2020 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Long Jump (Men)

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Olympic rings
sport athletics
discipline Long jump
gender Men
Attendees ?? Athletes from ?? Countries
Competition location Olympic Stadium
Competition phase August 1st and 3rd, 2020

The men's long jump competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will take place on August 1st and 3rd in the newly built Olympic Stadium.

Current title holders

Olympic champion Jeff Henderson ( United States ) United StatesUnited States  8.38 m Rio de Janeiro 2016
World Champion Tajay Gayle ( Jamaica ) JamaicaJamaica  8.69 m Doha 2019
European champion Miltiadis Tendoglou ( Greece ) GreeceGreece  8.25 m Berlin 2018
North / Central America / Caribbean champions Marquis Dendy ( United States ) United StatesUnited States  8.29 m Toronto 2018
South American champions Emiliano Lasa ( Uruguay ) UruguayUruguay  7.76 m Lima 2019
Asian champion Yūki Hashioka ( Japan ) JapanJapan  8.22 m Doha 2019
African champions Algiers 2020
Oceania Champion Henry Smith ( Australia ) AustraliaAustralia  7.91 m Townsville 2019

Existing records

World record Mike Powell ( United States ) United StatesUnited States  8.95 m Tokyo , Japan August 30, 1991
Olympic record Bob Beamon ( United States ) United StatesUnited States  8.90 m Mexico City Final , Mexico October 18, 1968

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