Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics ![]() |
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | |||
400 m | men | |||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | |||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | |||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | |||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Decathlon | men |
The men's long jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928.
Forty-one long jumpers from 23 nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ed Hamm![]() |
Silvio Cator 23x15px Haiti |
Al Bates![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
World Record | 7.90 | ![]() |
Cambridge (GBR) | July 7, 1928 |
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Olympic Record | 7.765(*) | ![]() |
Paris (FRA) | July 7, 1924 |
(*) Robert LeGendre set the Olympic record in the 1924 pentathlon contest
Results
Qualification
The best six long jumpers qualified for the final. Two jumpers, Hannes de Boer and Ed Gordon, tied for sixth place, but only de Boer advanced to the final as his second best jump (6.96) was better than the second best jump of Gordon (6.57). The jumping order is not available and the jumping series are only available for the best six jumpers.
Group 1
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
unk | 7.73 | 7.68 | 7.73 | 1 | Q |
2 | 22x20px Silvio Cator (HAI) | X | 7.50 | 7.58 | 7.58 | 2 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
7.35 | 7.16 | 7.25 | 7.35 | 5 | Q |
4 | ![]() |
7.07 | 14 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
6.96 | 17 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
6.81 | 21 | ||||
7 | ![]() |
6.64 | 28 | ||||
8 | ![]() |
6.51 | =34 | ||||
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6.51 | =34 | |||||
10 | ![]() |
6.45 | 36 | ||||
11 | ![]() |
6.23 | 40 |
Group 2
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
7.40 | X | X | 7.40 | 3 | Q |
2 | ![]() |
7.35 | 7.39 | 7.05 | 7.39 | 4 | Q |
3 | ![]() |
7.18 | 10 | ||||
4 | ![]() |
6.91 | 18 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
6.77 | 24 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
6.76 | =25 | ||||
7 | ![]() |
6.57 | 33 | ||||
8 | ![]() |
6.45 | 37 | ||||
9 | ![]() |
6.39 | 39 |
Group 3
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
7.32 / 6.57 | 7.32 | 7 | |||
2 | ![]() |
7.29 | 8 | ||||
3 | ![]() |
7.11 | =11 | ||||
4 | ![]() |
6.99 | 15 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
6.87 | 20 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
6.79 | 23 | ||||
7 | ![]() |
6.76 | 25 | ||||
8 | ![]() |
6.63 | 29 | ||||
9 | ![]() |
6.58 | 32 | ||||
10 | 22x20px Johannes Viljoen (RSA) | 6.44 | 38 |
Group 4
Place | Athlete | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. |
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1 | ![]() |
7.32 / 6.96 | 7.32 | 6 | Q | ||
2 | ![]() |
7.25 | 9 | ||||
3 | ![]() |
7.11 | =11 | ||||
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7.11 | =11 | |||||
5 | 22x20px Alfonso de Gortari (MEX) | 6.97 | 16 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
6.91 | 18 | ||||
7 | ![]() |
6.80 | 22 | ||||
8 | ![]() |
6.70 | 27 | ||||
9 | ![]() |
6.62 | 30 | ||||
10 | ![]() |
6.60 | 31 | ||||
11 | 22x20px Fernando Labourdette-Liaresq (ESP) | 6.16 | 41 |
Final
The final was held on the same day and started at 2 p.m. No jumper was able to improve his qualification width.
Place | Athlete | Qual. Width | 1. | 2. | 3. | Distance |
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1 | ![]() |
7.73 | 7.68 | 7.66 | - | 7.73 |
2 | 22x20px Silvio Cator (HAI) | 7.58 | 7.20 | 7.22 | X | 7.58 |
3 | ![]() |
7.40 | 6.79 | 6.92 | 6.75 | 7.40 |
4 | ![]() |
7.39 | X | 7.27 | 7.23 | 7.39 |
5 | ![]() |
7.35 | 7.05 | X | 6.85 | 7.35 |
6 | ![]() |
7.32 | X | X | X | 7.32 |
References
- sports-reference.com
- Official Olympic Report
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