Torsunov jumped a Paralympic record 5.76 metres, going 14 centimetres further than Brazil's Rodrigo Parreira da Silva, who set the record in winning gold at Rio 2016 and finished fifth in Tokyo.

William Stedman of New Zealand claimed the silver medal, 12 metres behind Torsunov, and Roman Pavlyk of Ukraine claimed bronze.

Torsunov, who is the world record holder in the event at 5.93m, set a steady pace, jumping 5.57m with his first attempt.

He went one centimetre further in the third round, which took him into the gold medal position, before compounding his lead and securing gold with his Paralympic record jump in the fourth round.

Torsunov is a two-time world champion, having won long jump T36 gold at the 2019 and 2015 International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championships.

In 2015, Torsunov also claimed silver in the 100 metres T36 and bronze in the 200m T36.

The 31-year-old did not take up para athletics until he was 24 and initially started as a sprinter, saying, as reported by Olympics.com: "I Just like running".

In 2015 and 2019 he was named among the Best Para Athletes of the Year in the Perm region.

He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation.