LaQuan Nairn, a former All-American at Arkansas competing for the Bahamas, won the long jump at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday in Birmingham, England.
He recorded a leap of 26 feet, 6 1/4 inches on his second attempt.
Murali Sreeshankar of India also went 26-6 1/4 — on his fifth attempt. But according to Commonwealth Games rules, Nairn won the gold medal because he had a better second-longest jump (26-0 3/4), which came on his first attempt.
Nairn became the first Bahamian to win the long jump at the Commonwealth Games, which is being held for the 22nd time this year. The Games were first held in 1930.
Roje Sonta, who will be a senior at Arkansas this year after transferring from Clemson and is competing for Jamaica at the Commonwealth Games, finished sixth in the discus Thursday with a throw of 203-11.
Dominique Scott, a former NCAA champion for the Razorbacks competing for South Africa, finished seventh in the 10,000 meters Wednesday night. She finished in 31 minutes, 25.18 seconds.