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

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's long jump

|games = 1976 Summer

|image = File:Arnie Robinson 1972.jpg

|image_size = 200px

|caption = Arnie Robinson (1972)

|venue = Montreal Olympic Stadium

|dates = 28 July 1976 (qualification)
29 July 1976 (final)

|competitors = 33

|nations = 25

|win_label = Winning distance

|win_value = 8.35

|longnames = yes

|gold = Arnie Robinson

|goldNOC = USA

|silver = Randy Williams

|silverNOC = USA

|bronze = Frank Wartenberg

|bronzeNOC = GDR

|prev = 1972

|next = 1980

}}

{{AthleticsAt1976SummerOlympics}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/ATH/mens-long-jump.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174736/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/ATH/mens-long-jump.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games: Men's Long Jump |accessdate=17 December 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}} The event was won by 24cm 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/61783 |work=Olympedia |title=Long Jump, Men |accessdate=2 September 2020}}

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).Official Report, vol. 3, p. 71.

Records

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

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Bob Beamon|USA}}

| world_mark = 8.90

| world_place = Mexico City, Mexico

| world_date = 18 October 1968

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Bob Beamon|USA|1968 Summer}}

| olympic_mark = 8.90

| olympic_place = Mexico City, Mexico

| olympic_date = 18 October 1968

}}

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

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

class="wikitable"

! Date

! Time

! Round

Wednesday, 28 July 197610:00Qualifying
style=background:lemonchiffon

| Thursday, 29 July 1976

15:00Final

Results

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

AthleteNation123DistanceNotes
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 1

align=left| Randy Williamsalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1976 Summer}}

|7.68

|7.97

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

| 7.97

{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 2

align=left| Arnie Robinsonalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1976 Summer}}

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|7.95

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

| 7.95

{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 3

align=left| Larry Myricksalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1976 Summer}}

|7.55

|7.67

|7.92

| 7.92

{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 4

align=left| Valeriy Podluzhniyalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

|7.71

|7.90

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

| 7.90

{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 5

align=left| Frank Wartenbergalign=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1976 Summer}}

|7.89

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

| 7.89

{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 6

align=left| João Carlos de Oliveiraalign=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1976 Summer}}

|7.87

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

| 7.87

{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 7

align=left| Nenad Stekićalign=left| {{flagIOC|YUG|1976 Summer}}

|7.68

|7.56

|7.82

| 7.82

{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 8

align=left| Jacques Rousseaualign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1976 Summer}}

|7.82

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

| 7.82

{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 9

align=left| Hans Baumgartneralign=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1976 Summer}}

|7.81

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

| 7.81

{{abbr|Q|Qualified for final by distance}}
style="background:#ccf9cc;"

| 10

align=left| Rolf Bernhardalign=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1976 Summer}}

|7.56

|7.79

|7.75

| 7.79

{{abbr|q|Qualified for final by place}}
style="background:#ccf9cc;"

| 11

align=left| Aleksey Pereverzevalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

|7.78

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|7.75

| 7.78

{{abbr|q|Qualified for final by place}}
style="background:#ccf9cc;"

| 12

align=left| Fletcher Lewisalign=left| {{flagIOC|BAH|1976 Summer}}

|5.99

|7.66

|7.73

| 7.73

{{abbr|q|Qualified for final by place}}
13align=left| Grzegorz Cybulskialign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1976 Summer}}

|7.60

|7.71

|7.66

| 7.71

14align=left| Hans-Jürgen Bergeralign=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1976 Summer}}

|7.53

|7.46

|7.70

| 7.70

15align=left| Roy Mitchellalign=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1976 Summer}}

|7.46

|7.64

|7.69

| 7.69

16align=left| T. C. Yohannanalign=left| {{flagIOC|IND|1976 Summer}}

|7.62

|X

|7.67

| 7.67

17align=left| Ronald Desruellesalign=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1976 Summer}}

|7.60

|7.11

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 7.60

18align=left| Milán Matosalign=left| {{flagIOC|CUB|1976 Summer}}

|7.23

|7.56

|7.57

| 7.57

19align=left| Richard Rockalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1976 Summer}}

|7.44

|7.24

|7.57

| 7.57

20align=left| Tõnu Lepikalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

|7.41

|7.49

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 7.49

21align=left| Jim Buchananalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1976 Summer}}

|5.61

|7.49

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 7.49

22align=left| Jim McAndrewalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1976 Summer}}

|7.45

|7.45

|7.48

| 7.48

23align=left| Roberto Vegliaalign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1976 Summer}}

|7.12

|7.48

|7.41

| 7.48

24align=left| Chris Commonsalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1976 Summer}}

|7.46

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 7.46

25align=left| George Swanstonalign=left| {{flagIOC|TRI|1976 Summer}}

|7.31

|7.40

|7.29

| 7.40

26align=left| Philippe Derochealign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1976 Summer}}

|7.31

|7.38

|7.31

| 7.38

27align=left| Panagiotis Khatzistathisalign=left| {{flagIOC|GRE|1976 Summer}}

|6.83

|7.10

|7.33

| 7.33

28align=left| Brou Kouakoualign=left| {{flagIOC|CIV|1976 Summer}}

|7.12

|7.20

|5.61

| 7.20

29align=left| Calvin Greenawayalign=left| {{flagIOC|ANT|1976 Summer}}

|6.96

|6.76

|6.92

| 6.96

30align=left| Papa Ibrahima Baalign=left| {{flagIOC|SEN|1976 Summer}}

|6.96

|5.21

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 6.96

31align=left| Tony Moorealign=left| {{flagIOC|FIJ|1976 Summer}}

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|6.81

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 6.81

32align=left| Rafael Blanqueralign=left| {{flagIOC|ESP|1976 Summer}}

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|6.19

| 6.19

data-sort-value=33| —align=left| Ghassan Faddoulalign=left| {{flagIOC|LIB|1976 Summer}}

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| No mark

=Final=

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

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

AthleteNation123456Distance
{{gold1}}align=left| Arnie Robinsonalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1976 Summer}}

|8.35

|8.26

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|8.04

|8.16

|7.91

| 8.35

{{silver2}}align=left| Randy Williamsalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1976 Summer}}

|8.11

|7.81

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|7.81

| 8.11

{{bronze3}}align=left| Frank Wartenbergalign=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1976 Summer}}

|7.81

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|8.02

|7.84

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 8.02

4align=left| Jacques Rousseaualign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1976 Summer}}

|8.00

|7.82

|7.67

|7.91

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|7.62

| 8.00

5align=left| João Carlos de Oliveiraalign=left| {{flagIOC|BRA|1976 Summer}}

|8.00

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|7.76

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|data-sort-value=1.00| —

|7.85

| 8.00

6align=left| Nenad Stekićalign=left| {{flagIOC|YUG|1976 Summer}}

|7.75

|7.81

|7.89

|7.80

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|7.77

| 7.89

7align=left| Valeriy Podluzhniyalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

|7.70

|7.88

|7.77

|7.84

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|7.66

| 7.88

8align=left| Hans Baumgartneralign=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1976 Summer}}

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|7.84

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

| 7.84

9align=left| Rolf Bernhardalign=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1976 Summer}}

|7.70

7.717.74colspan=3 data-sort-value=0.00| Did not advance7.74
10align=left| Aleksey Pereverzevalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1976 Summer}}

|7.55

|4.89

|7.66

colspan=3 data-sort-value=0.00| Did not advance7.66
11align=left| Fletcher Lewisalign=left| {{flagIOC|BAH|1976 Summer}}

|7.61

|7.31

|data-sort-value=1.00| X

colspan=3 data-sort-value=0.00| Did not advance7.61
data-sort-value=12| —align=left| Larry Myricksalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1976 Summer}}colspan=7 data-sort-value=0.00| {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

References

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External links

  • {{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120804120934/http://todor66.com/olim/1976/Athletics/Men_Long_Jump.html Results]

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