Tajay Gayle in action at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship
Each man had four attempts. Only Sarâboyukov managed
four that were measure.
2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship
Final men's long jump. Budapest, Hungary.
1. Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) 8.35
(−0.3 m/s)
2. Bozhidar Sarâboyukov (Bulgaria) 8.34 m
(+0.8 m/s)
3. Simon Ehammer (Switzerland) x 8.07
(+0.7 m/s),
4. Anvar Anvarov (Uzbekistan) 7.94
(−0.4 m/s),
5. Tajay Gayle (Jamaica) 7.90
m(−0.1 m/s),
6. Gerson Baldé (Portugal) 7.85 m
(+0.4 m/s),
7. Zhang Mingkun (China) 7.67
(+0.4 m/s)
8. Luka Bošković (Serbia) 7.66
(−0.1 m/s).
One week earlier. in Brussels, an ispired Tajay Gayle took the Gold.
2026 Diamond League Final. Men's long jump.
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussel, Belgium. 4th September 2026.
1. Tajay Gayle (Jamaica) 8.46 m (+1.4 m/s) SB
2. Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) 8.40 m (+0.5 m/s)
3. Simon Ehammer (Switzerland) 8.23 m (−0.2 m/s)
4. Bozhidar Sarâboyukov (Bulgaria) 8.00 m (−0.2 m/s)
5. Wayne Pinnock (Jamaica) 7.94 m (+1.0 m/s)
6. Yanni Sampson (Belgium) 7.82 m (+1.7 m/s)