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The men's long jump was an athletics event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. There were 54 competitors from 41 nations, with one athlete not starting. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
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.
Men's Long jump - Athletics - Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics Event Format : Athletes competed in a qualifying round followed by the final. Top twelve and ties in the qualifying round and all those reaching the announced qualification limit advanced to the final.
22 wrz 2015 · Lewis, who qualified third in the 1996 Olympic Trials in the long jump, showed he still had one huge leap left in him. His 27-10¾ at Atlanta was his longest jump at sea level in four years...
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.
Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 1996. Official results of the athletics long jump men event at the Atlanta Summer Olympics.
29 lip 1996 · Qualifying Round (28 July 1996 — 17:15) Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 8.05 metres advanced to the final.
