Pinnock had stunned the field yesterday with a world-leading 8.54 metres in qualifying, and led the final from his 8.50m effort on his second attempt.

That matched the first attempt of Tentoglou, silver medallist at last year's World Championships in Eugene, but Pinnock's first recorded distance of 8.40m kept him in front going into the final round by virtue of a superior second-best jump.

Pinnock's compatriot Carey McLeod had a painful incident in which he slipped on take-off and had to take evasive action to minimise the danger from a painful landing, but was on course for bronze with 8.27m from his second attempt.

The standings transformed in the final round, with another Jamaican in 2019 world champion Tajay Gayle producing 8.27m and moving ahead of McLeod with his second-best attempt of 8.17m.

Tentoglou then edged in front with an 8.52m jump which excited the crowd, and Pinnock could only respond with an 8.38m which left him having to settle for silver.

Tentoglou said it was "a great competition, great battle", while Pinnock expressed his admiration for the gold medallist but reflected "when he pulled that off I couldn't believe it".

In the other field event, last year's silver medallist was also the winner as Camryn Rogers produced a 77.72m effort on her first attempt.

Janee' Kassanavoid of the United States upgraded bronze to silver with 76.36m, and compatriot and 2019 world champion DeAnna Price finished third with 75.41m on her third attempt, climbing above Azerbaijan's Hanna Skydan who notched 74.18m.

In the track finals, Femke Bol of The Netherlands underlined her domination of the women's 400 metres hurdles this season with a comfortable victory.

Bol finished second to the injured Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the US last year, and had wanted "revenge" after stumbling when she was on the brink of carrying her country to mixed 4x400m relay gold on the opening night of the World Championships on Saturday (August 19), minutes after compatriot Sifan Hassan had done likewise in the women's 10,000m final.

She dominated the 400m hurdles final, and crossed the finish line in 51.70 for gold.

"It wasn't easy to forget what happened in the final metres of the mixed relay but my team was around me and they put me at my ease," Bol acknowledged afterwards.

"I knew that 400m hurdles would be a chance to show up and I was confident.

"I felt the strength to do it. I really enjoy competing here in Budapest and that also helped me to get my focus back."

Shamier Little of the US set a season's best of 52.80 for a second World Championships silver eight years on from her last in Beijing, and a personal best of 52.81 from Jamaica's Rushell Clayton earned her bronze.

Bahrain's Kemi Adekoya returned to major competition after the end of a four-year doping ban, and finished fourth with an area record 53.09.

The 2015 world champion Danielle Williams of Jamaica had earlier secured a surprise victory in the 100m hurdles final.

Williams clocked 12.43 to pip Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico to gold by 0.01.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medallist Kendra Harrison of the US completed the top three in 12.46, with defending champion Tobi Amusan of Nigeria who broke the world record in last year's final finishing sixth in 12.62.

Amusan was only cleared to compete at the World Championships by a Disciplinary Panel last week, having been charged by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) with whereabouts failures for missing three doping tests in a 12-month period last month.

The AIU said it was "disappointed" by the Panel clearing her of an anti-doping rule violation.

The decision had been expected to be released yesterday, but is yet to be published.

Amusan branded questions about the charges "ridiculous" after winning her semi-final yesterday in 12.56.

Antonio Watson provided a Jamaican double on day six, staving off Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith for men's 400m gold.

Watson clocked 44.22 for victory, with Hudson-Smith taking silver in 44.31 having led until the final straight.

A personal best of 44.37 from Quincy Hall of the US allowed him to pip compatriot Vernon Norwood to bronze by 0.02.

The World Athletics Championships is set to run until Sunday (August 27), with tomorrow featuring finals in the women's triple jump, javelin thrown and 200m as well as the men's 200m and the start of decathlon competition.