World Athletics Championship: Women's Long Jump Gold Medal Odds Favor Malaika Mihambo on FanDuel Sportsbook

The 2022 World Athletics Championship continues in Eugene, OR, and sports fans are wagering on different events at FanDuel Sportsbook. The World Athletics Championship is defined by track and field, and the women's long jump will be one event to watch.

World Athletics Championship Women's Long Jump Favorites

Germany's Malaika Mihambo is the favorite to win the Gold Medal with +125 odds. She's won gold at various other international events, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2019 World Championships.

Nigeria's Ese Brume is a somewhat distant second at +470 odds. She's won a gold medal in long jump at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships in the past, while also winning bronze at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Here are the FanDuel Sportsbook leading favorites and contenders to win the women's long jump medal. Fourteen other runners have odds of +10000.

World Athletics Championship Women's Long Jump Gold Medal Odds

1. Malaika Mihambo (GER): +125

2. Ese Brume (NGA): +470

3. Brooke Buschkuehl (AUS): +500

4. Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR): +600

5. Ivana Vuleta (SER): +600

6. Khaddi Sagnia (SWE): +850

7. Lorraine Ugen (GBR): +1700

8. Jasmine Moore (USA): +2100

9. Quanesha Burks (USA): +2100

10. Deborah Acquah (GHA): +2100

11. Milica Gardasevic (SER): +6500

12. Tiffany Flynn (USA): +8000

13. Tyra Gittens (TRI): +8000

Women's Long Jump World Record

The current women's long jump world record-holder is former USSR athlete Galina Chistyakova, who recorded a distance of 7.52 metres (24'8.1") back in 1988.

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