Wayne Pinnock, representing Jamaica and the University of Arkansas, secured a silver medal in the men's long jump final with a second-round effort of 8.50m (27-10.75) at the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletic Centre in Budapest, Hungary. Pinnock was surpassed in the sixth round by Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou, who triumphed on his final attempt with a leap of 27-11.50 (8.52m).