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Long Jump, Men

Date	31 July 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants	41 from 23 countries

At the combined 1928 AAU/Olympic Trials, Ed Hamm jumped 7.90 (25-11) for a world record, and was the heavy favorite. In the second round in Amsterdam, he jumped 7.73 (25-4½), which held up for the gold medal. Defending champion DeHart Hubbard was back, but had an injured ankle and placed only 11th. Haiti’s Sylvio Cator jumped 7.50 (24-7¼) in round two and 7.58 (24-10½) in round three to earn the silver medal. In September 1928, jumping in Paris, he went a world record 7.93 (26-0¼), the first legal jump over 26-feet.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	534	Ed Hamm	USA	7.73 (1)	7.73 (1)	Gold
2	145	Sylvio Cator	HAI	7.58 (2)	7.58 (2)	Silver
3	500	Al Bates	USA	7.40 (3)	7.40 (3)	Bronze
4	729	Willi Meier	GER	7.39 (4)	7.39 (4)
5	724	Erich Köchermann	GER	7.35 (5)	7.35 (5)
6	295	Hannes de Boer	NED	7.32 (=6)	7.32 (6)
7 r1/2	529	Ed Gordon	USA	7.32 (=6)	–
8 r1/2	862	Eric Svensson	SWE	7.29 (8)	–
9 r1/2	255	Chuhei Nanbu	JPN	7.25 (9)	–
10 r1/2	846	Olle Hallberg	SWE	7.18 (10)	–
=11 r1/2	806	Ville Tuulos	FIN	7.11 (=11)	–
=11 r1/2	257	Mikio Oda	JPN	7.11 (=11)	–
=11 r1/2	533	DeHart Hubbard	USA	7.11 (=11)	–
14 r1/2	181	Erling Aastad	NOR	7.07 (14)	–
15 r1/2	741	Helmut Schlöske	GER	6.99 (15)	–		1
16 r1/2	172	Alfonso de Gortari	MEX	6.97 (16)	–
17 r1/2	334	Toon van Welsenes	NED	6.96 (17)	–
18 r1/2	708	Rudolf Dobermann	GER	6.91 (18)	–
19 r1/2	807	Toimi Tulikoura	FIN	6.88 (19)	–
20 r1/2	314	Gijs Lamoree	NED	6.87 (20)	–
21 r1/2	211	Paddy Anglim	IRL	6.81 (21)	–
22 r1/2	273	Dolfi Meier	SUI	6.80 (22)	–
23 r1/2	1	Lajos Balogh	HUN	6.79 (23)	–
24 r1/2	9	Imre Fekete	HUN	6.77 (24)	–
=25 r1/2	238	Virgilio Tommasi	ITA	6.76 (=25)	–
=25 r1/2	239	Enrico Torre	ITA	6.76 (=25)	–
27 r1/2	49	Charles Alzieu	FRA	6.70 (27)	–
28 r1/2	74	Jacques Flouret	FRA	6.64 (28)	–
29 r1/2	139	Konstantinos Petridis	GRE	6.63 (29)	–
30 r1/2	691	Hermann Brügmann	DEN	6.62 (30)	–
31 r1/2	190	Arild Lenth	NOR	6.60 (31)	–
32 r1/2	482	Reginald Revans	GBR	6.58 (32)	–
33 r1/2	423	Zdzisław Nowak	POL	6.57 (33)	–
=34 r1/2	680	Óscar Alvarado	CHI	6.51 (=34)	–
=34 r1/2	178	Gaston Médecin	MON	6.51 (=34)	–
36 r1/2	34	Tibor Püspöki	HUN	6.45 (36)	–
37 r1/2	210	Dalip Singh	IND	6.45 (37)	–
38 r1/2	289	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	6.44 (38)	–
39 r1/2	448	James Cohen	GBR	6.39 (39)	–
40 r1/2	277	Alfred Sutter	SUI	6.23 (40)	–
41 r1/2	371	Fernando Labourdette	ESP	6.16 (41)	–
DNS	603	Nick Winter	AUS	– (DNS)	–
DNS	777	Kalle Järvinen	FIN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	598	Walter Harrison	AUS	– (DNS)	–
DNS	282	Sid Atkinson	RSA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	90	Robert Loiseau	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	775	Akilles Järvinen	FIN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	70	Pierre Dinard	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	128	Stelios Benardis	GRE	– (DNS)	–
DNS	38	Elemér Somfay	HUN	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round

Date	31 July 1928
Format	Top 6 advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	534	Ed Hamm	USA	7.73	–	Q
2	145	Sylvio Cator	HAI	7.58	–	Q
3	500	Al Bates	USA	7.40	–	Q
4	729	Willi Meier	GER	7.39	–	Q
5	724	Erich Köchermann	GER	7.35	–	Q
=6	295	Hannes de Boer	NED	7.32	6.96	Q
=6	529	Ed Gordon	USA	7.32	6.57
8	862	Eric Svensson	SWE	7.29	–
9	255	Chuhei Nanbu	JPN	7.25	–
10	846	Olle Hallberg	SWE	7.18	–
=11	257	Mikio Oda	JPN	7.11	–
=11	806	Ville Tuulos	FIN	7.11	–
=11	533	DeHart Hubbard	USA	7.11	–
14	181	Erling Aastad	NOR	7.07	–
15	741	Helmut Schlöske	GER	6.99	–		2
16	172	Alfonso de Gortari	MEX	6.97	–
17	334	Toon van Welsenes	NED	6.96	–
18	708	Rudolf Dobermann	GER	6.91	–
19	807	Toimi Tulikoura	FIN	6.88	–
20	314	Gijs Lamoree	NED	6.87	–
21	211	Paddy Anglim	IRL	6.81	–
22	273	Dolfi Meier	SUI	6.80	–
23	1	Lajos Balogh	HUN	6.79	–
24	9	Imre Fekete	HUN	6.77	–
=25	238	Virgilio Tommasi	ITA	6.76	–
=25	239	Enrico Torre	ITA	6.76	–
27	49	Charles Alzieu	FRA	6.70	–
28	74	Jacques Flouret	FRA	6.64	–
29	139	Konstantinos Petridis	GRE	6.63	–
30	691	Hermann Brügmann	DEN	6.62	–
31	190	Arild Lenth	NOR	6.60	–
32	482	Reginald Revans	GBR	6.58	–
33	423	Zdzisław Nowak	POL	6.57	–
=34	680	Óscar Alvarado	CHI	6.51	–
=34	178	Gaston Médecin	MON	6.51	–
36	34	Tibor Püspöki	HUN	6.45	–
37	210	Dalip Singh	IND	6.45	–
38	289	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	6.44	–
39	448	James Cohen	GBR	6.39	–
40	277	Alfred Sutter	SUI	6.23	–
41	371	Fernando Labourdette	ESP	6.16	–
DNS	603	Nick Winter	AUS	–	–
DNS	777	Kalle Järvinen	FIN	–	–
DNS	598	Walter Harrison	AUS	–	–
DNS	282	Sid Atkinson	RSA	–	–
DNS	90	Robert Loiseau	FRA	–	–
DNS	775	Akilles Järvinen	FIN	–	–
DNS	70	Pierre Dinard	FRA	–	–
DNS	128	Stelios Benardis	GRE	–	–
DNS	38	Elemér Somfay	HUN	–	–

Group A

Date	31 July 1928

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	9	Ed Hamm	USA	7.73
2	3	Sylvio Cator	HAI	7.58
3	5	Erich Köchermann	GER	7.35
4	–	Erling Aastad	NOR	7.07	3
5	–	Toon van Welsenes	NED	6.96	4
6	10	Paddy Anglim	IRL	6.81
7	7	Jacques Flouret	FRA	6.64
=8	8	Óscar Alvarado	CHI	6.51
=8	4	Gaston Médecin	MON	6.51
10	6	Tibor Püspöki	HUN	6.45
11	–	Alfred Sutter	SUI	6.23	5
DNS	1	Nick Winter	AUS	–
DNS	2	Kalle Järvinen	FIN	–

Group B

Date	31 July 1928

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance
1	9	Al Bates	USA	7.40
2	5	Willi Meier	GER	7.39
3	10	Olle Hallberg	SWE	7.18
4	2	Toimi Tulikoura	FIN	6.88
5	6	Imre Fekete	HUN	6.77
6	–	Virgilio Tommasi	ITA	6.76	6
7	–	Zdzisław Nowak	POL	6.57	7
8	3	Dalip Singh	IND	6.45
9	8	James Cohen	GBR	6.39
DNS	1	Walter Harrison	AUS	–
DNS	4	Sid Atkinson	RSA	–
DNS	7	Robert Loiseau	FRA	–

Group C

Date	31 July 1928

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	9	Ed Gordon	USA	7.32	6.57
2	10	Eric Svensson	SWE	7.29	–
3	3	Mikio Oda	JPN	7.11	–
4	5	Helmut Schlöske	GER	6.99	–	8
5	–	Gijs Lamoree	NED	6.87	–	9
6	6	Lajos Balogh	HUN	6.79	–
7	–	Enrico Torre	ITA	6.76	–	10
8	2	Konstantinos Petridis	GRE	6.63	–
9	8	Reginald Revans	GBR	6.58	–
10	4	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	6.44	–
DNS	1	Akilles Järvinen	FIN	–	–
DNS	7	Pierre Dinard	FRA	–	–

Group D

Date	31 July 1928

Pos	Start Order	Competitor	NOC	Distance	2nd-Best Mark Distance
1	–	Hannes de Boer	NED	7.32	6.96	11
2	3	Chuhei Nanbu	JPN	7.25	–
=3	1	Ville Tuulos	FIN	7.11	–
=3	8	DeHart Hubbard	USA	7.11	–
5	–	Alfonso de Gortari	MEX	6.97	–	12
6	4	Rudolf Dobermann	GER	6.91	–
7	–	Dolfi Meier	SUI	6.80	–	13
8	6	Charles Alzieu	FRA	6.70	–
9	9	Hermann Brügmann	DEN	6.62	–
10	–	Arild Lenth	NOR	6.60	–	14
11	7	Fernando Labourdette	ESP	6.16	–
DNS	2	Stelios Benardis	GRE	–	–
DNS	5	Elemér Somfay	HUN	–	–

Final Round

Date	31 July 1928 — 14:00

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	534	Ed Hamm	USA	7.73	?	7.73	7.68	7.66	7.22	-
2	145	Sylvio Cator	HAI	7.58	x	7.50	7.58	7.20	7.22	x
3	500	Al Bates	USA	7.40	7.40	x	x	6.79	6.92	6.75
4	729	Willi Meier	GER	7.39	7.35	7.39	7.05	x	7.27	7.23
5	724	Erich Köchermann	GER	7.35	7.35	7.16	7.25	7.05	x	6.85
6	295	Hannes de Boer	NED	7.32	7.04	7.22	7.32	x	x	x