| | Event type
Long Jump, Men
| Date | 24 November 1956 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Participants | 32 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.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 377 | Greg Bell |  USA | 7.35 (7) | 7.83 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 378 | John Bennett | USA | 7.50 (2) | 7.68 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 363 | Jorma Valkama |  FIN | 7.36w (6) | 7.48 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 381 | Dmitry Bondarenko |  URS | 7.37 (5) | 7.44 (4) | |||
| 5 | 372 | Karim Olowu |  NGR | 7.29 (10) | 7.36 (5) | |||
| 6 | 374 | Kazimierz Kropidłowski |  POL | 7.22 (12) | 7.30 (6) | |||
| 7 | 375 | Neville Price |  RSA | 7.28w (11) | 7.28 (7) | |||
| 8 | 382 | Oleg Fedoseyev | URS | 7.42 (3) | 7.27 (8) | |||
| 9 | 364 | Roy Cruttenden |  GBR | 7.32 (8) | 7.15 (9) | |||
| 10 | 373 | Henryk Grabowski | POL | 7.52 (1) | 7.15 (10) | |||
| 11 | 337 | Ken Wilmshurst | GBR | 7.40 (4) | 7.14 (11) | |||
| 12 | 380 | Fermín Donazar |  URU | 7.31w (9) | 6.57 (12) | |||
| AC r2/2 | 383 | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan | URS | 7.15 (13) | – ( | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 368 | Yoshiro Sonoda |  JPN | 7.12w (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 367 | Masaji Tajima | JPN | 7.11 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 361 | Ling Te-Sheng |  TPE | 7.11 (16) | – | |||
| 17 r1/2 | 347 | Muhammad Ramzan Ali |  PAK | 7.11 (17) | – | |||
| 18 r1/2 | 370 | Seo Yeong-Ju |  KOR | 7.09 (18) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 359 | Mike Moroney |  AUS | 7.09 (19) | – | |||
| 20 r1/2 | 360 | Ary Façanha |  BRA | 7.00 (20) | – | |||
| 21 r1/2 | 680 | Ödön Földessy |  HUN | 6.96 (21) | – | |||
| 22 r1/2 | 366 | Ram Mehar |  IND | 6.92 (22) | – | |||
| 23 r1/2 | 283 | Ian Bruce | AUS | 6.91 (23) | – | |||
| 24 r1/2 | 358 | Hugh Jack | AUS | 6.90 (24) | – | |||
| 25 r1/2 | 365 | David Kushnir |  ISR | 6.89 (25) | – | |||
| 26 r1/2 | 80 | Fred Hammer |  LUX | 6.74 (26) | – | |||
| 27 r1/2 | 357 | Lawrence Ogwang |  UGA | 6.62 (27) | – | |||
| 28 r1/2 | 362 | Wilhelm Porrassalmi | FIN | 6.58 (28) | – | |||
| 29 r1/2 | 622 | Rafiu Oluwa | NGR | 6.53 (29) | – | |||
| 30 r1/2 | 348 | Muhammad Rashid | PAK | 6.13 (30) | – | |||
| 31 r1/2 | 667 | Edward Martins |  LBR | 6.01 (31) | – | |||
| AC r1/2 | 376 | Torgny Wåhlander |  SWE | – ( | – | |||
| 16 | Ken Box | GBR | – ( | – | ||||
| 338 | Mohinder Singh | IND | – ( | – | ||||
| 339 | Abdul Sattar Abdul Razzak |  IRQ | – ( | – | ||||
| 369 | Hiroshi Shibata | JPN | – ( | – | ||||
| 345 | Gabuh bin Piging |  NBO | – ( | – | ||||
| 332 | Martin Řehák |  TCH | – ( | – | ||||
| 295 | Rafer Johnson | USA | – ( | – | ||||
| 636 | Asnoldo Devonish |  VEN | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 24 November 1956 — 10:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | All those reaching 7.15 metres advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Wind (m/s) | 2nd-Best Mark Distance | Round #1 Distance | Round #1 Wind (m/s) | Round #2 Distance | Round #2 Wind (m/s) | Round #3 Distance | Round #3 Wind (m/s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 373 | Henryk Grabowski | POL | 7.52 | -1.5 | – | 7.52 | -1.5 | - | – | - | – | ||
| 2 | 378 | John Bennett | USA | 7.50 | -0.8 | – | 7.50 | -0.8 | - | – | - | – | ||
| 3 | 382 | Oleg Fedoseyev | URS | 7.42 | +1.5 | – | 7.04 | – | 7.42 | +1.5 | - | – | ||
| 4 | 337 | Ken Wilmshurst | GBR | 7.40 | +0.6 | – | 6.95w | – | 7.40 | +0.6 | - | – | ||
| 5 | 381 | Dmitry Bondarenko | URS | 7.37 | -2.0 | – | 6.97 | – | 6.95 | – | 7.37 | -2.0 | ||
| 6 | 363 | Jorma Valkama | FIN | 7.36w | +2.5 | – | 7.13 | – | 6.92 | – | 7.36w | +2.5 | ||
| 7 | 377 | Greg Bell | USA | 7.35 | -1.0 | – | 7.35 | -1.0 | - | – | - | – | ||
| 8 | 364 | Roy Cruttenden | GBR | 7.32 | 0.0 | – | 7.32 | 0.0 | - | – | - | – | ||
| 9 | 380 | Fermín Donazar | URU | 7.31w | +5.5 | – | 7.31w | +5.5 | - | – | - | – | ||
| 10 | 372 | Karim Olowu | NGR | 7.29 | 0.0 | – | 7.05 | – | 7.29 | 0.0 | - | – | ||
| 11 | 375 | Neville Price | RSA | 7.28w | +4.2 | – | 7.28w | +4.2 | - | – | - | – | ||
| 12 | 374 | Kazimierz Kropidłowski | POL | 7.22 | -2.6 | – | 7.10 | – | 7.22 | -2.6 | - | – | ||
| 13 | 383 | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan | URS | 7.15 | +0.5 | – | 7.15 | +0.5 | - | – | - | – | ||
| 14 | 368 | Yoshiro Sonoda | JPN | 7.12w | +3.2 | – | 6.77 | – | 7.01 | – | 7.12w | +3.2 | ||
| 15 | 367 | Masaji Tajima | JPN | 7.11 | -1.0 | 6.98 | 6.98 | – | x | – | 7.11 | -1.0 | ||
| 16 | 361 | Ling Te-Sheng | TPE | 7.11 | -2.5 | 6.85 | 6.85 | – | 6.74 | – | 7.11 | -2.5 | ||
| 17 | 347 | Muhammad Ramzan Ali | PAK | 7.11 | +0.4 | 6.75 | 6.75 | – | 7.11 | +0.4 | x | – | ||
| 18 | 370 | Seo Yeong-Ju | KOR | 7.09 | -1.0 | 7.08 | 7.08 | – | 7.09 | -1.0 | 6.92 | – | ||
| 19 | 359 | Mike Moroney | AUS | 7.09 | -2.0 | 6.72 | 6.72 | – | 7.09 | -2.0 | x | – | ||
| 20 | 360 | Ary Façanha | BRA | 7.00 | -2.0 | – | 6.86 | – | 7.00 | -2.0 | 6.97 | – | ||
| 21 | 680 | Ödön Földessy | HUN | 6.96 | 0.0 | – | 6.96 | 0.0 | 6.92 | – | 6.93 | – | ||
| 22 | 366 | Ram Mehar | IND | 6.92 | -3.4 | – | 6.92 | -3.4 | 6.84 | – | 5.53 | – | ||
| 23 | 283 | Ian Bruce | AUS | 6.91 | 0.0 | – | x | – | 6.91 | 0.0 | 6.80 | – | ||
| 24 | 358 | Hugh Jack | AUS | 6.90 | -1.2 | – | 6.90 | -1.2 | 6.87 | – | 6.45 | – | ||
| 25 | 365 | David Kushnir | ISR | 6.89 | +0.2 | – | 6.09 | – | 6.89 | +0.2 | 6.66 | – | ||
| 26 | 80 | Fred Hammer | LUX | 6.74 | -2.3 | – | 6.74 | -2.3 | x | – | x | – | ||
| 27 | 357 | Lawrence Ogwang | UGA | 6.62 | -2.0 | – | 6.62 | -2.0 | 6.51 | – | 6.28 | – | ||
| 28 | 362 | Wilhelm Porrassalmi | FIN | 6.58 | +1.0 | – | x | – | 6.58 | +1.0 | x | – | ||
| 29 | 622 | Rafiu Oluwa | NGR | 6.53 | -4.0 | – | x | – | 6.53 | -4.0 | x | – | ||
| 30 | 348 | Muhammad Rashid | PAK | 6.13 | 0.0 | – | 6.13 | 0.0 | 6.10 | – | 5.90 | – | ||
| 31 | 667 | Edward Martins | LBR | 6.01 | -5.8 | – | 5.79 | – | 6.01 | -5.8 | 5.96 | – | ||
| 376 | Torgny Wåhlander | SWE | – | – | – | x | – | x | – | - | – | |||
| 16 | Ken Box | GBR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 338 | Mohinder Singh | IND | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 339 | Abdul Sattar Abdul Razzak | IRQ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 369 | Hiroshi Shibata | JPN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 345 | Gabuh bin Piging | NBO | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 332 | Martin Řehák | TCH | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 295 | Rafer Johnson | USA | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 636 | Asnoldo Devonish | VEN | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Final Round
| Date | 24 November 1956 — 15:50 |
|---|
| Pos | Start Order | Competitor | NOC | Distance | Wind (m/s) | Round #1 Distance | Round #1 Wind (m/s) | Round #2 Distance | Round #2 Wind (m/s) | Round #3 Distance | Round #3 Wind (m/s) | Round #4 Distance | Round #5 Distance | Round #6 Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 377 | Greg Bell | USA | 7.83 | +1.8 | 6.98 | – | 7.83 | +1.8 | 7.77 | – | x | - | 7.16 | ||
| 2 | 378 | John Bennett | USA | 7.68 | -3.6 | 7.68 | -3.6 | 7.61 | – | x | – | - | x | - | ||
| 3 | 363 | Jorma Valkama | FIN | 7.48 | 0.0 | 7.11 | – | x | – | 7.48 | 0.0 | 7.07 | 7.22 | 7.00 | ||
| 4 | 381 | Dmitry Bondarenko | URS | 7.44 | +0.6 | 7.44 | +0.6 | x | – | 7.13 | – | x | 6.89 | 6.99 | ||
| 5 | 372 | Karim Olowu | NGR | 7.36 | +0.8 | 7.28 | – | 6.77 | – | 7.36 | +0.8 | 6.42 | x | 6.91 | ||
| 6 | 374 | Kazimierz Kropidłowski | POL | 7.30 | -2.0 | 7.27 | – | 6.92 | – | 7.30 | -2.0 | 6.95 | 7.03 | 6.94 | ||
| 7 | 375 | Neville Price | RSA | 7.28 | -3.8 | x | – | 7.28 | -3.8 | x | – | – | – | – | ||
| 8 | 382 | Oleg Fedoseyev | URS | 7.27 | -6.2 | x | – | 7.25 | – | 7.27 | -6.2 | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | 364 | Roy Cruttenden | GBR | 7.15 | -3.3 | 7.15 | -3.3 | x | – | 6.96 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 10 | 373 | Henryk Grabowski | POL | 7.15 | -2.7 | x | – | x | – | 7.15 | -2.7 | – | – | – | ||
| 11 | 337 | Ken Wilmshurst | GBR | 7.14 | -0.6 | 7.14 | -0.6 | 7.06 | – | 7.05 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 12 | 380 | Fermín Donazar | URU | 6.57 | – | x | – | x | – | 6.57 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 383 | Igor Ter-Ovanesyan | URS | – | – | x | – | x | – | x | – | – | – | – |