2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump
The men's long jump at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on.
Summary
In the final Jarrion Lawson took the lead with 8.37 metres on the fourth jump of the competition. Rushwahl Samaai jumped 8.25 metres on the next jump and the closest to Lawson was 2013 champion Aleksandr Menkov with 8.27 metres. But Menkov would not get in another legal jump. On the second jump of the second round Luvo Manyonga jumped 8.48 metres. Lawson jumped 8.43 metres two jumps later, 8.40 metres in the third round and 8.44 metres in the final round but couldn't reach Manyonga. Samaai jumped 8.27 metres in the fifth round to get the tiebreak edge on the bronze and solidified it with an 8.32 metres in the final round.Records
Before the competition records were as follows:| Record | Athlete | Date | Location | ||
| World | 8.95 | Mike Powell | 30 Aug 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Championship | 8.95 | Mike Powell | 30 Aug 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| World leading | 8.65 | Luvo Manyonga | 22 Apr 2017 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | |
| African | 8.65 | Luvo Manyonga | 22 Apr 2017 | Potchefstroom, South Africa | |
| Asian | 8.48 | Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi | 2 Jul 2006 | Sotteville, France | |
| NACAC | 8.95 | Mike Powell | 30 Aug 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| South American | 8.73 | Irving Saladino | Hengelo, Netherlands | ||
| European | 8.86 | Robert Emmiyan | 22 May 1987 | Tsakhkadzor, Soviet Union | |
| Oceanian | 8.54 | Mitchell Watt | 9 Jul 2011 | Stockholm, Sweden |
No records were set at the competition.
[|Qualification] standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 8.15 metres.Schedule
The event schedule, in local time, was as follows:| Date | Time | Round |
| 4 August | 19:30 | Qualification |
| 5 August | 20:05 | Final |