Olympic Track and Field 2016: Men's Long Jump Medal Winners, Scores and Results

The gold medal in the men's long jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro went to Jeff Henderson of the United States on Saturday night. At 8.38 meters, his winning jump was one-hundredth of a meter longer than that of silver medalist Luvo Manyonga of South Africa.  Here are the final results: Heading into the competition, Henderson was an afterthought, given the big names that were vying for gold. According to NBC Sports' Nick Zaccardi, Henderson finished ninth at last year's Wor...