Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
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The men's long jump was an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. There were 31 participating athletes from 25 nations, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 30cm by Carl Lewis of the United States, the nation's 17th gold medal in the event. It was Lewis's second gold of the Games as he tried (successfully) to match Jesse Owens's 1936 quadruple (100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, and long jump). It was also the first of Lewis's four consecutive gold medals in the long jump. Gary Honey gave Australia its first men's long jump medal since 1948; Giovanni Evangelisti won Italy's first-ever medal in the event.
Men's long jump at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venues | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
Dates | 5–6 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 25 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 8.54 | |||||||||
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