Jeff Henderson wins Rio 2016 long jump gold

Jeff Henderson of the United States overtook Luvo Manyonga of South Africa on his last jump to win the Olympic long jump gold medal.

Manyonga took the lead on his penultimate jump with a mark of 8.37 meters and during a tense sixth and final round, Henderson bettered it by 1 centimeter.

Defending champion Greg Rutherford of Britain took bronze on Saturday.