Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
The Men's Long Jump event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, had an entry list of 33 competitors, with two qualifying groups (33 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Thursday July 29, 1976. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 7.80 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Wednesday July 28, 1976.[1]
| Men's long jump at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Lenin Central Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 28 July 1976 (qualification) 29 July 1976 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 8.35 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
Medalists
| Gold | Arnie Robinson |
| Silver | Randy Williams |
| Bronze | Frank Wartenberg |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | | 8.90 m | October 18, 1968 |  |
| Olympic Record | | 8.90 m | October 18, 1968 | |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |
7.68 | 7.97 | — | 7.97 m | |
| 2 | 2 | |
X | 7.95 | — | 7.95 m | |
| 3 | 3 | |
7.55 | 7.67 | 7.92 | 7.92 m | |
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7.71 | 7.90 | — | 7.90 m | |
| 5 | 5 | |
7.89 | — | — | 7.89 m | |
| 6 | 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
7.87 | — | — | 7.87 m | |
| 7 | 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
7.68 | 7.56 | 7.82 | 7.82 m | |
| 8 | 8 |  |
7.82 | — | — | 7.82 m | |
| 9 | 9 |  |
7.81 | — | — | 7.81 m | |
| 10 | 11 | |
7.78 | X | 7.75 | 7.78 m | |
| 11 | 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
7.60 | 7.71 | 7.66 | 7.71 m | |
| 12 | 14 | |
7.53 | 7.46 | 7.70 | 7.70 m | |
| 13 | 18 |  |
7.23 | 7.56 | 7.57 | 7.57 m | |
| 14 | 20 | |
7.41 | 7.49 | X | 7.49 m | |
| 15 | 25 |  |
7.31 | 7.40 | 7.29 | 7.40 m | |
| 16 | 26 | |
7.31 | 7.38 | 7.31 | 7.38 m | |
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X | X | 6.19 | 6.19 m | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 10 |  |
7.56 | 7.79 | 7.75 | 7.79 m | |
| 2 | 12 |  |
5.99 | 7.66 | 7.73 | 7.73 m | |
| 3 | 15 |  |
7.46 | 7.64 | 7.69 | 7.69 m | |
| 4 | 16 |  |
7.62 | X | 7.67 | 7.67 m | |
| 5 | 17 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
7.60 | 7.11 | X | 7.60 m | |
| 6 | 19 |  |
7.44 | 7.24 | 7.57 | 7.57 m | |
| 7 | 21 | |
5.61 | 7.49 | X | 7.49 m | |
| 8 | 22 | |
7.45 | 7.45 | 7.48 | 7.48 m | |
| 9 | 23 |  |
7.12 | 7.48 | 7.41 | 7.48 m | |
| 10 | 24 |  |
7.46 | X | X | 7.46 m | |
| 11 | 27 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6.83 | 7.10 | 7.33 | 7.33 m | |
| 12 | 28 |  |
7.12 | 7.20 | 5.61 | 7.20 m | |
| 13 | 29 |  |
6.96 | 6.76 | 6.92 | 6.96 m | |
| 14 | 30 |  |
6.96 | 5.21 | X | 6.96 m | |
| 15 | 31 |  |
X | 6.81 | X | 6.81 m | |
| — | — |  | X | X | X | NM | |
Final
Larry Myricks was forced to scratch from the final after he injured his foot in the qualifying round.
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | |
8.35 | 8.26 | X | 8.04 | 8.16 | 7.91 | 8.35 m | |
 | |
8.11 | 7.81 | X | X | X | 7.81 | 8.11 m | |
 | |
7.81 | — | X | 8.02 | 7.84 | X | 8.02 m | |
| 4 | |
8.00 | 7.82 | 7.67 | 7.91 | X | 7.62 | 8.00 m | |
| 5 | |
8.00 | X | 7.76 | — | — | 7.85 | 8.00 m | |
| 6 | |
7.75 | 7.81 | 7.89 | 7.80 | X | 7.77 | 7.89 m | |
| 7 | |
7.70 | 7.88 | 7.77 | 7.84 | X | 7.66 | 7.88 m | |
| 8 | |
X | X | 7.84 | X | X | X | 7.84 m | |
| 9 | |
7.70 | 7.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 m | ||||
| 10 | |
7.55 | 4.89 | 7.66 | 7.66 m | ||||
| 11 | |
7.61 | 7.31 | X | 7.61 m | ||||
| — | | — | — | — | DNS | ||||
References
- "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
External links
- (in English) Results
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