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Long Jump, Men

Date	4 August 1936
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiastadion, Reichssportfeld, Berlin
Participants	43 from 27 countries
Olympic Record	7.765 WR / Bob LeGendre USA / 7 July 1924 / Details

The heavy favorite was the American Jesse Owens, holder of the world record. In the qualifying, he fouled his first two jumps but came through on his final attempt to make the final. In the final, Owens led from the first round, improving his marks in rounds two, five, and six, to win the gold medal with an Olympic record 8.06 (26-5½). Silver was taken by Germany’s Luz Long, and the bronze medal went to Japan’s Naoto Tajima.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	733	Jesse Owens	USA	7.64 (NP)	8.06w (1)	Gold	OR
2	862	Luz Long	GER	– (NP)	7.87w (2)	Silver
3	396	Naoto Tajima	JPN	– (NP)	7.74w (3)	Bronze
=4	861	Wilhelm Leichum	GER	– (NP)	7.73w (=4)
=4	347	Arturo Maffei	ITA	– (NP)	7.73w (=4)
6	778	Bob Clark	USA	– (NP)	7.67w (6)
7	777	John Brooks	USA	– (NP)	7.41w (7)
8	191	Robert Paul	FRA	– (NP)	7.34w (8)
9	860	Artur Bäumle	GER	– (NP)	7.32w (9)
=10	476	Otto Berg	NOR	– (NP)	7.30w (=10)
=10	594	Åke Stenqvist	SWE	– (NP)	7.30w (=10)
12	327	Gianni Caldana	ITA	– (NP)	7.26w (12)
13	682	Josef Vosolsobě	TCH	– (NP)	7.18w (13)
14	88	Sam Richardson	CAN	– (NP)	7.13w (14)
15	59	Márcio de Oliveira	BRA	– (NP)	7.05w (15)
16	397	Kenshi Togami	JPN	– (NP)	6.18w (16)
17	226	Claude Heim	FRA	7.10 (NP)	–
18	227	André Prébolin	FRA	7.07 (NP)	–
19	145	Ruudi Toomsalu	EST	7.00est (NP)	–
20	143	Willy Rasmussen	DEN	6.92 (NP)	–
21	565	Bondoc Ionescu-Crum	ROU	– (NP)	–
22	530	Carlos de la Guerra	PER	– (NP)	–
23	286	Eddie Boyce	GBR	– (NP)	–
24	52	Émile Binet	BEL	– (NP)	–
25	454	François Mersch	LUX	– (NP)	–
26	285	George Traynor	GBR	– (NP)	–
27	12	Grigorios Lamprakis	GRE	– (NP)	–
28	116	Zhang Jiakui	CHN	– (NP)	–
29	718	Henrik Koltai	HUN	– (NP)	–
30	423	Ivo Buratović	YUG	– (NP)	–
31	680	Jiří Hoffmann	TCH	– (NP)	–
32	531	Max Berendson	PER	– (NP)	–
33	309	Marten Klasema	NED	– (NP)	–
34	177	Martti Tolamo	FIN	– (NP)	–
35	395	Masao Harada	JPN	– (NP)	–
36	23	Mohammad Khan	AFG	– (NP)	–
37	536	Niño Ramírez	PHI	– (NP)	–
38	176	Onni Rajasaari	FIN	– (NP)	–
39	463	Pascual Gutiérrez	MEX	– (NP)	–
40	681	Rudolf Polame	TCH	– (NP)	–
41	117	Hao Chunde	CHN	– (NP)	–
42	118	Situ Guang	CHN	– (NP)	–
43	628	Jean Studer	SUI	– (NP)	–
DNS	39	Basil Dickinson	AUS	–	–
DNS	37	Jack Metcalfe	AUS	–	–
DNS	133	Pedro del Vecchio	COL	–	–
DNS	142	Ingvard Andersen	DEN	–	–
DNS	643	Ignacio Sánchez	ESP	–	–
DNS	627	Walter Mäder	SUI	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	4 August 1936
Format	All those reaching 7.15 metres advanced to the final round.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance
NP	733	Jesse Owens	USA	7.64	Q
NP	862	Luz Long	GER	–	Q
NP	396	Naoto Tajima	JPN	–	Q
NP	861	Wilhelm Leichum	GER	–	Q
NP	347	Arturo Maffei	ITA	–	Q
NP	778	Bob Clark	USA	–	Q
NP	777	John Brooks	USA	–	Q
NP	191	Robert Paul	FRA	–	Q
NP	860	Artur Bäumle	GER	–	Q
NP	594	Åke Stenqvist	SWE	–	Q
NP	476	Otto Berg	NOR	–	Q
NP	327	Gianni Caldana	ITA	–	Q
NP	682	Josef Vosolsobě	TCH	–	Q
NP	88	Sam Richardson	CAN	–	Q
NP	59	Márcio de Oliveira	BRA	–	Q
NP	397	Kenshi Togami	JPN	–	Q
NP	226	Claude Heim	FRA	7.10
NP	227	André Prébolin	FRA	7.07
NP	143	Willy Rasmussen	DEN	6.92
NP	565	Bondoc Ionescu-Crum	ROU	–
NP	530	Carlos de la Guerra	PER	–
NP	286	Eddie Boyce	GBR	–
NP	52	Émile Binet	BEL	–
NP	454	François Mersch	LUX	–
NP	285	George Traynor	GBR	–
NP	12	Grigorios Lamprakis	GRE	–
NP	116	Zhang Jiakui	CHN	–
NP	718	Henrik Koltai	HUN	–
NP	423	Ivo Buratović	YUG	–
NP	680	Jiří Hoffmann	TCH	–
NP	531	Max Berendson	PER	–
NP	309	Marten Klasema	NED	–
NP	177	Martti Tolamo	FIN	–
NP	395	Masao Harada	JPN	–
NP	23	Mohammad Khan	AFG	–
NP	536	Niño Ramírez	PHI	–
NP	176	Onni Rajasaari	FIN	–
NP	463	Pascual Gutiérrez	MEX	–
NP	681	Rudolf Polame	TCH	–
NP	145	Ruudi Toomsalu	EST	7.00est
NP	117	Hao Chunde	CHN	–
NP	118	Situ Guang	CHN	–
NP	628	Jean Studer	SUI	–

Final Round

Date	4 August 1936 — 17:45

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Round #1 Distance	Round #2 Distance	Round #3 Distance	Round #4 Distance	Round #5 Distance	Round #6 Distance
1	733	Jesse Owens	USA	8.06w	7.74w	7.87w	7.75w	x	7.94w	8.06w	OR
2	862	Luz Long	GER	7.87w	7.54w	7.74w	7.84w	7.73w	7.87w	x
3	396	Naoto Tajima	JPN	7.74w	7.65w	x	7.74w	7.52w	7.60w	x
=4	861	Wilhelm Leichum	GER	7.73w	x	x	7.52w	7.38w	7.25w	7.73w
=4	347	Arturo Maffei	ITA	7.73w	7.50w	7.47w	7.73w	7.22w	7.42w	7.39w
6	778	Bob Clark	USA	7.67w	x	7.60w	7.54w	7.60w	7.67w	7.57w
7	777	John Brooks	USA	7.41w	7.34w	7.41w	7.19w	–	–	–
8	191	Robert Paul	FRA	7.34w	7.34w	6.93w	7.08w	–	–	–
9	860	Artur Bäumle	GER	7.32w	7.32w	7.21w	7.13w	–	–	–
=10	594	Åke Stenqvist	SWE	7.30w	7.30w	7.13w	6.68w	–	–	–
=10	476	Otto Berg	NOR	7.30w	7.30w	x	6.95w	–	–	–
12	327	Gianni Caldana	ITA	7.26w	7.26w	7.16w	7.26w	–	–	–
13	682	Josef Vosolsobě	TCH	7.18w	x	7.03w	7.18w	–	–	–
14	88	Sam Richardson	CAN	7.13w	7.13w	x	x	–	–	–
15	59	Márcio de Oliveira	BRA	7.05w	x	6.81w	7.05w	–	–	–
16	397	Kenshi Togami	JPN	6.18w	6.18w	x	x	–	–	–