1960 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Long Jump (Men)
sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | Long jump | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 49 athletes from 34 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Stadio Olimpico | ||||||||
Competition phase | 2nd September 1960 | ||||||||
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The men's long jump at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome was held on September 2, 1960 at the Stadio Olimpico . 49 athletes took part.
Olympic champion was the American Ralph Boston ahead of his compatriot Bo Roberson . The bronze medal went to Igor Ter-Owanesjan from the Soviet Union.
While athletes from Austria and Liechtenstein did not take part, three Germans and one Swiss competed. The German Fritz Köppen could not qualify for the final. Manfred Molzberger and Manfred Steinbach reached the final. Steinbach took fourth place there, four centimeters behind the bronze rank, Molzberger reached ninth place. Switzerland was represented by Gustav Schlosser, who failed in the qualification.
Existing records
World record | 8.21 m | Ralph Boston ( USA ) | Walnut , USA | August 12, 1960 |
Olympic record | 8.06 m | Jesse Owens ( USA ) | Final of Berlin , Germany | 4th August 1936 |
Note: The Olympic record was officially set at 8.06 m and Jesse Owens was the record holder, despite an irregular tailwind when he jumped.
Conducting the competition
The athletes competed in a qualifying round on September 2, which was conducted in three groups. The required qualification width was 7.40 m. For all qualified jumpers the final took place on the afternoon of the same day. Each participant was initially entitled to three attempts. The best six athletes could then complete three more attempts.
Note: The qualified athletes are highlighted in light blue.
Time schedule
September 2, 9:00 a.m .: Qualification
September 2, 4:20 p.m .: Final
qualification
Date: September 2, 1960, from 9:00 a.m.
The best widths are printed in bold. With the same distance, the second best result decided on the placement.
Group A
space | Surname | nation | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | result | annotation |
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1 | Ralph Boston | United States | 7.60 m | - | - | 7.60 m | |
2 | Takayuki Okazaki | Japan | 7.58 m | - | - | 7.58 m | |
3 | Christian Collardot | France | 7.32 m | 7.40 m | - | 7.40 m | |
4th | Kazimierz Kropidłowski | Poland | x | 7.37 m | x | 7.37 m | |
5 | Yukishige Yasuma | Japan | 7.34 m | x | 7.26 m | 7.34 m | |
6th | Gustav Schlosser | Switzerland | 7.26 m | 7.27 m | x | 7.27 m | |
7th | Fermín Donazar | Uruguay | 7.09 m | 7.24 m | 7.14 m | 7.24 m | |
8th | BV Satyanarayan | India | 6.95 m | 7.08 m | x | 7.08 m | |
9 | Luis Felipe Areta Sampériz | Spain | 7.04 m | x | 7.04 m | 7.04 m | |
10 | Seo Yeong-joo | South Korea | 6.78 m | 6.98 m | x | 6.98 m | |
11 | John Baguley | Australia | 6.84 m | x | 6.96 m | 6.96 m | |
12 | Mahmoud Atter Abdel Fattah | United Arab Republic | 6.72 m | 6.94 m | x | 6.94 m | |
13 | Romain Poté | Belgium | 6.81 m | 6.69 m | 6.92 m | 6.92 m | |
14th | Jun Ebina | Japan | 6.68 m | 6.83 m | 6.58 m | 6.83 m | |
15th | Vilhjálmur Einarsson | Iceland | 6.76 m | 6.64 m | x | 6.76 m | |
16 | Kaimar-ud-Din bin Maidin | Malaya | 6.74 m | 5.84 m | 5.38 m | 6.74 m | |
17th | Abdul Razzak | Iraq | x | 6.37 m | 6.37 m | 6.37 m |
Group B
space | Surname | nation | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | result | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jorma Valkama | Finland | 7.63 m | - | - | 7.63 m | |
2 | Dmytro Bondarenko | Soviet Union | 7.24 m | 7.33 m | 7.49 m | 7.49 m | |
3 | Manfred Molzberger | Germany | 7.21 m | 7.46 m | - | 7.46 m | |
4th | John Oladipo Oladitan | Nigeria | 7.33 m | 7.29 m | 7.38 m | 7.38 m | |
5 | Juhani Manninen | Finland | 7.34 m | 7.21 m | 6.49 m | 7.34 m | |
6th | Fritz Köppen | Germany | x | 7.32 m | 7.09 m | 7.32 m | |
7th | Anthony Watson | United States | 6.95 m | x | 7.32 m | 7.32 m | |
8th | Jan Netopilík | Czechoslovakia | 7.06 m | x | 7.26 m | 7.26 m | |
9 | Roberto Procel | Mexico | x | 7.13 m | 7.23 m | 7.23 m | |
10 | Ali Brakchi | France | 7.20 m | 7.09 m | 6.89 m | 7.20 m | |
11 | John Howell | Great Britain | 7.19 m | x | x | 7.19 m | |
12 | Dave Norris | New Zealand | 6.91 m | 7.02 m | 7.04 m | 7.19 m | |
13 | Ian Tomlinson | Australia | 7.03 m | x | x | 7.03 m | |
14th | Virsa Singh | India | 6.60 m | 6.70 m | 6.68 m | 6.70 m | |
15th | Bevyn Baker | Australia | x | x | 6.43 m | 6.43 m |
Group C
space | Surname | nation | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | result | annotation |
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1 | Bo Roberson | United States | 7.81 m | - | - | 7.81 m | |
2 | Igor Ter-Ovanesjan | Soviet Union | 7.79 m | - | - | 7.79 m | |
3 | Henk Visser | Netherlands | 7.29 m | 7.72 m | - | 7.72 m | |
4th | Manfred Steinbach | Germany | x | 7.70 m | - | 7.70 m | |
5 | Attilio Bravi | Italy | 7.57 m | - | - | 7.57 m | |
6th | Dimos Manglaras | Greece | 7.35 m | 7.25 m | 7.45 m | 7.45 m | |
7th | Fred Alsop | Great Britain | x | 6.93 m | 7.42 m | 7.42 m | |
8th | Paul Foreman | West Indian Federation | x | 7.42 m | - | 7.42 m | |
9 | David Kushnir | Israel | 7.16 m | 7.20 m | 7.12 m | 7.20 m | |
10 | Pedro de Almeida | Portugal | 7.10 m | x | 7.09 m | 7.10 m | |
11 | Roar Berthelsen | Norway | 6.72 m | 6.95 m | 7.09 m | 7.09 m | |
12 | Yalçın Ünsal | Turkey | 6.97 m | 6.58 m | 6.58 m | 6.97 m | |
13 | Revas Kwachakidze | Soviet Union | 5.42 m | 6.82 m | x | 6.82 m | |
14th | Prajim Wongsuwan | Thailand | 6.78 m | x | x | 6.78 m | |
ogV | Clive Bonas | Venezuela | x | x | - | without space | |
Muhammad Ramzan Ali | Pakistan | x | x | x | |||
Luigi Ulivelli | Italy |
final
Date: September 2, 1960, 4:20 p.m.
13 participants had achieved the qualifying distance of 7.40 m. The favorite was world record holder Ralph Boston from the USA. The main challenger was the Soviet jumper Igor Ter-Owanesjan, European champion from 1958 .
In the second round, Boston's compatriot Bo Roberson took the lead with 8.03 m. In the next attempt, Boston lived up to its role of favorite: he jumped a new Olympic record with 8.12 m and exceeded the 24-year-old mark of his legendary compatriot Jesse Owens .
The placements remained unchanged in the first two finals. Boston led ahead of Roberson and Ter-Owanesjan. He was followed by the German Manfred Steinbach, the Finn Jorma Valkama and Christian Collardot from France. In the last round the ranking was mixed up again. Ter-Owanesjan achieved a new European record with 8.04 m and first took silver, then Roberson countered with 8.11 m and even came within an inch of Boston. Steinbach was the first German to jump over the eight-meter mark with exactly 8.00 m, which ultimately meant fourth place.
In the 14th Olympic final, Ralph Boston jumped to the 13th US victory. It was the eighth US success in a row. At the same time, it was the eleventh US double success, the fourth in a row.
Igor Ter-Owanesjan won the first long jump medal for the Soviet Union.
space | Surname | nation | 1st attempt | Second attempt | 3. Attempt | 4th attempt | 5th attempt | 6th attempt | Bottom line | annotation |
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1 | Ralph Boston | United States | 7.82 m | x | 8.12 m OR | 7.80 m | x | 7.96 m | 8.12 m | OR |
2 | Bo Roberson | United States | x | 8.03 m | 7.88 m | 7.75 m | 7.62 m | 8.11 m | 8.11 m | |
3 | Igor Ter-Ovanesjan | Soviet Union | 7.90 m | 7.80 m | x | x | 7.68 m | 8.04 m | 8.04 m | |
4th | Manfred Steinbach | Germany | 7.81 m | x | 7.76 m | x | x | 8.00 m | 8.00 m | |
5 | Jorma Valkama | Finland | 7.52 m | 7.69 m | 7.36 m | 7.31 m | x | 7.29 m | 7.69 m | |
6th | Christian Collardot | France | 7.67 m | x | 7.68 m | 6.96 m | 7.50 m | x | 7.68 m | |
7th | Henk Visser | Netherlands | 7.59 m | 7.43 m | 7.66 m | not in the final of the six best jumpers |
7.66 m | |||
8th | Dmytro Bondarenko | Soviet Union | 7.27 m | 7.58 m | 7.37 m | 7.58 m | ||||
9 | Manfred Molzberger | Germany | 7.35 m | 7.49 m | 7.47 m | 7.49 m | ||||
10 | Attilio Bravi | Italy | 7.30 m | 7.22 m | 7.47 m | 7.47 m | ||||
11 | Dimos Manglaras | Greece | 7.16 m | 7.32 m | 7.45 m | 7.45 m | ||||
12 | Paul Foreman | West Indian Federation | 7.26 m | - | - | 7.26 m | ||||
13 | Fred Alsop | Great Britain | 7.25 m | 7.18 m | 7.16 m | 7.25 m |
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, pp. 206–208
Videos
- RALF BOSTON ORO SALTO IN LUNGO OLIMPIADI ROMA 1960 , published November 5, 2011 on youtube.com, accessed October 18, 2017
Web links
- SportsReference long jump , accessed October 18, 2017
- Official report pp. 135-138, engl. (PDF), accessed on October 18, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2009, page 556 ( Memento from June 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, p. 207
- ^ Official report of the 1960 Olympic Games , p. 63 (English) at library.la84.org (PDF), accessed on October 18, 2017
- ^ Official report of the 1960 Olympic Games , pp. 135/137 (English) at library.la84.org (PDF), accessed on October 18, 2017
- ↑ Official Report of the 1960 Olympic Games , p. 138 (English) at library.la84.org (PDF), accessed on October 18, 2017
- ↑ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 2: 1948–1968, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 1st edition 1969, p. 207
- ↑ SportsReference , accessed October 18, 2017