Following the suggestion of the U.S.team, Owens' granddaughter, Marlene Dortch,and Long's son,Kai, will award the medals for the men's long jump final on August 22.
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Tomlinson came into the event as the man in form but his best effort on a damp night was his finaljump of 7.79m.
Briton Nathan Douglas finished a disappointing 10th with a best of 16.48 but Idowu, who opted not take his finaljump with victory already assured, once again delivered on the big stage.
With everything hanging on her finaljump, Friedrich had the bar raised to 2.06m and, with total silence in the stadium, looked to have cleared it until she clipped the bar with her heel.