best. And that was the way it would remain until the final attempts when Gayle's last attempt also was measured at 8.27m, another tie broken by his 8.17m. Suddenly off the podium, next on the runway, McLeod was only able to muster a 7.19m. Next up, Tentoglou hit 8.52 m (27 ft 11+14 in) to take the lead. As the leader coming in to the final round, Pinnock got last licks, but his 8.38m wasn't enough for the win. Jamaica took 2-4 places.

Records edit

Before the competition records were as follows:[1]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World record   Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 m Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
Championship record
World Leading   Jeswin Aldrin (IND) 8.42 m Ballari, India 2 March 2023
African Record   Luvo Manyonga (RSA) 8.65 m Potchefstroom, South Africa 22 April 2017
Asian Record   Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi (KSA) 8.48 m Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France 2 July 2006
North, Central American and Caribbean record   Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 m Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
South American Record   Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.73 m Hengelo, Netherlands 24 May 2008
European Record   Robert Emmiyan (URS) 8.86 m Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union 22 May 1987
Oceanian record   Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.54 m Stockholm, Sweden 29 July 2011

Qualification standard edit

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8.25 m.[2]

Schedule edit

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows:

Date Time Round
23 August 11:15 Qualification
24 August 19:30 Final

Results edit

Qualification edit

The qualification round took place on 23 August, in two groups, both starting at 11:15.[3] Athletes attaining a mark of at least 8.15 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final.[4]

Rank Group Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3
1 A Wayne Pinnock   Jamaica (JAM) 8.54 8.54 Q, WL
2 A Wang Jianan   China (CHN) 7.54 7.66 8.34 8.34 Q, SB
3 A Miltiadis Tentoglou   Greece (GRE) x 7.95 8.25 8.25 Q
4 B Carey McLeod   Jamaica (JAM) 8.19 8.19 Q
5 B Alejandro Parada   Cuba (CUB) 7.91 8.13 8.13 q
6 B Simon Ehammer   Switzerland (SUI) 7.90 8.13 x 8.13 q
7 B William Williams   United States (USA) x 8.13 8.13 q
8 B Tajay Gayle   Jamaica (JAM) 7.84 7.68 8.12 8.12 q
9 A Radek Juška   Czech Republic (CZE) x 8.10 8.10 q
10 A Marquis Dendy   United States (USA) x 7.89 8.08 8.08 q
11 A Thobias Montler   Sweden (SWE) x 8.03 x 8.03 q
12 B Jeswin Aldrin   India (IND) 8.00 x x 8.00 q
13 A Christopher Mitrevski   Australia (AUS) 7.82 7.99 6.72 7.99 SB
14 B Liam Adcock   Australia (AUS) x 7.68 7.99 7.99
15 B Zhang Mingkun   China (CHN) x 7.97 7.75 7.97
16 A Jarrion Lawson   United States (USA) 7.96 7.94 x 7.96
17 A Yuki Hashioka   Japan (JPN) x 7.94 x 7.94
18 B Mattia Furlani   Italy (ITA) 7.66 7.47 7.85 7.85
19 A Mátyás Németh   Hungary (HUN) 7.79 7.47 x 7.79 PB
20 B Henry Frayne   Australia (AUS) 7.51 7.78 x 7.78
21 A Bozhidar Saraboyukov [de; it]   Bulgaria (BUL) 7.59 7.74 7.73 7.74
22 A Murali Sreeshankar   India (IND) 7.74 7.66 6.70 7.74
23 A Filip Pravdica   Croatia (CRO) 7.25 7.74 x 7.74
24 A Emiliano Lasa   Uruguay (URU) 7.55 7.72 7.70 7.72
25 B Zhang Jingqiang   China (CHN) 7.64 7.62 7.44 7.64
26 B Cheswill Johnson   South Africa (RSA) 7.61 x 6.24 7.61
27 A Chan Ming Tai   Hong Kong (HKG) 7.60 x 7.40 7.60
28 B Hiromichi Yoshida   Japan (JPN) x 7.60 x 7.60
29 A Chenoult Lionel Coetzee   Namibia (NAM) 7.30 7.18 7.55 7.55
30 A José Luis Mandros   Peru (PER) x 7.53 7.53
31 B Ingar Bratseth-Kiplesund   Norway (NOR) x 7.47 7.05 7.47
32 B Shoutarou Shiroyama   Japan (JPN) x 7.22 7.46 7.46
33 A Mohammad Amin Alsalami   Athlete Refugee Team (ART) 7.11 7.46 x 7.46
34 B Lin Yu-tang [de]   Chinese Taipei (TPE) 7.41 7.45 7.42 7.45
35 A Jaime Guerra [de]   Spain (ESP) x 7.35 x 7.35
36 B Gabriel Bitan   Romania (ROM) 7.32 7.32
37 B Jules Pommery   France (FRA) x 7.23 x 7.23
38 A Anvar Anvarov [de]   Uzbekistan (UZB) x x x NM
39 B LaQuan Nairn   Bahamas (BAH) x x x NM

Final edit

The final was started on 24 August at 19:30.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Round Mark Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Miltiadis Tentoglou   Greece (GRE) 8.50 x 8.39 x 8.30 8.52 8.52 SB
  Wayne Pinnock   Jamaica (JAM) 8.40 8.50 6.39 8.03 7.96 8.38 8.50
  Tajay Gayle   Jamaica (JAM) 6.50 8.17 x x 8.11 8.27 8.27 SB
4 Carey McLeod   Jamaica (JAM) 7.90 8.27 x 6.57 - 7.19 8.27
5 Wang Jianan   China (CHN) 8.05 8.02 x 7.88 x 7.91 8.05
6 Thobias Montler   Sweden (SWE) 8.00 3.03 x 7.92 7.87 x 8.00
7 Radek Juška   Czech Republic (CZE) 7.98 x x 7.65 7.85 x 7.98
8 William Williams   United States (USA) 7.94 7.53 x x x 7.60 7.94
9 Simon Ehammer   Switzerland (SUI) x x 7.87 7.87
10 Alejandro Parada   Cuba (CUB) x 7.79 7.86 7.86
11 Jeswin Aldrin   India (IND) x x 7.77 7.77
12 Marquis Dendy   United States (USA) 7.51 7.62 - 7.62

References edit

  1. ^ "Long Jump Men − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Start List Long Jump Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Results - Long Jump Men - Qualification" (PDF). World Athletics. 23 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Results - Long Jump Men - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 24 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.