Men Long Jump Athletics XXVI Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 1996 - Monday, 29th July - Gold Medal: Carl Lewis, United States
Final 19:10DistanceSO1.2.3.45.6.
1. Carl LewisUSA United States8.50m2.X8.148.50-8.06X
2. James BeckfordJAM Jamaica8.29m13.X8.028.13XX8.29
3. Joe GreeneUSA United States8.24m11.7.807.798.24XXX
4. Emmanuel BangueFRA France8.19m12.8.198.10X7.886.466.87
5. Mike PowellUSA United States8.17m7.7.898.177.99XXX
6. Gregor CankarSLO Slovenia8.11m9.XX8.11XX5.33
7. Aleksandr GlovatskiyBLR Belarus8.07m1.8.07X8.07XXX
8. Mattias SunnebornSWE Sweden8.06m8.7.897.978.068.048.037.75
9. Geng HuangCHN China7.99m 7.997.877.89
10.Yuriy NaumkinRUS Russia7.96m 7.967.887.95
11.Andrey IgnatovRUS Russia7.83m X7.837.58
12.Ivan PedrosoCUB Cuba7.75m X7.577.75
13.Erik NijsBEL Belgium7.72m 7.59X7.72

world Men Long Jump History

Venue:
52 competitors from 40 nations.
Qualification
World Record: 8.95m Mike Powell, United States Tokyo, Japan 30th August 1991
Olympic Record: 8.90m Robert Beamon, United States Mexico City, Mexico 18th October 1968.
The three Americans were the same as in Barcelona, and Lewis (35) and Powell (32) were on the team together for the third time. Remarkably, Lewis had qualified for his fifth consecutive Olympics in the long jump, but he was not the favourite he had been at the past three Games. After two rounds of the qualifying stage, he had reached only 7.93. He then flew to the front of the qualifiers with 8.30, followed by Greene (8.28), surprising Russian Yuriy Naumkin (8.21) and Powell (8.21). In the final the early leader was Bangué, who jumped 8.19 in the first round, and the Frenchman still led as Lewis got ready for his third jump. Giving it the “Full Monty, ” Lewis took off, landing slightly to the right of the pit, and coolly looked towards the markers to his right as he came down, checking the distance even as he flew. The measurement was worth looking at – 8.50 into a 1.3 wind. Greene also achieved his best jump in round 3 – 8.24 – and held second until Beckford, with his highly individualistic leg shoot, slipped past in the last round with 8.29. Lewis thus won his fourth title, surpassing Al Oerter as the most durable champion of all, winning in an event usually unkind to that kind of longevity. Without detracting from Lewis’s win, he was fortunate not to meet a healthy Iván Pedroso. Between 1993 and 1995 the Cuban had established himself as the best jumper in the world, but required hamstring surgery in 1996. He nevertheless qualified for the final with 8.05, one of 13 to jump 8.00 or better, but placed only 12th in the final with 7.75.

Qualification - Sundat, 28th July 17:15

Mark 8.05m. 8 Athletes passed the Mark. Next 5 were added to Final. Virtual Mark 8.00m
Group ADistance1.2.3.
1. Mike PowellUSA United States8.20m8.20--
2. Erik NijsBEL Belgium8.16m7.80X8.16
3. Geng HuangCHN China8.12m7.708.12-
4. James BeckfordJAM Jamaica8.02mX8.02X
4. Mattias SunnebornSWE Sweden8.02m8.02--
6. Gregor CankarSLO Slovenia8.00mXX8.00
eliminated
7. Andrew OwusuGHA Ghana7.91m7.917.88X
8. Hui-Fang NaiTPE Chinese Taipei7.91m7.817.487.91
9. Bogdan TudorROU Romania7.88m7.887.727.87
10.Milan GombalaCZE Czechia7.88m7.88XX
11.Kostas KoukodimosGRE Greece7.82m7.82XX
12.Carlos CaladoPOR Portugal7.81m7.367.81X
13.Vitaliy KyrylenkoUKR Ukraine7.77m7.77X7.62
14.Nelson FerreiraBRA Brazil7.76m7.767.697.76
15.Jaime JeffersonCUB Cuba7.65m7.617.477.65
16.Aleksey PetrukhnovRUS Russia7.50mX7.257.50
17.Remmy LimoKEN Kenya7.46mX7.46X
18.Francois FoucheRSA South Africa7.44m7.297.307.44
19.Kenny LewisGRN Grenada7.41m7.417.22X
20.Keita ClineIVB Brit. Virgin Isl.7.26mXX7.26
21.Victor ShabanguSWZ Swaziland6.79m6.79XX
-. Sinisa ErgoticCRO CroatiaNMXXX
-. Benny FernandoSRI Sri LankaNMXXX
-. Hans-peter LottGER GermanyNMXXX
-. Hee-jun SungKOR South KoreaNMXXX
-. Franck ZioBUR Burkina FasoNMXXX
Group BDistance1.2.3.
1. Carl LewisUSA United States8.29m7.93X8.29
2. Joe GreeneUSA United States8.28m8.28--
3. Yuriy NaumkinRUS Russia8.21m7.838.21-
4. Emmanuel BangueFRA France8.09m7.88X8.09
5. Aleksandr GlovatskiyBLR Belarus8.07m7.908.07-
6. Ivan PedrosoCUB Cuba8.05m8.05--
7. Andrey IgnatovRUS Russia8.00mXX8.00
eliminated
8. Spyros VasdekisGRE Greece7.98m7.987.907.96
9. Bogdan TarusROU Romania7.96mX7.967.93
10.Cheikh Tidiane ToureSEN Senegal7.91m7.91X7.76
11.Georg AckermannGER Germany7.86mXX7.86
12.Janos UzsokiHUN Hungary7.82mXX7.82
13.Simone BianchiITA Italy7.79mXX7.79
14.Robert EmmiyanARM Armenia7.76m7.767.52X
15.Jing ChenCHN China7.70mX7.70X
16.Chih-Kuo ChaoTPE Chinese Taipei7.67m7.67XX
17.Jesus OlivanESP Spain7.64m7.597.64X
18.Douglas de SouzaBRA Brazil7.61m7.59X7.61
19.Richard DuncanCAN Canada7.61m7.517.567.61
20.Nobuharu AsaharaJPN Japan7.46m5.497.46X
21.Andreja MarinkovicYUG Yugoslavia7.17mX7.17X
22.Marcio da CruzBRA Brazil7.12m7.12XX
-. Vladimir MalyavinTKM TurkmenistanNMXXX
-. Ellsworth ManuelAHO Neth. AntilesNMXX-
-. Ivaylo MladenovBUL BulgariaNMXX-
-. Ousman SallahGAM GambiaNMXXX
-. Craig HepburnBAH BahamasDNS
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