| | Event type
Long Jump, Men
| Date | 4 August 1936 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympiastadion, Reichssportfeld, Berlin |
| Participants | 43 from 27 countries |
The heavy favorite was the American, Jesse Owens, holder of the world record. In the qualifying he fouled his first two jumps but came through on his final attempt to make the final. In the final Owens led from the first round, improving his marks in rounds two, five, and six, to win the gold medal with an Olympic record 8.06 (26-5½). Silver was taken by Germany’s Luz Long and the bronze medal went to Japan’s Naoto Tajima.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 733 | Jesse Owens |  USA | 7.64 (NP) | 8.06w (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 862 | Luz Long |  GER | – (NP) | 7.87w (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 396 | Naoto Tajima |  JPN | – (NP) | 7.74w (3) | Bronze | ||
| =4 | 861 | Wilhelm Leichum | GER | – (NP) | 7.73w (=4) | |||
| =4 | 347 | Arturo Maffei |  ITA | – (NP) | 7.73w (=4) | |||
| 6 | 778 | Bob Clark | USA | – (NP) | 7.67w (6) | |||
| 7 | 777 | John Brooks | USA | – (NP) | 7.41w (7) | |||
| 8 | 191 | Robert Paul |  FRA | – (NP) | 7.34w (8) | |||
| 9 | 860 | Artur Bäumle | GER | – (NP) | 7.32w (9) | |||
| =10 | 476 | Otto Berg |  NOR | – (NP) | 7.30w (=10) | |||
| =10 | 594 | Åke Stenqvist |  SWE | – (NP) | 7.30w (=10) | |||
| 12 | 327 | Gianni Caldana | ITA | – (NP) | 7.26w (12) | |||
| 13 | 682 | Josef Vosolsobě |  TCH | – (NP) | 7.18w (13) | |||
| 14 | 88 | Sam Richardson |  CAN | – (NP) | 7.13w (14) | |||
| 15 | 59 | Márcio de Oliveira |  BRA | – (NP) | 7.05w (15) | |||
| 16 | 397 | Kenshi Togami | JPN | – (NP) | 6.18w (16) | |||
| NP r1/2 | 23 | Mohammad Khan |  AFG | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 52 | Émile Binet |  BEL | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 116 | Zhang Jiakui |  CHN | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 117 | Hao Chunde | CHN | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 118 | Situ Guang | CHN | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 143 | Willy Rasmussen |  DEN | 6.92 (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 145 | Ruudi Toomsalu |  EST | 7.00est (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 177 | Martti Tolamo |  FIN | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 176 | Onni Rajasaari | FIN | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 226 | Claude Heim | FRA | 7.10 (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 227 | André Prébolin | FRA | 7.07 (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 286 | Eddie Boyce |  GBR | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 285 | George Traynor | GBR | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 12 | Grigorios Lamprakis |  GRE | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 718 | Henrik Koltai |  HUN | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 395 | Masao Harada | JPN | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 454 | François Mersch |  LUX | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 463 | Pascual Gutiérrez |  MEX | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 309 | Marten Klasema |  NED | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 530 | Carlos de la Guerra |  PER | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 531 | Max Berendson | PER | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 536 | Niño Ramírez |  PHI | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 565 | Bondoc Ionescu-Crum |  ROU | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 628 | Jean Studer |  SUI | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 680 | Jiří Hoffmann | TCH | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 681 | Rudolf Polame | TCH | – (NP) | – | |||
| NP r1/2 | 423 | Ivo Buratović |  YUG | – (NP) | – | |||
| 39 | Basil Dickinson |  AUS | – | – | ||||
| 37 | Jack Metcalfe | AUS | – | – | ||||
| 133 | Pedro del Vecchio |  COL | – | – | ||||
| 142 | Ingvard Andersen | DEN | – | – | ||||
| 643 | Ignacio Sánchez |  ESP | – | – | ||||
| 627 | Walter Mäder | SUI | – | – |
Qualifying Round (4 August 1936)
All those reaching 7.15 metres advanced to the final.
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Jesse Owens | USA | 7.64 | |||
| NP | Luz Long | GER | – | |||
| NP | Naoto Tajima | JPN | – | |||
| NP | Wilhelm Leichum | GER | – | |||
| NP | Arturo Maffei | ITA | – | |||
| NP | Bob Clark | USA | – | |||
| NP | John Brooks | USA | – | |||
| NP | Robert Paul | FRA | – | |||
| NP | Artur Bäumle | GER | – | |||
| NP | Åke Stenqvist | SWE | – | |||
| NP | Otto Berg | NOR | – | |||
| NP | Gianni Caldana | ITA | – | |||
| NP | Josef Vosolsobě | TCH | – | |||
| NP | Sam Richardson | CAN | – | |||
| NP | Márcio de Oliveira | BRA | – | |||
| NP | Kenshi Togami | JPN | – | |||
| NP | Claude Heim | FRA | 7.10 | |||
| NP | André Prébolin | FRA | 7.07 | |||
| NP | Willy Rasmussen | DEN | 6.92 | |||
| NP | Bondoc Ionescu-Crum | ROU | – | |||
| NP | Carlos de la Guerra | PER | – | |||
| NP | Eddie Boyce | GBR | – | |||
| NP | Émile Binet | BEL | – | |||
| NP | François Mersch | LUX | – | |||
| NP | George Traynor | GBR | – | |||
| NP | Grigorios Lamprakis | GRE | – | |||
| NP | Zhang Jiakui | CHN | – | |||
| NP | Henrik Koltai | HUN | – | |||
| NP | Ivo Buratović | YUG | – | |||
| NP | Jiří Hoffmann | TCH | – | |||
| NP | Max Berendson | PER | – | |||
| NP | Marten Klasema | NED | – | |||
| NP | Martti Tolamo | FIN | – | |||
| NP | Masao Harada | JPN | – | |||
| NP | Mohammad Khan | AFG | – | |||
| NP | Niño Ramírez | PHI | – | |||
| NP | Onni Rajasaari | FIN | – | |||
| NP | Pascual Gutiérrez | MEX | – | |||
| NP | Rudolf Polame | TCH | – | |||
| NP | Ruudi Toomsalu | EST | 7.00est | |||
| NP | Hao Chunde | CHN | – | |||
| NP | Situ Guang | CHN | – | |||
| NP | Jean Studer | SUI | – |
Final Round (4 August 1936 — 17:45)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 733 | Jesse Owens | USA | 8.06w | 7.74w | 7.87w | 7.75w | × | 7.94w | 8.06w | |||
| 2 | 862 | Luz Long | GER | 7.87w | 7.54w | 7.74w | 7.84w | 7.73w | 7.87w | × | |||
| 3 | 396 | Naoto Tajima | JPN | 7.74w | 7.65w | × | 7.74w | 7.52w | 7.60w | × | |||
| =4 | 861 | Wilhelm Leichum | GER | 7.73w | × | × | 7.52w | 7.38w | 7.25w | 7.73w | |||
| =4 | 347 | Arturo Maffei | ITA | 7.73w | 7.50w | 7.47w | 7.73w | 7.22w | 7.42w | 7.39w | |||
| 6 | 778 | Bob Clark | USA | 7.67w | × | 7.60w | 7.54w | 7.60w | 7.67w | 7.57w | |||
| 7 | 777 | John Brooks | USA | 7.41w | 7.34w | 7.41w | 7.19w | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | 191 | Robert Paul | FRA | 7.34w | 7.34w | 6.93w | 7.08w | – | – | – | |||
| 9 | 860 | Artur Bäumle | GER | 7.32w | 7.32w | 7.21w | 7.13w | – | – | – | |||
| =10 | 594 | Åke Stenqvist | SWE | 7.30w | 7.30w | 7.13w | 6.68w | – | – | – | |||
| =10 | 476 | Otto Berg | NOR | 7.30w | 7.30w | × | 6.95w | – | – | – | |||
| 12 | 327 | Gianni Caldana | ITA | 7.26w | 7.26w | 7.16w | 7.26w | – | – | – | |||
| 13 | 682 | Josef Vosolsobě | TCH | 7.18w | × | 7.03w | 7.18w | – | – | – | |||
| 14 | 88 | Sam Richardson | CAN | 7.13w | 7.13w | × | × | – | – | – | |||
| 15 | 59 | Márcio de Oliveira | BRA | 7.05w | × | 6.81w | 7.05w | – | – | – | |||
| 16 | 397 | Kenshi Togami | JPN | 6.18w | 6.18w | × | × | – | – | – |