The men's long jump at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 6 and 7 March 2025. This was the 38th time the event is contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
The qualifying round was scheduled for 6 March during the evening session. The final was scheduled for 7 March during the evening session.
Background The men's long jump was contested 37 times before 2025, held every time since the first edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023).András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2024. The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.
Carl Lewis is the world record holder in the event, with a distance of 8.79 m, set in 1984. The European record is held by Sebastian Bayer with a distance of 8.71, set at the 2009 championships.
+Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation) (m)LocationDateWorld record"All time Top lists – Senior – long jump men", World Athletics. Retrieved 13 January 2025.8.79New York City, United States27 January 1984European record8.71Turin, Italy8 March 2009Championship recordWorld leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – Long jump men", World Athletics, 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.8.37Toruń, Poland16 February 2025European leading
Qualification For the men's long jump, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 8.10 m or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 18 athletes.
Rounds Qualification The qualifying round was held on 6 March, starting at 20:30 (UTC+1) in the evening."Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics, 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Qualification Rule: Obtaining qualifying performance 8.00 () or being in top 8 positions () qualify for the final. +Results of the qualification roundRankAthleteNation#1#2#3ResultNotes1Gerson Baldé8.11 8.118.142Jaime Guerrax8.078.078.173Bozhidar Sarâboyukov7.848.058.058.224Thobias Montler8.008.008.385Mattia Furlani7.95xr7.958.386Radek Juška7.917.76x7.918.317Andreas Trajkovski7.517.777.857.85, 7.918Lester Lescay7.72x7.817.818.359Kristian Pulli7.71x7.807.808.2710Piotr Tarkowskix7.637.707.708.0311Roko Farkaš7.567.587.707.708.1512Danylo Dubyna7.377.267.677.677.9313Filip Pravdica7.427.647.357.648.3514Kalle Salminen7.437.597.377.597.9315Marko Čeko7.477.42x7.478.0416Daniel Ingi Egilsson7.217.347.407.408.2117Luka Boškovićxx7.157.157.94
Final The final was held on 7 March, starting at 20:34 (UTC+1) in the evening.
+Result of the finalRankAthleteNation#1#2#3#4#5#6ResultNotesBozhidar Sarâboyukov7.88x7.94xx8.138.13Mattia Furlanix8.10xx8.128.098.12Lester Lescayx8.12x–––8.124Gerson Baldé7.61–8.07–7.767.868.075Jaime Guerrax8.06xxxx8.066Radek Juška7.977.727.90x6.24x7.977Thobias Montler7.94xx6.337.837.477.948Andreas Trajkovski7.59x7.657.63xx7.65
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