Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

The men's long jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games. There was a total of 776 participants from 43 countries competing.-Medal table:...

at the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...

. The competition was held on August 4, 1936. The final was won by American

African American

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Jesse Owens.

Final

Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 5

Final standings

Rank	Name	Distance	Notes
	Jesse Owens Jesse Owens James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the...	8.06	OR
	Luz Long Luz Long Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long was a German Olympic athlete, notable for winning Silver at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and for giving advice to his competitor, Jesse Owens, who went on to win the gold medal for the broad jump as a result of Long's advice.Long was killed in...	7.87
	Naoto Tajima Naoto Tajima was a Japanese athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. He won a gold medal in the triple jump , and won a bronze medal in the long jump, behind Jesse Owens and Lutz Long....	7.74
4	Wilhelm Leichum Wilhelm Leichum Wilhelm Leichum was a German athlete who competed mainly in the long jump and 100 metres.Leichum was born in Hesse...	7.73
4	Arturo Maffei	7.73
6	Bob Clark	7.67
7	John Brooks	7.41
8	Robert Paul	7.34
9	Arthur Bäumle	7.32
10	Åke Stenqvist	7.30
10	Otto Berg Otto Berg (athlete) Otto Berg was a Norwegian long jumper.At the 1936 Summer Olympics he finished tenth in the long jump final with a jump of 7.30 metres. He won the silver medal at the 1934 European Championships in Athletics...	7.30
12	Gianni Caldana Gianni Caldana Gianni Caldana was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for an Italy in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Orazio Mariani, Elio Ragni and Tullio Gonnelli.-References:*...	7.26
13	Josef Vosolsobě	7.18
14	Sam Richardson Sam Richardson Samuel "Sam" Richardson is a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Toronto.In 1936 he was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fifth in the Olympic 4x100 metre event...	7.13
15	Márcio de Oliveira	7.05
16	Kenshi Togami	6.18

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