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Long Jump, Men

Date	24 November 1956
Status	Olympic
Location	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
Participants	32 from 21 countries

The conditions were difficult with strong, gusty winds, and a short, loose runway. American Greg Bell called them “the worst conditions I ever jumped under“. But Bell did better than everybody else, winning the gold medal with 7.83 (25-8¼), his third round jump. First round leader was John Bennett (USA) with 7.68 (25-2½). He could do no better but won the silver medal.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	377	Greg Bell	USA	7.35 (7)	7.83 (1)	Gold	OR
2	378	John Bennett	USA	7.50 (2)	7.68 (2)	Silver
3	363	Jorma Valkama	FIN	7.36w (6)	7.48 (3)	Bronze
4	381	Dmitry Bondarenko	URS	7.37 (5)	7.44 (4)
5	372	Karim Olowu	NGR	7.29 (10)	7.36 (5)
6	374	Kazimierz Kropidłowski	POL	7.22 (12)	7.30 (6)
7	375	Neville Price	RSA	7.28w (11)	7.28 (7)
8	382	Oleg Fedoseyev	URS	7.42 (3)	7.27 (8)
9	364	Roy Cruttenden	GBR	7.32 (8)	7.15 (9)
10	373	Henryk Grabowski	POL	7.52 (1)	7.15 (10)
11	337	Ken Wilmshurst	GBR	7.40 (4)	7.14 (11)
12	380	Fermín Donazar	URU	7.31w (9)	6.57 (12)
AC r2/2	383	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan	URS	7.15 (13)	– (NM)
14 r1/2	368	Yoshiro Sonoda	JPN	7.12w (14)	–
15 r1/2	367	Masaji Tajima	JPN	7.11 (15)	–
16 r1/2	361	Ling Te-Sheng	TPE	7.11 (16)	–
17 r1/2	347	Muhammad Ramzan Ali	PAK	7.11 (17)	–
18 r1/2	370	Seo Yeong-Ju	KOR	7.09 (18)	–
19 r1/2	359	Mike Moroney	AUS	7.09 (19)	–
20 r1/2	360	Ary Façanha	BRA	7.00 (20)	–
21 r1/2	680	Ödön Földessy	HUN	6.96 (21)	–
22 r1/2	366	Ram Mehar	IND	6.92 (22)	–
23 r1/2	283	Ian Bruce	AUS	6.91 (23)	–
24 r1/2	358	Hugh Jack	AUS	6.90 (24)	–
25 r1/2	365	David Kushnir	ISR	6.89 (25)	–
26 r1/2	80	Fred Hammer	LUX	6.74 (26)	–
27 r1/2	357	Lawrence Ogwang	UGA	6.62 (27)	–
28 r1/2	362	Wilhelm Porrassalmi	FIN	6.58 (28)	–
29 r1/2	622	Rafiu Oluwa	NGR	6.53 (29)	–
30 r1/2	348	Muhammad Rashid	PAK	6.13 (30)	–
31 r1/2	667	Edward Martins	LBR	6.01 (31)	–
AC r1/2	376	Torgny Wåhlander	SWE	– (NM)	–
DNS	16	Ken Box	GBR	– (DNS)	–
DNS	338	Mohinder Singh	IND	– (DNS)	–
DNS	339	Abdul Sattar Abdul Razzak	IRQ	– (DNS)	–
DNS	369	Hiroshi Shibata	JPN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	345	Gabuh bin Piging	NBO	– (DNS)	–
DNS	332	Martin Řehák	TCH	– (DNS)	–
DNS	295	Rafer Johnson	USA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	636	Asnoldo Devonish	VEN	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (24 November 1956 — 10:00)

All those reaching 7.15 metres advanced to the final.

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3
1	10	Henryk Grabowski	POL	7.52	7.52 (-1.5)	-	-	Q
2	15	John Bennett	USA	7.50	7.50 (-0.8)	-	-	Q
3	34	Oleg Fedoseyev	URS	7.42	7.04	7.42 (+1.5)	-	Q
4	14	Ken Wilmshurst	GBR	7.40	6.95w	7.40 (+0.6)	-	Q
5	3	Dmitry Bondarenko	URS	7.37	6.97	6.95	7.37 (-2.0)	Q
6	17	Jorma Valkama	FIN	7.36w	7.13	6.92	7.36w (+2.5)	Q
7	27	Greg Bell	USA	7.35	7.35 (-1.0)	-	-	Q
8	1	Roy Cruttenden	GBR	7.32	7.32 (0.0)	-	-	Q
9	23	Fermín Donazar	URU	7.31w	7.31w (+5.5)	-	-	Q
10	38	Karim Olowu	NGR	7.29	7.05	7.29 (0.0)	-	Q
11	31	Neville Price	RSA	7.28w	7.28w (+4.2)	-	-	Q
12	19	Kazimierz Kropidłowski	POL	7.22	7.10	7.22 (-2.6)	-	Q
13	11	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan	URS	7.15	7.15 (+0.5)	-	-	Q
14	18	Yoshiro Sonoda	JPN	7.12w	6.77	7.01	7.12w (+3.2)
15	2	Masaji Tajima	JPN	7.11	6.98	×	7.11 (-1.0)
16	33	Ling Te-Sheng	TPE	7.11	6.85	6.74	7.11 (-2.5)
17	39	Muhammad Ramzan Ali	PAK	7.11	6.75	7.11 (+0.4)	×
18	26	Seo Yeong-Ju	KOR	7.09	7.08	7.09 (-1.0)	6.92
19	25	Mike Moroney	AUS	7.09	6.72	7.09 (-2.0)	×
20	5	Ary Façanha	BRA	7.00	6.86	7.00 (-2.0)	6.97
21	24	Ödön Földessy	HUN	6.96	6.96 (0.0)	6.92	6.93
22	13	Ram Mehar	IND	6.92	6.92 (-3.4)	6.84	5.53
23	21	Ian Bruce	AUS	6.91	×	6.91 (0.0)	6.80
24	9	Hugh Jack	AUS	6.90	6.90 (-1.2)	6.87	6.45
25	20	David Kushnir	ISR	6.89	6.09	6.89 (+0.2)	6.66
26	8	Fred Hammer	LUX	6.74	6.74 (-2.3)	×	×
27	35	Lawrence Ogwang	UGA	6.62	6.62 (-2.0)	6.51	6.28
28	29	Wilhelm Porrassalmi	FIN	6.58	×	6.58 (+1.0)	×
29	12	Rafiu Oluwa	NGR	6.53	×	6.53 (-4.0)	×
30	6	Muhammad Rashid	PAK	6.13	6.13 (0.0)	6.10	5.90
31	40	Edward Martins	LBR	6.01	5.79	6.01 (-5.8)	5.96
NM	4	Torgny Wåhlander	SWE	–	×	×	-
DNS	36	Ken Box	GBR	–	–	–	–
DNS	16	Mohinder Singh	IND	–	–	–	–
DNS	7	Abdul Sattar Abdul Razzak	IRQ	–	–	–	–
DNS	32	Hiroshi Shibata	JPN	–	–	–	–
DNS	22	Gabuh bin Piging	NBO	–	–	–	–
DNS	37	Martin Řehák	TCH	–	–	–	–
DNS	30	Rafer Johnson	USA	–	–	–	–
DNS	28	Asnoldo Devonish	VEN	–	–	–	–

Final Round (24 November 1956 — 15:50)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	4	Greg Bell	USA	7.83	6.98	7.83 (+1.8)	7.77	×	-	7.16	OR
2	10	John Bennett	USA	7.68	7.68 (-3.6)	7.61	×	-	×	-
3	11	Jorma Valkama	FIN	7.48	7.11	×	7.48 (0.0)	7.07	7.22	7.00
4	2	Dmitry Bondarenko	URS	7.44	7.44 (+0.6)	×	7.13	×	6.89	6.99
5	12	Karim Olowu	NGR	7.36	7.28	6.77	7.36 (+0.8)	6.42	×	6.91
6	13	Kazimierz Kropidłowski	POL	7.30	7.27	6.92	7.30 (-2.0)	6.95	7.03	6.94
7	7	Neville Price	RSA	7.28	×	7.28 (-3.8)	×	–	–	–
8	9	Oleg Fedoseyev	URS	7.27	×	7.25	7.27 (-6.2)	–	–	–
9	1	Roy Cruttenden	GBR	7.15	7.15 (-3.3)	×	6.96	–	–	–
10	5	Henryk Grabowski	POL	7.15	×	×	7.15 (-2.7)	–	–	–
11	8	Ken Wilmshurst	GBR	7.14	7.14 (-0.6)	7.06	7.05	–	–	–
12	3	Fermín Donazar	URU	6.57	×	×	6.57	–	–	–
NM	6	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan	URS	–	×	×	×	–	–	–