USA secure another gold

American Dwight Phillips has won gold in the Olympic long jump final with a jump of 8.59 metres.

Men’s long jump Final Results:

1 Dwight Phillips (USA) 8.59

2 John Moffitt (USA) 8.47

3 Joan Lino Martinez (Spa) 8.32

4 James Beckford (Jam) 8.31

5 Christopher Tomlinson (Gbr) 8.25

6 Ignisious Gaisah (Gha) 8.24

7 Ivan Pedroso (Cub) 8.23

8 Bogdan Tarus (Rom) 8.21

9 Vitaliy Shkurlatov (Rus) 8.04

10 Jonathan Chimier (Mri) 8.03

11 Yago Lamela (Spa) 7.98

12 Salim Sdiri (Fra) 7.94.