2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
# 2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump

The men's long jump at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 July.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships :

| World record | Mike Powell (USA) | 8.95 | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| European record | Robert Emmiyan (URS) | 8.86 | Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union | 22 May 1987 |
| Championship record | Christian Reif (GER) | 8.47 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
| World Leading | Marquise Goodwin (USA) | 8.45 | Baie-Mahault, France | 14 May 2016 |
| European Leading | Greg Rutherford (GBR) | 8.31 | Rome, Italy | 2 June 2016 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| 6 July 2016 | 13:05 | Qualification |
| 7 July 2016 | 18:20 | Final |

## Results

### Qualification

Qualification: 8.00 m (Q) or best 12 performers (q)

| Rank | Group | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A | Michel Tornéus | Sweden | x | x | 8.19w | 8.19w | Q |
| 2 | A | Radek Juška | Czech Republic | 7.44 | 7.84 | 8.11 | 8.11 | Q, SB |
| 3 | A | Fabian Heinle | Germany | 7.80 | 7.60w | 8.11w | 8.11w | Q |
| 4 | B | Kanstantsin Barycheuski | Belarus | 7.91 | 7.74 | 8.08w | 8.08w | Q |
| 5 | A | Ignisious Gaisah | Netherlands | 7.81 | x | 7.97w | 7.97w | q |
| 6 | B | Kristian Bäck [no] | Finland | 7.36w | 7.96w | – | 7.96w | q |
| 7 | B | Lazar Anić | Serbia | 7.52 | 7.82 | 7.93w | 7.93w | q |
| 8 | A | Greg Rutherford | Great Britain | 7.93 | x | x | 7.93 | q |
| 8 | B | Kafétien Gomis | France | 7.93w | – | – | 7.93w | q |
| 10 | A | Izmir Smajlaj | Albania | 7.92 | 7.85 | 7.84w | 7.92 | q |
| 11 | B | Eusebio Cáceres | Spain | 7.68 | x | 7.91w | 7.91w | q |
| 12 | A | Lamont Marcell Jacobs | Italy | x | 7.80 | 7.77 | 7.80 | q |
| 13 | A | Jean Marie Okutu | Spain | 7.80w | 7.62 | 7.61 | 7.80w | |
| 14 | A | Henri Väyrynen | Finland | 7.78w | x | x | 7.78w | |
| 15 | B | Mihail Mertzanidis-Despoteris | Greece | x | 7.75 | 7.76 | 7.76 | |
| 16 | B | Benjamin Gföhler | Switzerland | 7.69 | x | 7.72w | 7.72w | |
| 17 | A | Taras Neledva | Ukraine | 7.49w | 7.58 | 7.67w | 7.67w | |
| 18 | B | Alyn Camara | Germany | 7.62 | 7.63 | 7.66 | 7.66 | |
| 19 | A | Denis Eradiri | Bulgaria | 7.57w | 7.63 | 7.64w | 7.64w | |
| 20 | A | Elvijs Misāns | Latvia | x | x | 7.61w | 7.61w | |
| 21 | B | Serhiy Nykyforov | Ukraine | 7.28 | 7.59w | 7.50 | 7.59w | |
| 22 | B | Viktor Kuznetsov | Ukraine | 7.55 | 7.51 | x | 7.55 | |
| 23 | B | Yeoryios Tsakonas | Greece | x | 7.45 | 7.35 | 7.45 | |
| 24 | A | Nikolaos Kapsis | Greece | 7.23 | x | x | 7.23 | |
| | B | Dan Bramble | Great Britain | | | | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Greg Rutherford | Great Britain | 8.12 | x | x | 8.13 | 8.25 | 8.12 | 8.25 | |
| | Michel Tornéus | Sweden | 8.21w | 8.07 | 7.80 | 8.00 | x | x | 8.21w | *SB |
| | Ignisious Gaisah | Netherlands | 7.58 | 7.59 | 7.82 | x | 7.93 | 7.66 | 7.93 | |
| 4 | Radek Juška | Czech Republic | 5.24 | 7.93w | x | 7.71 | 7.67 | x | 7.93w | |
| 5 | Kristian Bäck [no] | Finland | x | 7.91w | 7.73w | 7.62 | x | x | 7.91w | |
| 6 | Fabian Heinle | Germany | x | 7.87 | 7.72 | 7.78 | 7.71 | 7.86 | 7.87 | |
| 7 | Kafétien Gomis | France | x | x | 7.76 | x | x | 7.84 | 7.84 | |
| 8 | Kanstantsin Barycheuski | Belarus | 7.45 | 7.67 | 7.75 | 7.58 | 7.51 | 7.66 | 7.67 | |
| 9 | Izmir Smajlaj | Albania | 7.75 | 7.46 | x | | | | 7.75 | |
| 10 | Lazar Anić | Serbia | 7.63 | x | 7.52 | | | | 7.63 | |
| 11 | Lamont Marcell Jacobs | Italy | 7.59 | 7.43 | 7.41 | | | | 7.59 | |
| | Eusebio Cáceres | Spain | x | x | x | | | | NM | |
