# 2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's long jump

The men's long jump at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene on 15 and 16 July 2022. 34 athletes from 21 nations entered to the competition.

## Summary

The first round ended with nobody jumping over 8 metres. Indian record holder Murali Sreeshankar, using the mononymous "Sreeshankar", held the lead at 7.96m. In the second round, Steffin McCarter was the first over 8 metres with an 8.04m to open the floodgate. After a Sreeshankar foul, Olympic Champion Miltiadis Tentoglou blasted an 8.30m to take the lead as three more competitors achieved jumps over 8 metres – Marquis Dendy with 8.02m, Maykel Massó with 8.15m, and Simon Ehammer with 8.16m. Halfway through the third round, Wang Jianan joined the group with an 8.03m. Tentoglou jumped farther than all competitors in every round, improving to 8.32m in the fifth round, but the order of the top 8 remained unchanged. On his final attempt, Wang jumped 8.36 m (27 ft 5 in) to leapfrog from fifth to first.

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
| World record | Mike Powell (USA) | 8.95 m | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |
| Championship record | Mike Powell (USA) | 8.95 m | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |
| World Leading | Simon Ehammer (SUI) | 8.45 m | Götzis, Austria | 28 May 2022 |
| 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

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8.22 m.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC−7), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 15 July | 18:00 | Qualification |
| 16 July | 18:20 | Final |

## Results
### Qualification

The qualification round took place on 15 July, in two groups, both starting at 18:00. Athletes attaining a mark of at least 8.15 metres ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Notes |
| 1 | A | Yuki Hashioka | Japan (JPN) | x | 8.18 | | 8.18 | Q |
| 2 | A | Marquis Dendy | United States (USA) | 7.80 | 8.02 | 8.16 | 8.16 | Q |
| 3 | A | Thobias Montler | Sweden (SWE) | x | 7.83 | 8.10 | 8.10 | q |
| 4 | A | Simon Ehammer | Switzerland (SUI) | x | 7.90 | 8.09 | 8.09 | q |
| 5 | B | Miltiadis Tentoglou | Greece (GRE) | 8.03 | x | x | 8.03 | q |
| 5 | A | Eusebio Cáceres | Spain (ESP) | x | x | 8.03 | 8.03 | q |
| 7 | B | Murali Sreeshankar | India (IND) | 7.86 | 8.00 | x | 8.00 | q |
| 8 | A | Henry Frayne | Australia (AUS) | 7.99 | x | | 7.99 | q |
| 9 | A | Wayne Pinnock | Jamaica (JAM) | 7.74 | 7.98 | x | 7.98 | q |
| 10 | B | Wang Jianan | China (CHN) | 7.98 | x | 7.69 | 7.98 | q |
| 11 | B | Steffin McCarter | United States (USA) | 7.94 | x | 7.93 | 7.94 | q |
| 12 | B | Maykel Massó | Cuba (CUB) | x | 7.93 | 7.60 | 7.93 | q |
| 13 | B | Emiliano Lasa | Uruguay (URU) | 7.89 | 7.82 | x | 7.89 | |
| 14 | B | Radek Juška | Czech Republic (CZE) | x | x | 7.87 | 7.87 | |
| 15 | A | Ruswahl Samaai | South Africa (RSA) | 6.34 | 7.86 | x | 7.86 | SB |
| 16 | B | Christopher Mitrevski | Australia (AUS) | 7.79 | 7.57 | 7.83 | 7.83 | |
| 17 | B | William Williams | United States (USA) | 7.83 | 7.53 | 7.74 | 7.83 | |
| 18 | B | LaQuan Nairn | Bahamas (BAH) | 7.80 | x | 7.80 | 7.80 | |
| 19 | B | Jovan van Vuuren | South Africa (RSA) | 7.80 | x | 7.50 | 7.80 | |
| 20 | A | Jeswin Aldrin Johnson | India (IND) | x | x | 7.79 | 7.79 | |
| 21 | B | Natsuki Yamakawa | Japan (JPN) | 7.50 | 7.72 | 7.75 | 7.75 | |
| 22 | A | Huang Changzhou | China (CHN) | 7.59 | 7.75 | 7.68 | 7.75 | |
| 23 | A | Muhammed Anees Yahiya | India (IND) | 7.19 | 7.73 | 7.58 | 7.73 | |
| 24 | B | Tristan James | Dominica (DMA) | x | 7.72 | 7.59 | 7.72 | |
| 25 | A | José Luis Mandros | Peru (PER) | x | 7.71 | x | 7.71 | |
| 26 | A | Kristian Pulli | Finland (FIN) | 7.55 | 7.56 | 7.31 | 7.56 | |
| 27 | A | Samory Fraga | Brazil (BRA) | x | 7.51 | 6.77 | 7.51 | |
| 28 | A | Salim Saleh Mus Al Yarabi | Oman (OMN) | x | 7.43 | 7.29 | 7.43 | |
| 29 | B | Benjamin Gföhler | Switzerland (SUI) | 7.41 | 7.39 | 7.40 | 7.41 | |
| | A | Cheswill Johnson | South Africa (RSA) | x | x | x | NM | NM |
| | B | Héctor Santos | Spain (ESP) | x | x | x | NM | NM |
| | B | Tajay Gayle | Jamaica (JAM) | x | x | x | NM | NM |

### Final

The final took place on 16 July and started at 18:20. The results were as follows:
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Mark | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark | Notes |
| | Wang Jianan | China (CHN) | 7.94 | x | 8.03 | x | 8.03 | 8.36 | 8.36 | SB |
| | Miltiadis Tentoglou | Greece (GRE) | x | 8.30 | 8.29 | 8.24 | 8.32 | 8.20 | 8.32 | |
| | Simon Ehammer | Switzerland (SUI) | 6.42 | 8.16 | 7.78 | x | x | 7.94 | 8.16 | |
| 4 | Maykel Massó | Cuba (CUB) | x | 8.15 | x | 7.79 | 8.02 | 7.88 | 8.15 | SB |
| 5 | Steffin McCarter | United States (USA) | 7.87 | 8.04 | x | 7.88 | 7.87 | x | 8.04 | |
| 6 | Marquis Dendy | United States (USA) | x | 8.02 | 7.98 | x | x | x | 8.02 | |
| 7 | Sreeshankar | India (IND) | 7.96 | x | x | 7.89 | x | 7.83 | 7.96 | |
| 8 | Eusebio Cáceres | Spain (ESP) | 7.91 | x | 7.93 | x | x | x | 7.93 | |
| 9 | Wayne Pinnock | Jamaica (JAM) | 7.33 | 7.88 | 7.84 | | | | 7.88 | |
| 10 | Yuki Hashioka | Japan (JPN) | x | x | 7.86 | | | | 7.86 | |
| 11 | Thobias Montler | Sweden (SWE) | 6.12 | 7.74 | 7.81 | | | | 7.81 | |
| 12 | Henry Frayne | Australia (AUS) | x | 7.80 | x | | | | 7.80 | |