Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Men's long jump

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The men's long jump event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, [1] on 31 August and 1 September 1961.

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Takayuki Okazaki
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Ivan Ivanov
Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria

Results

Qualifications

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7.64q
Takayuki Okazaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7.20q
Ivan Ivanov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 7.10q
Maurizio Terenziani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.07q
Pedro de Almeida Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6.96q
Wolfgang Klein Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 6.95q
Katsumi Hanada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6.91q
László Mihályfi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6.85q
Newton de Castro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6.82q
Todor Dashkov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 6.77q
Harald Ihmig Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 6.72q
13 Hüseyin Çakmak Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6.65
14 Sabaudin Ramku Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg  Albania 6.31
15 Antonio Bortoli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6.20
16 Ramanathan Sundaralingama Flag of Ceylon.svg  Ceylon 5.64

Final

RankAthleteNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7.90w
Silver medal icon.svg Takayuki Okazaki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7.67w
Bronze medal icon.svg Ivan Ivanov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 7.58w
4 Aarre Asiala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7.54
5 Wolfgang Klein Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7.45
6 Katsumi Hanada Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7.31
7 Newton de Castro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 7.22
8 Harald Ihmig Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7.18
9 Todor Dashkov Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Bulgaria 6.99
10 Pedro de Almeida Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6.91
László Mihályfi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DNS
Maurizio Terenziani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNS

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