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Long Jump, Men

Date24 November 1956
StatusOlympic
LocationMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria
Participants32 from 21 countries

The conditions were difficult with strong, gusty winds, and a short, loose runway. American Greg Bell called them “the worst conditions I ever jumped under“. But Bell did better than everybody else, winning the gold medal with 7.83 (25-8¼), his third round jump. First round leader was John Bennett (USA) with 7.68 (25-2½). He could do no better but won the silver medal.

PosNrAthleteNOCQualifyingFinal
1377Greg BellUSA7.35 (7)7.83 (1)GoldOR
2378John BennettUSA7.50 (2)7.68 (2)Silver
3363Jorma ValkamaFIN7.36w (6)7.48 (3)Bronze
4381Dmitry BondarenkoURS7.37 (5)7.44 (4)
5372Karim OlowuNGR7.29 (10)7.36 (5)
6374Kazimierz KropidłowskiPOL7.22 (12)7.30 (6)
7375Neville PriceRSA7.28w (11)7.28 (7)
8382Oleg FedoseyevURS7.42 (3)7.27 (8)
9364Roy CruttendenGBR7.32 (8)7.15 (9)
10373Henryk GrabowskiPOL7.52 (1)7.15 (10)
11337Ken WilmshurstGBR7.40 (4)7.14 (11)
12380Fermín DonazarURU7.31w (9)6.57 (12)
AC r2/2383Igor Ter-OvanesyanURS7.15 (13)– (NM)
14 r1/2368Yoshiro SonodaJPN7.12w (14)
15 r1/2367Masaji TajimaJPN7.11 (15)
16 r1/2361Ling Te-ShengTPE7.11 (16)
17 r1/2347Muhammad Ramzan AliPAK7.11 (17)
18 r1/2370Seo Yeong-JuKOR7.09 (18)
19 r1/2359Mike MoroneyAUS7.09 (19)
20 r1/2360Ary FaçanhaBRA7.00 (20)
21 r1/2680Ödön FöldessyHUN6.96 (21)
22 r1/2366Ram MeharIND6.92 (22)
23 r1/2283Ian BruceAUS6.91 (23)
24 r1/2358Hugh JackAUS6.90 (24)
25 r1/2365David KushnirISR6.89 (25)
26 r1/280Fred HammerLUX6.74 (26)
27 r1/2357Lawrence OgwangUGA6.62 (27)
28 r1/2362Wilhelm PorrassalmiFIN6.58 (28)
29 r1/2622Rafiu OluwaNGR6.53 (29)
30 r1/2348Muhammad RashidPAK6.13 (30)
31 r1/2667Edward MartinsLBR6.01 (31)
AC r1/2376Torgny WåhlanderSWE– (NM)
DNS16Ken BoxGBR– (DNS)
DNS338Mohinder SinghIND– (DNS)
DNS339Abdul Sattar Abdul RazzakIRQ– (DNS)
DNS369Hiroshi ShibataJPN– (DNS)
DNS345Gabuh bin PigingNBO– (DNS)
DNS332Martin ŘehákTCH– (DNS)
DNS295Rafer JohnsonUSA– (DNS)
DNS636Asnoldo DevonishVEN– (DNS)

Qualifying Round (24 November 1956 — 10:00)

All those reaching 7.15 metres advanced to the final.

PosOrdAthleteNOCDistanceR1R2R3
110Henryk GrabowskiPOL7.527.52
(-1.5)
--Q
215John BennettUSA7.507.50
(-0.8)
--Q
334Oleg FedoseyevURS7.427.047.42
(+1.5)
-Q
414Ken WilmshurstGBR7.406.95w7.40
(+0.6)
-Q
53Dmitry BondarenkoURS7.376.976.957.37
(-2.0)
Q
617Jorma ValkamaFIN7.36w7.136.927.36w
(+2.5)
Q
727Greg BellUSA7.357.35
(-1.0)
--Q
81Roy CruttendenGBR7.327.32
(0.0)
--Q
923Fermín DonazarURU7.31w7.31w
(+5.5)
--Q
1038Karim OlowuNGR7.297.057.29
(0.0)
-Q
1131Neville PriceRSA7.28w7.28w
(+4.2)
--Q
1219Kazimierz KropidłowskiPOL7.227.107.22
(-2.6)
-Q
1311Igor Ter-OvanesyanURS7.157.15
(+0.5)
--Q
1418Yoshiro SonodaJPN7.12w6.777.017.12w
(+3.2)
152Masaji TajimaJPN7.116.98×7.11
(-1.0)
1633Ling Te-ShengTPE7.116.856.747.11
(-2.5)
1739Muhammad Ramzan AliPAK7.116.757.11
(+0.4)
×
1826Seo Yeong-JuKOR7.097.087.09
(-1.0)
6.92
1925Mike MoroneyAUS7.096.727.09
(-2.0)
×
205Ary FaçanhaBRA7.006.867.00
(-2.0)
6.97
2124Ödön FöldessyHUN6.966.96
(0.0)
6.926.93
2213Ram MeharIND6.926.92
(-3.4)
6.845.53
2321Ian BruceAUS6.91×6.91
(0.0)
6.80
249Hugh JackAUS6.906.90
(-1.2)
6.876.45
2520David KushnirISR6.896.096.89
(+0.2)
6.66
268Fred HammerLUX6.746.74
(-2.3)
××
2735Lawrence OgwangUGA6.626.62
(-2.0)
6.516.28
2829Wilhelm PorrassalmiFIN6.58×6.58
(+1.0)
×
2912Rafiu OluwaNGR6.53×6.53
(-4.0)
×
306Muhammad RashidPAK6.136.13
(0.0)
6.105.90
3140Edward MartinsLBR6.015.796.01
(-5.8)
5.96
NM4Torgny WåhlanderSWE××-
DNS36Ken BoxGBR
DNS16Mohinder SinghIND
DNS7Abdul Sattar Abdul RazzakIRQ
DNS32Hiroshi ShibataJPN
DNS22Gabuh bin PigingNBO
DNS37Martin ŘehákTCH
DNS30Rafer JohnsonUSA
DNS28Asnoldo DevonishVEN

Final Round (24 November 1956 — 15:50)

PosOrdAthleteNOCDistanceR1R2R3R4R5R6
14Greg BellUSA7.836.987.83
(+1.8)
7.77×-7.16OR
210John BennettUSA7.687.68
(-3.6)
7.61×-×-
311Jorma ValkamaFIN7.487.11×7.48
(0.0)
7.077.227.00
42Dmitry BondarenkoURS7.447.44
(+0.6)
×7.13×6.896.99
512Karim OlowuNGR7.367.286.777.36
(+0.8)
6.42×6.91
613Kazimierz KropidłowskiPOL7.307.276.927.30
(-2.0)
6.957.036.94
77Neville PriceRSA7.28×7.28
(-3.8)
×
89Oleg FedoseyevURS7.27×7.257.27
(-6.2)
91Roy CruttendenGBR7.157.15
(-3.3)
×6.96
105Henryk GrabowskiPOL7.15××7.15
(-2.7)
118Ken WilmshurstGBR7.147.14
(-0.6)
7.067.05
123Fermín DonazarURU6.57××6.57
NM6Igor Ter-OvanesyanURS×××