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📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe The drama is almost unbearable in these highlights of the Men's Long Jump competition during the Atlanta ...
The 1996 competition used the two-round format with divided final introduced in 1952. The qualifying round gave each competitor three jumps to achieve a distance of 8.05 metres; if fewer than 12 men did so, the top 12 (including all those tied) would advance.
Injuries to leading long jumpers Mike Powell and Iván Pedroso allow an in form Carl Lewis to thrill his home country with a gold medal... winning jump in Atlanta. His leap of 8.50m is 21 cm better than Jamaica’s James Beckford and he becomes the third Olympian to win the same individual event on four occasions.
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19 lip 1996 · During the 96th IOC Session in September 1990 in Tokyo, International Olympic Committee members voted in the final round for Atlanta (51 votes) over Athens (35 votes). Athletes from a record-breaking 79 countries won medals and 53 countries won gold medals. Tennis player Virag Csurgo (HUN) was entered in the doubles event only.
16 lis 2009 · On July 29, 1996, track and field legend Carl Lewis wins his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the long jump. It was the ninth and final Olympic gold of his storied career.
In the final all finalists were given three tries. The top eight were then given three more. Event facts: Men's Long jump competition was held at the Olympic Stadium and 52 athletes participated in the event.
