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Long Jump, Men

Date	31 July 1928
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Participants	41 from 23 countries

At the combined 1928 AAU/Olympic Trials, Ed Hamm jumped 7.90 (25-11) for a world record and was the heavy favorite. In the second round in Amsterdam, he jumped 7.73 (25-4½) which held up for the gold medal. Defending champion DeHart Hubbard was back but had an injured ankle and placed only 11th. Haiti’s Silvio Cator jumped 7.50 (24-7¼) in round two and 7.58 (24-10½) in round three to earn the silver medal. In September 1928, jumping in Paris he went a world record 7.93 (26-0¼), the first legal jump over 26-feet.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	534	Ed Hamm	USA	7.73 (1)	7.73 (1)	Gold
2	145	Sylvio Cator	HAI	7.58 (2)	7.58 (2)	Silver
3	500	Al Bates	USA	7.40 (3)	7.40 (3)	Bronze
4	729	Willi Meier	GER	7.39 (4)	7.39 (4)
5	724	Erich Köchermann	GER	7.35 (5)	7.35 (5)
6	295	Hannes de Boer	NED	7.32 (6)	7.32 (6)
7 r1/2	529	Ed Gordon	USA	7.32 (7)	–
8 r1/2	862	Eric Svensson	SWE	7.29 (8)	–
9 r1/2	255	Chuhei Nanbu	JPN	7.25 (9)	–
10 r1/2	846	Olle Hallberg	SWE	7.18 (10)	–
=11 r1/2	806	Ville Tuulos	FIN	7.11 (=11)	–
=11 r1/2	257	Mikio Oda	JPN	7.11 (=11)	–
=11 r1/2	533	DeHart Hubbard	USA	7.11 (=11)	–
14 r1/2	181	Erling Aastad	NOR	7.07 (14)	–
15 r1/2	741	Helmut Schlöske	GER	6.99 (15)	–		1
16 r1/2	172	Alfonso de Gortari	MEX	6.97 (16)	–
17 r1/2	334	Toon van Welsenes	NED	6.96 (17)	–
18 r1/2	708	Rudolf Dobermann	GER	6.91 (18)	–
19 r1/2	807	Toimi Tulikoura	FIN	6.88 (19)	–
20 r1/2	314	Gijs Lamoree	NED	6.87 (20)	–
21 r1/2	211	Paddy Anglim	IRL	6.81 (21)	–
22 r1/2	273	Adolf Meier	SUI	6.80 (22)	–
23 r1/2	1	Lajos Balogh	HUN	6.79 (23)	–
24 r1/2	9	Imre Fekete	HUN	6.77 (24)	–
=25 r1/2	238	Virgilio Tommasi	ITA	6.76 (=25)	–
=25 r1/2	239	Enrico Torre	ITA	6.76 (=25)	–
27 r1/2	49	Charles Alzieu	FRA	6.70 (27)	–
28 r1/2	74	Jacques Flouret	FRA	6.64 (28)	–
29 r1/2	139	Konstantinos Petridis	GRE	6.63 (29)	–
30 r1/2	691	Hermann Brügmann	DEN	6.62 (30)	–
31 r1/2	190	Arild Lenth	NOR	6.60 (31)	–
32 r1/2	482	Reginald Revans	GBR	6.58 (32)	–
33 r1/2	423	Zdzisław Nowak	POL	6.57 (33)	–
=34 r1/2	680	Óscar Alvarado	CHI	6.51 (=34)	–
=34 r1/2	178	Gaston Médécin	MON	6.51 (=34)	–
36 r1/2	34	Tibor Püspöki	HUN	6.45 (36)	–
37 r1/2	210	Dalip Singh	IND	6.45 (37)	–
38 r1/2	289	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	6.44 (38)	–
39 r1/2	448	James Cohen	GBR	6.39 (39)	–
40 r1/2	277	Alfred Sutter	SUI	6.23 (40)	–
41 r1/2	371	Fernando Labourdette-Liaresq	ESP	6.16 (41)	–
DNS	603	Nick Winter	AUS	– (DNS)	–
DNS	777	Kalle Järvinen	FIN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	598	Walter Harrison	AUS	– (DNS)	–
DNS	282	Sid Atkinson	RSA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	90	Robert Loiseau	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	775	Akilles Järvinen	FIN	– (DNS)	–
DNS	70	Pierre Dinard	FRA	– (DNS)	–
DNS	128	Stelios Benardis	GRE	– (DNS)	–
DNS	38	Elemér Somfay	HUN	– (DNS)	–

Qualifying Round (31 July 1928)

Top six advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Ed Hamm	USA	7.73	–	Q
2	Sylvio Cator	HAI	7.58	–	Q
3	Al Bates	USA	7.40	–	Q
4	Willi Meier	GER	7.39	–	Q
5	Erich Köchermann	GER	7.35	–	Q
6	Hannes de Boer	NED	7.32	6.96	Q
7	Ed Gordon	USA	7.32	6.57
8	Eric Svensson	SWE	7.29	–
9	Chuhei Nanbu	JPN	7.25	–
10	Olle Hallberg	SWE	7.18	–
=11	Mikio Oda	JPN	7.11	–
=11	Ville Tuulos	FIN	7.11	–
=11	DeHart Hubbard	USA	7.11	–
14	Erling Aastad	NOR	7.07	–
15	Helmut Schlöske	GER	6.99	–		2
16	Alfonso de Gortari	MEX	6.97	–
17	Toon van Welsenes	NED	6.96	–
18	Rudolf Dobermann	GER	6.91	–
19	Toimi Tulikoura	FIN	6.88	–
20	Gijs Lamoree	NED	6.87	–
21	Paddy Anglim	IRL	6.81	–
22	Adolf Meier	SUI	6.80	–
23	Lajos Balogh	HUN	6.79	–
24	Imre Fekete	HUN	6.77	–
=25	Virgilio Tommasi	ITA	6.76	–
=25	Enrico Torre	ITA	6.76	–
27	Charles Alzieu	FRA	6.70	–
28	Jacques Flouret	FRA	6.64	–
29	Konstantinos Petridis	GRE	6.63	–
30	Hermann Brügmann	DEN	6.62	–
31	Arild Lenth	NOR	6.60	–
32	Reginald Revans	GBR	6.58	–
33	Zdzisław Nowak	POL	6.57	–
=34	Óscar Alvarado	CHI	6.51	–
=34	Gaston Médécin	MON	6.51	–
36	Tibor Püspöki	HUN	6.45	–
37	Dalip Singh	IND	6.45	–
38	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	6.44	–
39	James Cohen	GBR	6.39	–
40	Alfred Sutter	SUI	6.23	–
41	Fernando Labourdette-Liaresq	ESP	6.16	–
DNS	Nick Winter	AUS	–	–
DNS	Kalle Järvinen	FIN	–	–
DNS	Walter Harrison	AUS	–	–
DNS	Sid Atkinson	RSA	–	–
DNS	Robert Loiseau	FRA	–	–
DNS	Akilles Järvinen	FIN	–	–
DNS	Pierre Dinard	FRA	–	–
DNS	Stelios Benardis	GRE	–	–
DNS	Elemér Somfay	HUN	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (31 July 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Ed Hamm	USA	7.73
2	Sylvio Cator	HAI	7.58
3	Erich Köchermann	GER	7.35
4	Erling Aastad	NOR	7.07	3
5	Toon van Welsenes	NED	6.96	4
6	Paddy Anglim	IRL	6.81
7	Jacques Flouret	FRA	6.64
=8	Óscar Alvarado	CHI	6.51
=8	Gaston Médécin	MON	6.51
10	Tibor Püspöki	HUN	6.45
11	Alfred Sutter	SUI	6.23	5
DNS	Nick Winter	AUS	–
DNS	Kalle Järvinen	FIN	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (31 July 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Al Bates	USA	7.40
2	Willi Meier	GER	7.39
3	Olle Hallberg	SWE	7.18
4	Toimi Tulikoura	FIN	6.88
5	Imre Fekete	HUN	6.77
6	Virgilio Tommasi	ITA	6.76	6
7	Zdzisław Nowak	POL	6.57	7
8	Dalip Singh	IND	6.45
9	James Cohen	GBR	6.39
DNS	Walter Harrison	AUS	–
DNS	Sid Atkinson	RSA	–
DNS	Robert Loiseau	FRA	–

Qualifying Round, Group C (31 July 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Ed Gordon	USA	7.32	6.57
2	Eric Svensson	SWE	7.29	–
3	Mikio Oda	JPN	7.11	–
4	Helmut Schlöske	GER	6.99	–	8
5	Gijs Lamoree	NED	6.87	–	9
6	Lajos Balogh	HUN	6.79	–
7	Enrico Torre	ITA	6.76	–	10
8	Konstantinos Petridis	GRE	6.63	–
9	Reginald Revans	GBR	6.58	–
10	Johannes Viljoen	RSA	6.44	–
DNS	Akilles Järvinen	FIN	–	–
DNS	Pierre Dinard	FRA	–	–

Qualifying Round, Group D (31 July 1928)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance	2nd Best
1	Hannes de Boer	NED	7.32	6.96	11
2	Chuhei Nanbu	JPN	7.25	–
=3	Ville Tuulos	FIN	7.11	–
=3	DeHart Hubbard	USA	7.11	–
5	Alfonso de Gortari	MEX	6.97	–	12
6	Rudolf Dobermann	GER	6.91	–
7	Adolf Meier	SUI	6.80	–	13
8	Charles Alzieu	FRA	6.70	–
9	Hermann Brügmann	DEN	6.62	–
10	Arild Lenth	NOR	6.60	–	14
11	Fernando Labourdette-Liaresq	ESP	6.16	–
DNS	Stelios Benardis	GRE	–	–
DNS	Elemér Somfay	HUN	–	–

Final Round (31 July 1928 — 14:00)

Pos	Ord	Athlete	NOC	Distance	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	534	Ed Hamm	USA	7.73	?	7.73	7.68	7.66	7.22	-
2	145	Sylvio Cator	HAI	7.58	×	7.50	7.58	7.20	7.22	×
3	500	Al Bates	USA	7.40	7.40	×	×	6.79	6.92	6.75
4	729	Willi Meier	GER	7.39	7.35	7.39	7.05	×	7.27	7.23
5	724	Erich Köchermann	GER	7.35	7.35	7.16	7.25	7.05	×	6.85
6	295	Hannes de Boer	NED	7.32	7.04	7.22	7.32	×	×	×