The men's long jump was held as a straight final at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 12 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 8.95 m Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991 World lead 8.66 m Volos, Greece 26 July 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 8.65 m Potchefstroom, South Africa 22 April 2017 Asian record 8.48 m Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France 2 July 2006 European record 8.86 m Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union 22 May 1987 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 8.95 m Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991 Oceanian record 8.54 m Stockholm, Sweden 29 July 2011 South American record 8.73 m Hengelo, Netherlands 24 May 2008
Qualification For the long jump, eight athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Final The final was held on 12 September at 18:18 (UTC+2).
PlaceAthleteNationRoundResultNotes #1 #2 #3 #4 Miltiadis Tentoglou 8.16 8.35 8.27 x 8.35 m 2 Bozhidar Sarâboyukov 8.09 7.92 8.17 8.34 8.34 m 3 Simon Ehammer x 8.07 x x 8.07 m 4 Anvar Anvarov 7.44 7.94 7.67 x 7.94 m 5 Tajay Gayle 7.52 7.72 7.90 7.90 m 6 Gerson Baldé 7.66 7.70 7.85 7.85 m 7 Zhang Mingkun 7.67 x 7.67 m 8 Luka Bošković 7.66 x 7.66 m
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