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

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

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.
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.
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+3⁄4 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. It was Tentoglou's second successive gold medal.

## Background

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 | 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 | Rome, Italy | 8 June 2024 |
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics :
| 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

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.

## Results
### Qualification

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.
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 | |

### Final

The final is scheduled to be held on 6 August, starting at 20:20 (UTC+2) in the evening.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result |
| | Miltiadis Tentoglou | Greece | 8.27 | 8.48 | 8.24 | 8.36 | 8.31 | x | 8.48 |
| | Wayne Pinnock | Jamaica | 7.84 | 8.36 | 7.99 | 8.05 | 8.24 | 8.12 | 8.36 |
| | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7.90 |
| 10 | Radek Juška | Czech Republic | 7.78 | 7.69 | 7.83 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7.83 |
| 11 | Arnovis Dalmero | Colombia | x | 7.83 | 7.74 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7.83 |
| 12 | Carey McLeod | Jamaica | 7.51 | 7.16 | 7.82 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7.82 |