Portugal’s Pedro Pichardo, the defending champions, took silver with 17.84m while Andy Díaz representing Italy claimed the bronze with 17.64m.
All three men were born in Cuba and represented the country before switching allegiance.
Jordan Díaz, who defected from the communist state, gained Spanish citizenship in 2022 but was not cleared to compete for his adopted country until June when he promptly won gold in the European Championships.
🔥¡Un salto para la HISTORIA del atletismo español!
💨Los 17.86 metros que le han dado el ORO OLÍMPICO a JORDAN ALEJANDRO DÍAZ FORTÚN!
El nuevo rey del triple salto mundial es español#ParísRTVE9a #París2024 https://t.co/xzd80WKJHu pic.twitter.com/xoIiBsXKrA
— Teledeporte (@teledeporte) August 9, 2024
Pichardo defected in 2017 and competed for Portugal in the Tokyo Olympics when he won gold.
Andy Díaz began the process of switching his allegiance from Cuba to Italy after the Tokyo Olympics and gained Italian citizenship last year.
Jordan Díaz delivered his best jump with his opening effort and although Pichardo was just two hundredths short with his next jump, he could not improve on that as Spain celebrated their win.
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