Mattia Furlani won with a competition record.
One of the most competitive starts at the Golden Tour in Ostrava was in the men's long jump, featuring two of the world's leading long jumpers: Italian Mattia Furlani and Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou, medalists at the previous two Olympics.
This was not the first time Furlani and Tentoglu had met in Ostrava. In 2024, the jumpers competed outdoors and had a highly competitive showdown: Tentoglu won with a result of 8.42 m, but Furlani lost to him by only seven centimeters.
However, that same year, the Bulgarian Bozhidar Saraboyukov, the reigning European indoor champion, first took the lead in the competition. Already in his first attempt, the Bulgarian athlete jumped 8 meters (8.02 m). Furlani was able to take the lead after his second jump (8.21 m), but still lost to Saraboyukov, who also jumped 8.21 m and overtook the Italian thanks to a better second attempt.
The results of the track and field athletes became especially close after the fourth round of jumping. Tentoglu took the lead, while the difference between first and third place was only 2 cm!
The fifth round of jumping was key in determining the winner. Furlani broke the competition record with an attempt of 8.30 m and took the lead. Tentoglu did not jump further than 8.06 m in his next two attempts, while Saraboyukov had two clears.
Ostrava. Men's long jump
- Mattia Furlani (Italy) 8.30 m
- Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) 8.23 m
- Bozhidar Saraboyukov (Bulgaria) 8.21 m
The Ostrava long jump competition has become the most competitive since the beginning of 2026. The final attempts of the tournament's medalists were among the top 7 of the winter season.
Top 7 results of the best jumpers of 2026
- Mattia Furlani (Italy) — 8.33 m
- Mattia Furlani (Italy) — 8.30 m
- Kennedy Stringfellow (USA) — 8.29 m
- Bozhidar Saraboyukov (Bulgaria) — 8.26 m
- Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) — 8.25 m
- Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) — 8.23 m
- Bozhidar Saraboyukov (Bulgaria) — 8.21 m