Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
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The men's long jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 4, 1936. Forty-three athletes from 27 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by 19cm by American Jesse Owens.[2] It was the United States' fourth consecutive and ninth overall gold medal in the event; it was also Owens's second of four gold medals in the 1936 Games. Luz Long won Germany's first medal in the event with silver; Naoto Tajima put Japan on the podium for the second Games in a row with bronze.
Quick Facts Men's long jump at the Games of the XI Olympiad, Venue ...
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Venue | Olympiastadion: Berlin, Germany | |||||||||
Date | August 4 | |||||||||
Competitors | 43 from 27 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 8.06 OR | |||||||||
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