Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

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Men's long jump
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
1980. XXII Letnie Olimpiiskie igry. Pryzhki v dlinu.jpg
Soviet postage stamp depicting long jumping at the 1980 Games
Venue Central Lenin Stadium
Dates27 July 1980 (qualifying)
28 July 1980 (final)
Competitors32 from 23 nations
Winning distance8.54
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lutz Dombrowski
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Paschek
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Valeriy Podluzhniy
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1976
1984  

The men's long jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union had a start list of 32 competitors from 23 countries, with two qualifying groups (32 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Monday July 28, 1980. 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 7.90 metres advanced to the final. [1] The event was won by 33cm by Lutz Dombrowski of East Germany, the first gold medal in the men's long jump by any German jumper. Frank Paschek made East Germany the only nation other than the United States to have two men on the podium in the same Games in the event. Valeriy Podluzhniy won the Soviet Union's first men's long jump medal since 1964. The American-led boycott ended the United States' three-Games gold medal streak and 18-Games streak of winning at least a silver medal in the event.

Background

This was the 19th 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 fifth-place finisher João Carlos de Oliveira of Brazil, sixth-place finisher Nenad Stekić of Yugoslavia, seventh-place finisher Valeriy Podluzhniy of the Soviet Union, and ninth-place finisher Rolf Bernhard of Switzerland. Larry Myricks, who had broken his foot in warmups in 1976, would have been the favorite but was kept out of the Games by the American-led boycott; aside from Bob Beamon's incomparable 8.90 metre jump, Myricks had the best-ever jump (at 8.52 metres in 1979). Also kept out was the young Carl Lewis, who had not yet reached his potential in the event but would later dominate it for two decades. Stekić would have been a solid contender (particularly with Myricks out), but was injured. This left Lutz Dombrowski of East Germany the heavy favorite in a depleted field. [2]

Benin, Ethiopia, Kuwait, and Mozambique each made their first appearance in the event. France appeared for the 16th time, most of any nation competing in 1980 but still two appearances behind the United States (missing the event for the first time).

Competition format

The 1980 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 7.90 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 Moscow Time (UTC+3)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 27 July 198010:30Qualifying
Monday, 28 July 198017:50Final

Results

Qualifying

The qualifying round was held on Sunday July 27, 1980.

RankAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1 Frank Paschek Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 8.178.17Q
Lutz Dombrowski Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 8.178.17Q
3 Stanisław Jaskułka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.468.078.07Q
4 Valeriy Podluzhniy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8.028.02Q
5 Viktor Belsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union X7.648.018.01Q
6 Rolf Bernhard Olympic flag.svg  Switzerland 7.987.98Q
7 Antonio Corgos Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Spain 7.467.767.967.96Q
8 László Szalma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.867.727.917.91Q
9 Philippe Deroche Olympic flag.svg  France 7.907.90Q
10 Yordan Yanev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 7.637.687.847.84q
11 Kayode Elegbede Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7.767.827.507.82q
12 João Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil X7.787.78q
13 Joshua Kio Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7.777.677.457.77
14 Andrzej Klimaszewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.76X6.567.76
15 Dimitrios Delifotis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7.747.637.147.74
16 William Rea Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7.607.717.747.74
17 Alberto Solanas Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Spain 7.367.737.717.73
18 Jan Leitner Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 7.687.637.577.68
19 Doudou N'Diaye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7.49X7.667.66
20 Peter Rieger Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany X7.597.59
21 David Giralt Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba X7.547.577.57
22 Ivan Tuparov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 7.46XX7.46
23 Gary Honey Olympic flag.svg  Australia X7.44X7.44
24 Yusuf Alli Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7.457.40X7.43
25 Béla Bakosi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.29XX7.29
26 Théophile Hounou Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg  Benin 7.077.017.037.07
27 Stelio Craveirinha Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg  Mozambique 6.786.94X6.94
28 Ronald Raborg Flag of Peru.svg  Peru X6.85X6.85
29 Abebe Gessese Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 6.666.646.466.66
30 Nenad Stekić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 5.755.75
Essa Hashem Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait XXXNo mark
Fidelis Ndyabagye Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda XXXNo mark
Oli PousiFlag of Finland.svg  Finland DNS
Bogger Mushanga Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia DNS

Final

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Lutz Dombrowski Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 8.158.328.218.548.348.54
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Paschek Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 7.818.21XX7.857.948.21
Bronze medal icon.svg Valeriy Podluzhniy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 8.078.087.978.18X7.828.18
4 László Szalma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 8.137.99X7.95XX8.13
5 Stanisław Jaskułka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7.737.767.977.877.978.138.13
6 Viktor Belskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7.797.158.107.767.74X8.10
7 Antonio Corgos Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Spain 8.028.09XX7.978.09
8 Yordan Yanev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 7.91X7.88X8.02X8.02
9 Rolf Bernhard Olympic flag.svg  Switzerland 7.88X7.71Did not advance7.88
10 Philippe Deroche Olympic flag.svg  France 7.637.657.77Did not advance7.77
11 Kayode Elegbede Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria XX7.49Did not advance7.49
João Carlos de Oliveira Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil DNS

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