Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump

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Men's long jump
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
The Soviet Union 1988 CPA 5959 stamp (Games of the XXIV Olympiad Seoul '1988. Long jump).jpg
Soviet stamp showing 1988 Olympic long jump
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates24 September 1988 (qualifying)
25 September 1988 (final)
Competitors41 from 31 nations
Winning distance8.72
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Lewis
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Mike Powell
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Larry Myricks
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1984
1992  
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Official Video Highlights

The men's long jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had a start list of 41 competitors from 31 nations, with two qualifying groups (41 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Sunday September 25, 1988. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at three since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

The event was won by 23 cm by Carl Lewis of the United States, the nation's second consecutive and 18th overall gold medal in the men's long jump. It was Lewis's second gold medal of the Games (after Ben Johnson's disqualification in the 100 metres elevated Lewis to gold in that event) as he tried to defend his 1984 quadruple; he would later come short in the 200 metres (taking silver) and did not even get to compete in the 4 × 100 metres relay (the heats team fumbled an exchange and did not qualify for the final).

The American team completed a medals sweep in the event for the first time since 1904 (they had also done it at the first Games in 1896). Mike Powell took silver. Larry Myricks finally won an Olympic medal; he was on track to be part of a medal-sweeping team in 1976 before breaking his foot in warmups for the final, he was the favorite in 1980 before the United States boycotted the Games, and he had come in fourth in 1984.

Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1984 Games were gold medalist Carl Lewis of the United States, bronze medalist Giovanni Evangelisti of Italy, fourth-place finisher Larry Myricks of the United States, seventh-place finisher Junichi Usui of Japan, eighth-place finisher Kim Jong-il of South Korea, and tenth-place finisher Antonio Corgos of Spain. The 1984 silver medalist, Gary Honey of Australia, was entered but did not start. Lewis and Myricks were the favorites; their new teammate, Mike Powell, was also a challenger. [2]

Algeria, Bangladesh, Qatar, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, and Swaziland each made their first appearance in the event. The United States appeared for the 20th time, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Competition format

The 1988 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 8.00 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 Korea Standard Time adjusted for daylight savings (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 25 September 198811:25Qualifying
Monday, 26 September 198813:07Final

Results

Qualifying

RankGroupAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1B Mike Powell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7.83X8.348.34Q
2A Larry Myricks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.198.19Q
3B Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.088.08Q
4A Norbert Brige Flag of France.svg  France X8.058.05Q
5A Emiel Mellaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.848.028.02Q
6A Laszlo Szalma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7.927.89X7.92q
7A Antonio Corgos Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7.917.887.91q
8B Jarmo Karna Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7.717.897.907.90q
9B Leonid Voloshin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union XX7.897.89q
10B Giovanni Evangelisti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy X7.817.607.81q
11B Pang Yan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 7.64X7.797.79q
12B Mark Forsythe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 7.777.777.457.77q
13A Stewart Faulkner Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 7.727.747.747.74
14A Bruny Surin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.697.737.397.73
15B Yusuf Ali Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7.727.737.677.73
16B Kim Jong-Il Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 7.367.687.707.70
17A James Browne Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 7.067.677.337.67
18B Chen Zunrong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China X7.617.667.66
19B Frédéric Ebong-Salle Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 7.347.65X7.65
20A David Culbert Flag of Australia.svg  Australia XX7.647.64
21A Andreas Steiner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7.407.617.487.61
22A Glenroy Gilbert Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7.467.617.277.61
23A John King Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 7.57XX7.57
24B Stephen Hanna Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 7.54XX7.54
25A Ian James Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada XX7.527.52
26B Hiroyuki Shibata Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan X7.48X7.48
27A Nai Hui-Fang Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 7.45X7.167.45
28B Teddy Steinmayr Flag of Austria.svg  Austria X7.317.367.36
29B Lotfi Khaïda Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 7.10XX7.10
30B Muhammad Urfaq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan XX7.097.09
31A José Leitão Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal X6.996.816.99
32A Ricardo Valiente Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 6.91X6.926.92
33B Francis Keita Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 6.526.876.146.87
A David Lamai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya XXXNo mark
A Orde Ballantyne Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines XXNo mark
A Sizwe Sydney Mdluli Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland XXXNo mark
AShahanuddin ChoudhuryFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh XXXNo mark
A Abdullah Mohamed Al-Sheib Flag of Qatar (3-2).svg  Qatar XNo mark
B Junichi Usui Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan XXXNo mark
B Ray Quiñones Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico XXXNo mark
B Robert Emmiyan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union No mark
A Gary Honey Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNS
B Vladimir Ochkan Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union DNS

Final

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Carl Lewis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.418.568.528.728.52X8.72
Silver medal icon.svg Mike Powell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.238.118.49XX8.49
Bronze medal icon.svg Larry Myricks Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8.148.27X8.17XX8.27
4 Giovanni Evangelisti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7.848.087.638.08
5 Antonio Corgos Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8.03XX7.86X7.998.03
6 László Szalma Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary XX8.00XXX8.00
7 Norbert Brige Flag of France.svg  France 7.87XX7.97XX7.97
8 Leonid Volochine Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7.877.78XXX7.897.89
9 Pang Yan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China X7.727.86Did not advance7.86
10 Jarmo Kärnä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland X7.817.82Did not advance7.82
11 Emiel Mellaard Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.71X7.51Did not advance7.71
12 Mark Forsythe Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain XX7.54Did not advance7.54

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Long Jump". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 242.