Tentoglou Miltiadis of Greece appeared to be cruising to the long jump gold medal until Wang Jianan of China had a final-round leap of 8.36 meters.
Wang, who had only accomplished a best of 8.03m in his first five tries and was out of the medals, cleared the bar, according to Reuters.
After winning the Olympics, the indoor world championship, and the European indoor and outdoor crowns, Miltiadis was on track to capture the entire house of major titles.
Before Wang’s intervention, his fifth-round leap of 8.32 meters appeared to be good enough for gold, and his second, third, and fourth-best leaps of 8.30 meters, 8.29 meters, and 8.24 meters were all better than anything else the field could muster.
