Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
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The men's long jump was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were 50 participating athletes from 37 nations, with two qualifying groups.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 3cm by Carl Lewis of the United States, the nation's third consecutive and 19th overall gold medal in the men's long jump. Lewis became the second man to win three medals in the event (after Ralph Boston) and the first to win three golds. His winning margin of 3cm would prove to be his narrowest of his four titles. Mike Powell repeated his silver-medal performance from 1988, becoming the eighth two-medal winner in the event. Joe Greene took bronze, completing the United States' second consecutive and fourth overall (1896, 1904, 1988) medal sweep in the men's long jump.
Men's Long jump at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | |||||||||
Dates | 5 August (qualifying) 6 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 50 from 37 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 8.67 | |||||||||
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