Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

The men's long jump was an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. There were 31 participating athletes from 25 nations, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 30 cm by Carl Lewis of the United States, the nation's 17th gold medal in the event. It was Lewis's second gold of the Games as he tried (successfully) to match Jesse Owens's 1936 quadruple (100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, and long jump). It was also the first of Lewis's four consecutive gold medals in the long jump and would prove to be his greatest winning margin for the Olympic long jump. Gary Honey gave Australia its first men's long jump medal since 1948; Giovanni Evangelisti won Italy's first-ever medal in the event.

Men's long jump
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
1996 stamp of Azerbaijan showing Carl Lewis jumping in 1984
VenuesLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dates5–6 August
Competitors31 from 25 nations
Winning distance8.54
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carl Lewis
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gary Honey
 Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giovanni Evangelisti
 Italy
← 1980
1988 →
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Background

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This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from the 1980 Games was seventh-place finisher Antonio Corgos of Spain. American Carl Lewis was the clear favorite; in the four years since the 1980 Games (which he qualified for but would not have been a favorite at if the United States had competed) he had become "the greatest track & field athlete in the world" with wins in the 100 metres, long jump, and 4 × 100 metres relay at the inaugural 1983 world championships. His teammate Larry Myricks, who would have been the favorite in 1980 but for the boycott and would likely have medaled in 1976 but for a broken foot in warmups, was a significant challenger, as was Gary Honey of Australia, the 1982 Commonwealth champion.[2]

Cameroon, Chad, the People's Republic of China, Cyprus, Kenya, Mali, Paraguay, and the United Arab Emirates each made their first appearance in the event; the Republic of China appeared for the first time as "Chinese Taipei". The United States appeared for the 19th time, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

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The 1984 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 7.90 metres; if fewer than 12 men did so, the top 12 (including all those tied) would advance. The final provided each jumper with three jumps; the top eight jumpers received an additional three jumps for a total of six, with the best to count (qualifying round jumps were not considered for the final).[2][3]

Records

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The standing world and Olympic records prior to the event were as follows.

World record   Bob Beamon (USA) 8.90 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968
Olympic record   Bob Beamon (USA) 8.90 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 5 August 1984 16:10 Qualifying
Monday, 6 August 1984 17:40 Final

Results

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Qualifying

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Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 Distance Notes
1 Carl Lewis   United States 8.30 8.30 Q
2 Larry Myricks   United States 7.80 8.02 8.02 Q
3 Junichi Usui   Japan 7.62 8.02 8.02 Q
4 Antonio Corgos   Spain 8.02 8.02 Q
5 Giovanni Evangelisti   Italy 7.94 7.94 Q
6 Gary Honey   Australia 7.93 7.93 Q
7 Joey Wells   Bahamas X 7.92 7.92 Q
8 Mike McRae   United States 7.70 7.50 7.89 7.89 q
9 Kim Jong-Il   South Korea X 7.67 7.86 7.86 q
10 Liu Yuhuang   China 7.83 X 7.73 7.83 q
11 Yusuf Alli   Nigeria 7.65 7.43 7.82 7.82 q
12 Jubobaraye Kio   Nigeria X 7.76 X 7.76 q
13 René Gloor   Switzerland 7.57 7.71 7.58 7.71
14 Nenad Stekić   Yugoslavia 7.60 7.41 7.45 7.60
15 Lester Benjamin   Antigua and Barbuda X 7.44 7.57 7.57
16 Moses Kiyai   Kenya X 7.51 X 7.51
17 Kémobé Djirmassal   Chad 7.01 7.11 7.51 7.37
18 Wang Shijie   China X 7.22 7.36 7.36
19 Lyndon Sands   Bahamas 7.32 5.95 7.22 7.32
20 Lee Fu-an   Chinese Taipei 7.23 6.96 6.82 7.23
21 Steve Hanna   Bahamas 6.97 2.36 7.10 7.10
22 Kristján Harðarson   Iceland X 7.09 6.93 7.09
23 Shahad Mubarak   United Arab Emirates 6.98 X 6.98
24 Fidel Solórzano   Ecuador 6.93 6.84 6.90 6.93
25 Abdoulaye Traoré   Mali 6.92 6.36 6.60 6.92
26 Bilanday Bodjona   Togo 6.82 6.70 6.75 6.82
27 Ghabi Issa Khouri   Lebanon 6.25 X 6.80 6.80
28 Oscar Diesel   Paraguay 6.45 6.78 6.73 6.78
29 Ernest Tché-Noubossie   Cameroon 6.76 6.57 6.52 6.76
30 Dimitrios Araouzos   Cyprus X X 5.67 5.67
Steve Walsh   New Zealand X X X No mark
Ronald Desruelles   Belgium DNS
Francis Dodoo   Ghana DNS
Paul Emordi   Kenya DNS

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
  Carl Lewis   United States 8.54 X 8.54
  Gary Honey   Australia 7.97 7.92 8.18 7.92 X 8.24 8.24
  Giovanni Evangelisti   Italy 8.09 7.94 7.90 X X 8.24 8.24
4 Larry Myricks   United States 8.06 7.99 X 8.00 8.16 6.28 8.16
5 Liu Yuhuang   China X 7.66 7.89 7.65 7.60 7.99 7.99
6 Joey Wells   Bahamas 7.97 X X 7.97
7 Junichi Usui   Japan 7.63 7.82 7.87 7.72 7.09 7.87
8 Kim Jong-Il   South Korea 7.76 7.81 7.77 X 7.59 X 7.81
9 Yusuf Alli   Nigeria 7.67 7.78 7.72 Did not advance 7.78
10 Antonio Corgos   Spain 7.44 7.50 7.69 Did not advance 7.69
11 Mike McRae   United States X 7.63 7.45 Did not advance 7.63
12 Jubobaraye Kio   Nigeria X 7.57 X Did not advance 7.57

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 2, p. 286.
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