Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 17–18 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 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 | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 3 km walk | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| 56 lb weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's long jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920, and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920.
29 long jumpers from eleven nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 7.61 |  Peter O'Connor |
Dublin (GBR) | August 5, 1901 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 7.60 |  Albert Gutterson |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 12, 1912 |
Results
The best six long jumpers qualified for the final.
| Place | Athlete | Qual. | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | |||
| 1 |  William Petersson (SWE) | 6.94 | 1 | 7.15 |
| 2 |  Carl Johnson (USA) | 6.82 | 3 | 7.095 |
| 3 | Erik Abrahamsson (SWE) | 6.86 | 2 | 7.08 |
| 4 | Dink Templeton (USA) | 6.67 | 5 | 6.95 |
| 5 |  Erling Aastad (NOR) | 6.62 | 6 | 6.885 |
| 6 | Rolf Franksson (SWE) | 6.73 | 4 | 6.73 |
| 7 | Sol Butler (USA) | 6.60 | ||
| 8 | Einar Ræder (NOR) | 6.585 | ||
| 9 | Gösta Bladin (SWE) | 6.57 | ||
| 10 | Johan Johannesen (NOR) | 6.565 | ||
| 11 | John Merchant (USA) | 6.50 | ||
 Eugène Coulon (FRA) | 6.50 | |||
| 13 | William Hunter (GBR) | 6.42 | ||
| 14 | Marcel Orfidan (FRA) | 6.39 | ||
| 15 |  Hans Kindler (SUI) | 6.34 | ||
| 16 |  Eero Lehtonen (FIN) | 6.285 | ||
| 17 | Charles Courtin (FRA) | 6.23 | ||
| 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} Gustave De Bruyne (BEL) | 6.20 | ||
| 19 | Hugo Lahtinen (FIN) | 6.19 | ||
| 20 | Harold Abrahams (GBR) | 6.05 | ||
| 21 |  Edmond Médécin (MON) | 6.035 | ||
| 22 | Charles Lively (GBR) | 5.87 | ||
| 23 |  Henri Pleger (LUX) | 5.815 | ||
| 24 | Jean Lefèvre (BEL) | 5.79 | ||
| 25 | Julien Lehouck (BEL) | 5.76 | ||
| 26 |  František Šretr (TCH) | 5.55 | ||
| 27 | Charles Guézille (FRA) | 5.485 | ||
| 28 | Paul Hammer (LUX) | 5.45 | ||
| 29 | Nicolas Kanivé (LUX) | 5.415 | ||
References
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 23 August 2007.
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