Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

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Men's long jump
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Arnie Robinson 1972.jpg
Arnie Robinson (1972)
Venue Montreal Olympic Stadium
Dates28 July 1976 (qualification)
29 July 1976 (final)
Competitors33 from 25 nations
Winning distance8.35
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Arnie Robinson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Randy Williams
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Frank Wartenberg
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
  1972
1980  

The men's long jump event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, had an entry list of 33 competitors from 25 nations, with two qualifying groups (33 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Thursday July 29, 1976. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 7.80 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Wednesday July 28, 1976. [1] The event was won by 24 cm by Arnie Robinson of the United States, the nation's third consecutive and 16th overall gold medal in the men's long jump. Randy Williams took silver, but the chance of an American sweep (which had happened twice long before in 1896 and 1904) was eliminated when Larry Myricks broke his foot warming up for the final. Robinson and Williams (bronze and gold, respectively in 1972) became the fifth and sixth men to earn two medals in the event. Frank Wartenberg of East Germany took bronze.

Background

This was the 18th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1972 Games were the three medalists (Randy Williams of the United States, Hans Baumgartner of West Germany, and Arnie Robinson of the United States) as well as ninth-place finisher Valeriy Podluzhniy of the Soviet Union, tenth-place finisher Jacques Rousseau of France, and twelfth-place finisher Grzegorz Cybulski of Poland. The returning pair, along with new teammate Larry Myricks, were favored with a sweep considered a possibility. [2]

Antigua and Barbuda, Fiji, the Ivory Coast, Lebanon, and Trinidad and Tobago each made their first appearance in the event. The United States appeared for the 18th time, the only nation to have long jumpers at each of the Games thus far.

Competition format

The 1976 competition used the two-round format with divided final introduced in 1952. The qualifying round gave each competitor three jumps to achieve a distance of 7.80 metres; if fewer than 12 men did so, the top 12 (including all those tied) would advance. The final provided each jumper with three jumps; the top eight jumpers received an additional three jumps for a total of six, with the best to count (qualifying round jumps were not considered for the final). [2] [3]

Records

The standing world and Olympic records prior to the event were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Bob Beamon  (USA)8.90 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Bob Beamon  (USA)8.90 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 28 July 197610:00Qualifying
Thursday, 29 July 197615:00Final

Results

Qualifying

RankAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1 Randy Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7.687.977.97Q
2 Arnie Robinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States X7.957.95Q
3 Larry Myricks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7.557.677.927.92Q
4 Valeriy Podluzhniy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7.717.907.90Q
5 Frank Wartenberg Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 7.897.89Q
6 João Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 7.877.87Q
7 Nenad Stekić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 7.687.567.827.82Q
8 Jacques Rousseau Flag of France.svg  France 7.827.82Q
9 Hans Baumgartner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7.817.81Q
10 Rolf Bernhard Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.567.797.757.79q
11 Aleksey Pereverzev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7.78X7.757.78q
12 Fletcher Lewis Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 5.997.667.737.73q
13 Grzegorz Cybulski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 7.607.717.667.71
14 Hans-Jürgen Berger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7.537.467.707.70
15 Roy Mitchell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 7.467.647.697.69
16 T. C. Yohannan Flag of India.svg  India 7.62X7.677.67
17 Ronald Desruelles Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7.607.11X7.60
18 Milán Matos Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 7.237.567.577.57
19 Richard Rock Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.447.247.577.57
20 Tõnu Lepik Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7.417.49X7.49
21 Jim Buchanan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5.617.49X7.49
22 Jim McAndrew Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.457.457.487.48
23 Roberto Veglia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.127.487.417.48
24 Chris Commons Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 7.46XX7.46
25 George Swanston Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 7.317.407.297.40
26 Philippe Deroche Flag of France.svg  France 7.317.387.317.38
27 Panagiotis Khatzistathis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 6.837.107.337.33
28 Brou Kouakou Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 7.127.205.617.20
29 Calvin Greenaway Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 6.966.766.926.96
30 Papa Ibrahima Ba Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6.965.21X6.96
31 Tony Moore Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji X6.81X6.81
32 Rafael Blanquer Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain XX6.196.19
Ghassan Faddoul Flag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg  Lebanon XXXNo mark

Final

Larry Myricks was forced to scratch from the final after he injured his foot in the qualifying round.

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Arnie Robinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.358.26X8.048.167.918.35
Silver medal icon.svg Randy Williams Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.117.81XXX7.818.11
Bronze medal icon.svg Frank Wartenberg Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 7.81X8.027.84X8.02
4 Jacques Rousseau Flag of France.svg  France 8.007.827.677.91X7.628.00
5 João Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 8.00X7.767.858.00
6 Nenad Stekić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 7.757.817.897.80X7.777.89
7 Valeriy Podluzhniy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7.707.887.777.84X7.667.88
8 Hans Baumgartner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany XX7.84XXX7.84
9 Rolf Bernhard Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.707.717.74Did not advance7.74
10 Aleksey Pereverzev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7.554.897.66Did not advance7.66
11 Fletcher Lewis Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 7.617.31XDid not advance7.61
Larry Myricks Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNS

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 71.