The men's long jump at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 29 June and 1 July.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Sebastian Bayer Germany
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| Silver | Luis Méliz Spain
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| Bronze | Michel Tornéus Sweden
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Mike Powell (USA)
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8.95 | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 |
| European record |  Robert Emmiyan (URS)
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8.86 | Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union | 22 May 1987 |
| Championship record | Christian Reif (GER)
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8.47 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 |
| World Leading |  Greg Rutherford (GBR)
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8.35 | Chula Vista, United States | 3 May 2012 |
 Sergey Morgunov (RUS)
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Cheboksary, Russia | 20 June 2012 | ||
| European Leading | Greg Rutherford (GBR)
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8.35 | Chula Vista, United States | 3 May 2012 |
| Sergey Morgunov (RUS)
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Cheboksary, Russia | 20 June 2012 | ||
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2012 | 13:50 | Qualification |
| 1 July 2012 | 17:45 | Final |
Results edit
Qualification edit
Qualification: Qualification Performance 8.05 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Sebastian Bayer | Germany |
8.34 | 8.34 | Q | ||
| 2 | B | Michel Tornéus | Sweden |
8.07 | 8.07 | Q, =SB | ||
| 3 | A | Luis Méliz | Spain |
7.80 | 8.06 | 8.06 | Q, SB | |
| 4 | A | Morten Jensen |  Denmark |
x | x | 8.06 | 8.06 | Q, SB |
| 5 | A | Jj Jegede | Great Britain |
7.77 | x | 8.01 | 8.01 | q, SB |
| 6 | A | Tommi Evilä |  Finland |
x | 7.69 | 8.01 | 8.01 | q, =SB |
| 7 | A | Roni Ollikainen | Finland |
8.00 | 7.90 | 7.76 | 8.00 | q |
| 8 | B | Marcos Chuva |  Portugal |
7.79 | 7.81 | 7.96 | 7.96 | q, SB |
| 9 | A | Salim Sdiri |  France |
7.80 | 7.71 | 7.96 | 7.96 | q |
| 10 | A | Tomasz Jaszczuk |  Poland |
7.80 | 7.94 | x | 7.94 | q |
| 11 | B | Eusebio Cáceres | Spain |
7.92 | 7.84 | 7.66 | 7.92 | q |
| 12 | B | Kafétien Gomis | France |
7.44 | 7.24 | 7.89 | 7.89 | q |
| 13 | B | Chris Tomlinson | Great Britain |
7.84 | 7.12 | 7.61 | 7.84 | |
| 14 | B | Dimítrios Diamantáras |  Greece |
7.81 | 7.80 | 7.79 | 7.81 | |
| 15 | B | Pavel Shalin | Russia |
7.81 | 7.72 | 7.70 | 7.81 | |
| 16 | A | Aleksandr Petrov | Russia |
x | x | 7.81 | 7.81 | |
| 17 | B | Alyn Camara | Germany |
7.80 | 7.79 | x | 7.80 | |
| 18 | B | Štěpán Wagner |  Czech Republic |
7.80 | 7.72 | 7.75 | 7.80 | |
| 19 | A | Roman Novotný | Czech Republic |
7.80 | x | x | 7.80 | |
| 20 | B | Alexandru Cuharenco |  Moldova |
7.79 | 7.68 | 7.75 | 7.79 | SB |
| 21 | B | Julian Reid | Great Britain |
7.37 | 7.73 | 7.40 | 7.73 | SB |
| 22 | B | Nils Winter | Germany |
x | 7.71 | 7.61 | 7.71 | |
| 23 | B | Mikko Kivinen | Finland |
7.63 | 7.65 | 7.69 | 7.69 | |
| 24 | A | Vardan Pahlevanyan |  Armenia |
x | 7.44 | 7.67 | 7.67 | |
| 25 | A | Yeóryios Tsákonas | Greece |
7.64 | 7.62 | 7.63 | 7.64 | |
| 26 | A | Frédéric Erin | France |
7.35 | 7.53 | 6.75 | 7.53 | |
| 27 | A | Rain Kask |  Estonia |
7.28 | 7.50 | x | 7.50 | =PB |
| 28 | A | Kristinn Torfason |  Iceland |
7.49 | 7.41 | 7.44 | 7.49 | |
| 29 | B | Arsen Sargsyan | Armenia |
7.28 | 7.47 | 7.44 | 7.47 | |
| 30 | B | Boleslav Skhirtladze |  Georgia |
x | x | 7.23 | 7.23 | |
| 31 | A | Dragoje Rajković |  Montenegro |
x | 6.34 | x | 6.34 | |
| 32 | B | Jānis Leitis |  Latvia |
x | x | 5.88 | 5.88 | |
| A | Povilas Mykolaitis |  Lithuania |
x | – | – | NM | ||
| B | Nikolay Atanasov |  Bulgaria |
x | x | – | NM | ||
| B | Dino Pervan |  Croatia |
x | x | x | NM | ||
| A | Andreas Otterling | Sweden |
x | x | x | NM | ||
| A | Marko Prugovečki | Croatia |
x | x | x | NM |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sebastian Bayer | Germany |
x | x | 8.03 | 8.09 | 8.33 | 8.34 | 8.34 | SB |
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Luis Méliz | Spain |
7.97 | 8.21 | 8.05 | 7.87 | x | 7.60 | 8.21 | SB |
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Michel Tornéus | Sweden |
8.17 | x | 8.14 | x | x | – | 8.17 | SB |
| 4 | Jj Jegede | Great Britain |
7.80 | 8.10 | 7.47 | x | x | 7.62 | 8.10 | |
| 5 | Eusebio Cáceres | Spain |
7.62 | x | 7.92 | 7.65 | 7.99 | 8.06 | 8.06 | SB |
| 6 | Roni Ollikainen | Finland |
x | 8.05 | 7.88 | 7.67 | 7.74 | x | 8.05 | =NUR |
| 7 | Marcos Chuva | Portugal |
x | 7.90 | 7.92 | 7.44 | 7.84 | x | 7.92 | |
| 8 | Tomasz Jaszczuk | Poland |
x | 7.90 | x | 7.65 | x | 7.71 | 7.90 | |
| 9 | Kafétien Gomis | France |
7.66 | x | 7.88 | 7.88 | ||||
| 10 | Tommi Evilä | Finland |
x | 7.79 | x | 7.79 | ||||
| 11 | Morten Jensen | Denmark |
x | 7.56 | x | 7.56 | ||||
| 12 | Salim Sdiri | France |
7.48 | x | x | 7.48 |