| Event: | Men's long jump |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's long jump at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 29 June and 1 July.
| Gold | Sebastian Bayer | |
| Silver | Luis Méliz | |
| Bronze | Michel Tornéus |
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World record | 8.95 | Tokyo, Japan | 30 August 1991 | |
| European record | 8.86 | Tsaghkadzor, Soviet Union | 22 May 1987 | |
| Championship record | 8.47 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 August 2010 | |
| World Leading | 8.35 | Chula Vista, United States | 3 May 2012 | |
| Cheboksary, Russia | 20 June 2012 | |||
| European Leading | 8.35 | Chula Vista, United States | 3 May 2012 | |
| Cheboksary, Russia | 20 June 2012 | |||
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2012 | 13:50 | Qualification | |
| 1 July 2012 | 17:45 | Final |
Qualification: Qualification Performance 8.05 (Q) or at least 12 best performers advance to the final
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality |
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| Result | Notes | |
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| 1 | A | 8.34 | 8.34 | Q | |||||
| 2 | B | 8.07 | 8.07 | Q, =SB | |||||
| 3 | A | 7.80 | 8.06 | 8.06 | Q, SB | ||||
| 4 | A | 8.06 | 8.06 | Q, SB | |||||
| 5 | A | 7.77 | 8.01 | 8.01 | q, SB | ||||
| 6 | A | 7.69 | 8.01 | 8.01 | q, =SB | ||||
| 7 | A | 8.00 | 7.90 | 7.76 | 8.00 | q | |||
| 8 | B | 7.79 | 7.81 | 7.96 | 7.96 | q, SB | |||
| 9 | A | 7.80 | 7.71 | 7.96 | 7.96 | q | |||
| 10 | A | 7.80 | 7.94 | 7.94 | q | ||||
| 11 | B | 7.92 | 7.84 | 7.66 | 7.92 | q | |||
| 12 | B | 7.44 | 7.24 | 7.89 | 7.89 | q | |||
| 13 | B | 7.84 | 7.12 | 7.61 | 7.84 | ||||
| 14 | B | 7.81 | 7.80 | 7.79 | 7.81 | ||||
| 15 | B | 7.81 | 7.72 | 7.70 | 7.81 | ||||
| 16 | A | 7.81 | 7.81 | ||||||
| 17 | B | 7.80 | 7.79 | 7.80 | |||||
| 18 | B | 7.80 | 7.72 | 7.75 | 7.80 | ||||
| 19 | A | 7.80 | 7.80 | ||||||
| 20 | B | 7.79 | 7.68 | 7.75 | 7.79 | SB | |||
| 21 | B | 7.37 | 7.73 | 7.40 | 7.73 | SB | |||
| 22 | B | 7.71 | 7.61 | 7.71 | |||||
| 23 | B | 7.63 | 7.65 | 7.69 | 7.69 | ||||
| 24 | A | 7.44 | 7.67 | 7.67 | |||||
| 25 | A | 7.64 | 7.62 | 7.63 | 7.64 | ||||
| 26 | A | 7.35 | 7.53 | 6.75 | 7.53 | ||||
| 27 | A | 7.28 | 7.50 | 7.50 | =PB | ||||
| 28 | A | 7.49 | 7.41 | 7.44 | 7.49 | ||||
| 29 | B | 7.28 | 7.47 | 7.44 | 7.47 | ||||
| 30 | B | 7.23 | 7.23 | ||||||
| 31 | A | 6.34 | 6.34 | ||||||
| 32 | B | 5.88 | 5.88 | ||||||
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| 8.03 | 8.09 | 8.33 | 8.34 | 8.34 | SB | |||||
| 7.97 | 8.21 | 8.05 | 7.87 | 7.60 | 8.21 | SB | ||||
| 8.17 | 8.14 | 8.17 | SB | |||||||
| 7.80 | 8.10 | 7.47 | 7.62 | 8.10 | ||||||
| 7.62 | 7.92 | 7.65 | 7.99 | 8.06 | 8.06 | SB | ||||
| 8.05 | 7.88 | 7.67 | 7.74 | 8.05 | =NUR | |||||
| 7.90 | 7.92 | 7.44 | 7.84 | 7.92 | ||||||
| 7.90 | 7.65 | 7.71 | 7.90 | |||||||
| 7.66 | 7.88 | 7.88 | ||||||||
| 10 | 7.79 | 7.79 | ||||||||
| 11 | 7.56 | 7.56 | ||||||||
| 12 | 7.48 | 7.48 | ||||||||