Golden jump for Idowu

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Idowu produced a personal best of 17.73 metres in the Olympic Stadium to beat great rival Nelson Evora of Portugal into second place by 18 centimetres.

It was in the third round that Idowu came up with the best jump of his life, soaring out to 17.73m - five centimetres further than his previous personal best - despite taking off from well behind the board.

The 30-year-old Londoner, with his hair dyed bright red for the occasion, must have feared a repeat of last year's Olympic final when he trailed Evora by three centimetres following the opening round.

In Beijing, Evora pipped Idowu to gold by five centimetres and the 25-year-old laid down a daunting marker here with a leap of 17.54m with the very first jump of the competition.

Idowu instantly responded with 17.51m and followed that up with 17.44m in the second round after Evora's second effort was a narrow foul.

Then came Idowu's career-best leap. Evora improved to 17.55m in the final round but it was not enough and Idowu could begin the celebrations.