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

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 LaQuan Nairn   Bahamas
silver medal Murali Sreeshankar   India
bronze medal Jovan van Vuuren   South Africa
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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.

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

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

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

Qualifying round

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

The medals were determined in the final.[3]

Rank Name #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  LaQuan Nairn (BAH) 7.94 8.08 x x 7.84 7.98 8.08
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Murali Sreeshankar (IND) 7.60 w 7.84 7.84 x 8.08 x 8.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

  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
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