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Long Jump, Men

Date	17 – 18 August 1920
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen
Participants	29 from 11 countries

The favorite was Sol Butler who had easily won the U.S. Olympic Trials with 7.52 metres. He had also won the 1919 Inter-Allied Championship with 7.55 metres. In the qualifying, Butler took one jump, hurt a muscle badly, and had to withdraw. William Petersson of Sweden won the gold medal, but with a distance that a healthy Butler would have easily surpassed.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	616	William Petersson	SWE	6.940 (1)	7.150 (1)	Gold
2	186	Carl Johnson	USA	6.820 (3)	7.095 (2)	Silver
3	564	Erik Abrahamsson	SWE	6.860 (2)	7.080 (3)	Bronze
4	243	Dink Templeton	USA	6.670 (5)	6.950 (4)
5	531	Erling Aastad	NOR	6.620 (6)	6.885 (5)
6	579	Rolf Franksson	SWE	6.730 (4)	6.730 (6)
7 r1/2	140	Sol Butler	USA	6.600 (7)	–
8 r1/2	534	Einar Ræder	NOR	6.585 (8)	–
9 r1/2	570	Gösta Bladin	SWE	6.570 (9)	–
10 r1/2	537	Johan Johansen	NOR	6.565 (10)	–
=11 r1/2	309	Eugène Coulon	FRA	6.500 (=11)	–
=11 r1/2	209	Jack Merchant	USA	6.500 (=11)	–
13 r1/2	404	William Hunter	GBR	6.420 (13)	–
14 r1/2	356	Marcel Orfidan	FRA	6.390 (14)	–
15 r1/2	642	Hans Kindler	SUI	6.340 (15)	–
16 r1/2	269	Eero Lehtonen	FIN	6.285 (16)	–
17 r1/2	308	Charles Courtin	FRA	6.230 (17)	–
18 r1/2	12	Henri De Bruyne	BEL	6.200 (18)	–
19 r1/2	267	Hugo Lahtinen	FIN	6.190 (19)	–
20 r1/2	375	Harold Abrahams	GBR	6.050 (20)	–
21 r1/2	530	Edmond Médécin	MON	6.035 (21)	–
22 r1/2	408	Charles Lively	GBR	5.870 (22)	–
23 r1/2	526	Henri Pleger	LUX	5.815 (23)	–
24 r1/2	32	Jean Lefèbvre	BEL	5.790 (24)	–
25 r1/2	33	Julien Lehouck	BEL	5.760 (25)	–
26 r1/2	672	František Šretr	TCH	5.550 (26)	–
27 r1/2	333	Charles Guézille	FRA	5.485 (27)	–
28 r1/2	524	Paul Hammer	LUX	5.450 (28)	–
29 r1/2	525	Nicolas Kanive	LUX	5.415 (29)	–
DNS	367	Alexis Soulignac	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	365	Gustave Remoué	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	646	Adolf Rysler	SUI	– (DNS)	–
DNS	682	Aleksander Klumberg	EST	– (DNS)	–
DNS	276	Ossian Nylund	FIN	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (17 August 1920 — 9:00)

Top six finishers advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	William Petersson	SWE	6.940	Q
2	Erik Abrahamsson	SWE	6.860	Q
3	Carl Johnson	USA	6.820	Q
4	Rolf Franksson	SWE	6.730	Q
5	Dink Templeton	USA	6.670	Q
6	Erling Aastad	NOR	6.620	Q
7	Sol Butler	USA	6.600
8	Einar Ræder	NOR	6.585
9	Gösta Bladin	SWE	6.570
10	Johan Johansen	NOR	6.565
=11	Jack Merchant	USA	6.500
=11	Eugène Coulon	FRA	6.500
13	William Hunter	GBR	6.420
14	Marcel Orfidan	FRA	6.390
15	Hans Kindler	SUI	6.340
16	Eero Lehtonen	FIN	6.285
17	Charles Courtin	FRA	6.230
18	Henri De Bruyne	BEL	6.200
19	Hugo Lahtinen	FIN	6.190
20	Harold Abrahams	GBR	6.050
21	Edmond Médécin	MON	6.035
22	Charles Lively	GBR	5.870
23	Henri Pleger	LUX	5.815
24	Jean Lefèbvre	BEL	5.790
25	Julien Lehouck	BEL	5.760
26	František Šretr	TCH	5.550
27	Charles Guézille	FRA	5.485
28	Paul Hammer	LUX	5.450
29	Nicolas Kanive	LUX	5.415
DNS	Alexis Soulignac	FRA	–
DNS	Gustave Remoué	FRA	–
DNS	Adolf Rysler	SUI	–
DNS	Aleksander Klumberg	EST	–
DNS	Ossian Nylund	FIN	–

Final Round (18 August 1920 — 15:45)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	William Petersson	SWE	7.150
2	Carl Johnson	USA	7.095
3	Erik Abrahamsson	SWE	7.080
4	Dink Templeton	USA	6.950
5	Erling Aastad	NOR	6.885
6	Rolf Franksson	SWE	6.730