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The men's long jump was one of four men's jumping events on the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 18 October 1964. 37 athletes from 23 nations entered, with 5 not starting in the qualification round. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
Long jump details: Lynn Davies Great Britain: 8.07 m Ralph Boston United States: 8.03 m Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Soviet Union: 7.99 m Triple jump details: Józef Szmidt Poland: 16.85 m (OR) Oleg Fedoseyev Soviet Union: 16.58 m Viktor Kravchenko Soviet Union: 16.57 m Shot put details: Dallas Long United States: 20.33 m (OR) Randy Matson United States ...
Beamon's mark is the longest-standing Olympic athletics record by a margin of twelve years, which was the only time a man has set a long jump world record at the competition. The women's world record has been broken on two occasions at the Olympics, with Mary Rand jumping 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in) in 1964 and Viorica Viscopoleanu clearing 6.82 m ( 22 ...
World and Olympic records; ... long jump details: ... Vol. II. Tokyo: Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. 1964.
Ralph Boston, Lynn Davies, and Igor Ter-Ovanesyan at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boston qualified for the Summer Olympics in Rome, where he won the gold medal in the long jump, setting the Olympic record at 8.12 m (26 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), while narrowly defeating American teammate Bo Roberson by a mere centimeter.
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
She won the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, the first British female to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field. Until Emma Finucane in 2024 , she was the only British female athlete to win three medals in a single Games.
Davies won an Olympic gold medal in the long jump in 1964 with a mark of 8.07 metres (26 ft 6 in), earning himself the nickname "Lynn the Leap". He finished ninth in 1968, having been his nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In 1964 he also competed in the 100 metres and 4×100 metres contests. [4]