Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

The men's long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium on 2 and 4 August 2022.

Men's long jump
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueAlexander Stadium
Dates2 August (qualifying round)
4 August (final)
Competitors20 from 16 nations
Winning distance8.08 m
Medalists
gold medal    Bahamas
silver medal    India
bronze medal    South Africa
← 2018
2026 →

For the third time, the gold and silver medallists achieved the same distance in this competition. The previous two occasions occurred in 1958 and 1998.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record   Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 m Tokyo, Japan 30 August 1991
Commonwealth record   Tajay Gayle (JAM) 8.69 m Doha, Qatar 28 September 2019
Games record   Luvo Manyonga (RSA) 8.41 m Gold Coast, Australia 11 April 2018

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Tuesday 2 August 2022 10:00 Qualification
Thursday 4 August 2022 19:42 Final

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

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Qualifying round

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Across two groups, those who jumped ≥8.00 m (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advanced to the final.[2]

Rank Group Name #1 #2 #3 Result Notes Qual.
1 A   Murali Sreeshankar (IND) 8.05
+2.7 m/s
8.05
+2.7 m/s
Q
2 A   LaQuan Nairn (BAH) 7.80
+0.8 m/s
7.30
-4.0 m/s
7.90
-1.2 m/s
7.90
-1.2 m/s
q
3 A   Jovan van Vuuren (RSA) 7.87
-3.1 m/s
7.41
-0.8 m/s
×
+0.8 m/s
7.87
-3.1 m/s
q
4 A   Shawn-D Thompson (JAM) 7.85
-0.6 m/s
×
+2.0 m/s
7.77
+0.5 m/s
7.85
-0.6 m/s
q
5 A   Henry Frayne (AUS) 7.85
+2.2 m/s
7.85
+2.2 m/s
q
6 B   Emanuel Archibald (GUY) 7.59
+0.7 m/s
7.63
-2.0 m/s
7.83
+0.4 m/s
7.83
+0.4 m/s
q
7 B   Christopher Mitrevski (AUS) 7.10
-3.2 m/s
7.41
-1.0 m/s
7.76
-1.0 m/s
7.76
-1.0 m/s
q
8 B   Muhammed Yahiya (IND) 7.49
0 m/s
7.68
-0.2 m/s
7.49
-3.8 m/s
7.68
-0.2 m/s
q
9 A   Tristan James (DMA) 7.65
+0.3 m/s
7.62
+1.8 m/s
7.44
-1.7 m/s
7.65
+0.3 m/s
q
10 A   Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye (TCA) 7.53
+0.5 m/s
7.49
-1.1 m/s
7.65
+0.6 m/s
7.65
+0.6 m/s
SB q
11 B   Thapelo Monaiwa (BOT) 7.47
-1.8 m/s
7.65
-0.9 m/s
7.31
-1.3 m/s
7.65
-0.9 m/s
q
12 A   Andwuelle Wright (TTO) 7.58
-1.8 m/s
7.22
-2.4 m/s
7.41
0.0 m/s
7.58
-1.8 m/s
q
13 B   Kelsey Daniel (TTO) ×
+0.4 m/s
7.49
-2.1 m/s
×
-1.0 m/s
7.49
-2.1 m/s
SB
14 B   Appolinaire Yinra (CMR) ×
-0.1 m/s
7.26
+1.3 m/s
7.45
-0.6 m/s
7.45
-0.6 m/s
15 A   Louis Gordon (CAY) 7.43
-0.5 m/s
7.30
-0.5 m/s
7.36
-1.2 m/s
7.43
-0.5 m/s
16 B   Kizan David (SKN) 7.00
-2.1 m/s
×
-2.0 m/s
5.35
+0.4 m/s
7.00
-2.1 m/s
17 B   Kelvin Masoe (SAM) 5.39
-4.3 m/s
6.62
+1.1 m/s
6.75
+0.2 m/s
6.75
+0.2 m/s
SB
A   Brandon Jones (BIZ) ×
-1.1 m/s
×
-2.5 m/s
×
-0.1 m/s
NM
B   Cheswell Johnson (RSA) DNS
B   Elstrom Wanemut (VAN) DNS

Final

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The medals were determined in the final.[3]

Rank Name #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
    LaQuan Nairn (BAH) 7.94 8.08 x x 7.84 7.98 8.08
    Murali Sreeshankar (IND) 7.60 w 7.84 7.84 x 8.08 x 8.08
    Jovan van Vuuren (RSA) 7.92 8.06 7.83 7.49 7.75 x 8.06
4   Shawn-D Thompson (JAM) 7.62 x 8.05 7.75 7.73 7.70 8.05 SB
5   Muhammed Yahiya (IND) x 7.65 7.72 7.74 7.58 7.97 7.97
6   Henry Frayne (AUS) 7.89 x x x 7.94 x 7.94
7   Tristan James (DMA) 7.85 7.79 x x 7.80 7.69 7.85
8   Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye (TCA) 7.53 7.80 x 7.65 7.52 7.67 7.80 SB
9   Christopher Mitrevski (AUS) 6.25 w 7.57 7.70 7.70
10   Andwuelle Wright (TTO) 7.57 w x 6.86 7.57
11   Emanuel Archibald (GUY) 7.54 7.24 7.41 7.54
12   Thapelo Monaiwa (BOT) x 7.37 x 7.37

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Long Jump". Birmingham 2022. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Start List" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ Final results