| Date | 31 July 1948 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Empire Stadium, Wembley, London |
| Participants | 21 from 17 countries |
Willie Steele was the best long jumper of the post-War years and was favored in 1948. He had won the 1946-47 AAU title and the 1948 Olympic Trials. At the trials, he had a near foul on a jump of 8.17 (26-9¾), which would have bettered Jesse Owens’ world record.
In London, Steele had an injured ankle and took only two jumps, but both were good enough to win the gold medal. The fifth-place finisher was Adegboyega, Prince Adedoyin, who was Nigerian but represented Great Britain as Nigeria did not yet have a recognized National Olympic Committee.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 449 | Willie Steele |  USA | 7.780 (1) | 7.825 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 404 | Bill Bruce |  AUS | 7.200 (4) | 7.555 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 448 | Herb Douglas | USA | 7.240 (3) | 7.545 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 450 | Lorenzo Wright | USA | 7.530 (2) | 7.450 (4) | |||
| 5 | 440 | Adegboyega, Omoba Adedoyin |  GBR | 7.130 (7) | 7.270 (5) | 1 | ||
| 6 | 412 | Georges Damitio |  FRA | 6.980 (12) | 7.070 (6) | |||
| 7 | 442 | Harry Whittle | GBR | 7.030 (10) | 7.030 (7) | 2 | ||
| 8 | 434 | Felix Würth |  AUT | 7.080 (8) | 7.000 (8) | |||
| 9 | 441 | Harry Askew | GBR | 7.140 (6) | 6.935 (9) | |||
| 10 | 432 | Enrique Kistenmacher |  ARG | 7.180 (5) | 6.800 (10) | |||
| 11 | 445 | Edward Adamczyk |  POL | 7.030 (9) | 6.735 (11) | |||
| 11 r1/2 | 443 | Baldev Singh |  IND | 7.000 (11) | – ( | |||
| 13 r1/2 | 447 | Jean Studer |  SUI | 6.940 (13) | – | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 47 | Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson |  ISL | 6.890 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 439 | Jaroslav Fikejz |  TCH | 6.860 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 446 | Álvaro Dias |  POR | 6.860 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 37 | Kyros Marinis |  GRE | 6.750 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 444 | Kim Won-Gwon |  KOR | 6.710 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 16 | Charles Thompson |  GUY | 6.580 (19) | – | 3 | ||
| 20 r1/2 | 418 | Jorge Aguirre |  MEX | 5.910 (20) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 438 | Gallage Peiris |  SRI | – ( | – | |||
| 20 | Jack Parry |  CAN | – ( | – | ||||
| 433 | George Avery | AUS | – ( | – | ||||
| 405 | Peter Mullins | AUS | – ( | – | ||||
| 435 | Geraldo de Oliveira |  BRA | – ( | – | ||||
| 437 | Lionel Fournier | CAN | – ( | – | ||||
| 32 | René Valmy | FRA | – ( | – |
| Date | 31 July 1948 — 11:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 7.20 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 449 | Willie Steele | USA | 7.780 | ||
| 2 | 450 | Lorenzo Wright | USA | 7.530 | ||
| 3 | 448 | Herb Douglas | USA | 7.240 | ||
| 4 | 404 | Bill Bruce | AUS | 7.200 | ||
| 5 | 432 | Enrique Kistenmacher | ARG | 7.180 | ||
| 6 | 441 | Harry Askew | GBR | 7.140 | ||
| 7 | 440 | Adegboyega, Omoba Adedoyin | GBR | 7.130 | 4 | |
| 8 | 434 | Felix Würth | AUT | 7.080 | ||
| 9 | 445 | Edward Adamczyk | POL | 7.030 | ||
| 10 | 442 | Harry Whittle | GBR | 7.030 | 5 | |
| 11 | 443 | Baldev Singh | IND | 7.000 | ||
| 12 | 412 | Georges Damitio | FRA | 6.980 | ||
| 13 | 447 | Jean Studer | SUI | 6.940 | ||
| 14 | 47 | Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson | ISL | 6.890 | ||
| 15 | 439 | Jaroslav Fikejz | TCH | 6.860 | ||
| 16 | 446 | Álvaro Dias | POR | 6.860 | ||
| 17 | 37 | Kyros Marinis | GRE | 6.750 | ||
| 18 | 444 | Kim Won-Gwon | KOR | 6.710 | ||
| 19 | 16 | Charles Thompson | GUY | 6.580 | 6 | |
| 20 | 418 | Jorge Aguirre | MEX | 5.910 | ||
| 438 | Gallage Peiris | SRI | – | |||
| 433 | George Avery | AUS | – | |||
| 437 | Lionel Fournier | CAN | – | |||
| 20 | Jack Parry | CAN | – | |||
| 405 | Peter Mullins | AUS | – | |||
| 435 | Geraldo de Oliveira | BRA | – | |||
| 32 | René Valmy | FRA | – |
| Date | 31 July 1948 — 11:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Herb Douglas | USA | 7.240 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Bill Bruce | AUS | 7.200 | ||
| 3 | 12 | Enrique Kistenmacher | ARG | 7.180 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Harry Askew | GBR | 7.140 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Adegboyega, Omoba Adedoyin | GBR | 7.130 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | Edward Adamczyk | POL | 7.030 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Georges Damitio | FRA | 6.980 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Jaroslav Fikejz | TCH | 6.860 | ||
| 9 | 13 | Kyros Marinis | GRE | 6.750 | ||
| 10 | 11 | Kim Won-Gwon | KOR | 6.710 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Jorge Aguirre | MEX | 5.910 | ||
| 5 | George Avery | AUS | – | |||
| 10 | Lionel Fournier | CAN | – |
| Date | 31 July 1948 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Willie Steele | USA | 7.780 | ||
| 2 | 13 | Lorenzo Wright | USA | 7.530 | ||
| 3 | 14 | Felix Würth | AUT | 7.080 | ||
| 4 | 12 | Harry Whittle | GBR | 7.030 | 8 | |
| 5 | 6 | Baldev Singh | IND | 7.000 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Jean Studer | SUI | 6.940 | ||
| 7 | 10 | Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson | ISL | 6.890 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Álvaro Dias | POR | 6.860 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Charles Thompson | GUY | 6.580 | 9 | |
| 4 | Gallage Peiris | SRI | – | |||
| 3 | Jack Parry | CAN | – | |||
| 1 | Peter Mullins | AUS | – | |||
| 2 | Geraldo de Oliveira | BRA | – | |||
| 11 | René Valmy | FRA | – |
| Date | 31 July 1948 — 16:45 |
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| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #2 Distance | Round #3 Distance | Round #4 Distance | Round #5 Distance | Round #6 Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Willie Steele | USA | 7.825 | 7.825 | 7.680 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2 | 4 | Bill Bruce | AUS | 7.555 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 3 | 6 | Herb Douglas | USA | 7.545 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4 | 11 | Lorenzo Wright | USA | 7.450 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 5 | 2 | Adegboyega, Omoba Adedoyin | GBR | 7.270 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | Georges Damitio | FRA | 7.070 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 7 | 10 | Harry Whittle | GBR | 7.030 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | |
| 8 | 12 | Felix Würth | AUT | 7.000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 3 | Harry Askew | GBR | 6.935 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 7 | Enrique Kistenmacher | ARG | 6.800 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 1 | Edward Adamczyk | POL | 6.735 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | Baldev Singh | IND | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
