World Indoor long jump champion* Gerson Balde competing in Budapest
where he finished 6th. 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) (PB 8.46m in 2026 * indoors)
7. Zhang Mingkun (China) 7.67
(+0.4 m/s)
8. Luka Bošković (Serbia) 7.66
(−0.1 m/s).