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Athletics At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Long Jump
The men's long jump was an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were 31 participating athletes from 25 nations, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won 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. Background This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from the 1980 Games was seventh-place finisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I. Completed in 1923, it will become the first stadium to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times when it hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics; the stadium previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, a day before the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The stadium serves as the home of the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans football team of the Pac-12 Conference. The Coliseum is jointly owned by the State of California's Sixth District Agricultural Association, Los Angeles County, and the city of Los Angeles. It is managed and operated by the Auxiliary Services Department of the University of Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Shijie (athlete)
Wang Shijie (born 10 November 1963) is a Chinese athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References 1963 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Chinese male long jumpers Olympic athletes for China Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Chinese people {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kémobé Djirmassal
Kémobé Djirmassal (born February 26, 1954) is a track and field athlete who competed in the long jump internationally for Chad. Djirmassal represented Chad at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in his long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ... qualifying group he jumped 7.37 metres and finished 8th in the group and 17th overall and therefore he did not reach the final. References 1954 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Chad Living people Male long jumpers Chadian long jumpers Chadian male athletes {{Chad-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Kiyai
Moses Kiyai (born 1962) is a retired Kenyan long jumper and triple jumper. Kiyai won a bronze medal at the 1982 African Championships. He won the East African Championships in the long jump in 1981, 1982 and 1984 and became triple jump champion in 1982. At the 1982 Commonwealth Games he finished sixth in the long jump and eighth in the triple jump. He also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games without reaching the final in neither long nor triple jump. His personal best jump was 8.08 metres, achieved in May 1984 in Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta .... In the triple jump he had 16.27 metres from 1986. References 1962 births Living people Kenyan male long jumpers Kenyan male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lester Benjamin
Lester Benjamin (born 14 September 1963) is an Antiguan and Barbudan retired long jumper. Olympics. Retrieved 2023-08-25. Benjamin competed at the 1983 World Championships, the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1987 World Championships, but did not reach the final round. He finished fourth in the long jump at the 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenad Stekić
Nenad Stekić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Стекић; 7 March 1951 – 18 July 2021 18. 7. 2021.) was a Serbian and Yugoslav er, best known for his European record of 8.45 metres, second only to Bob Beamon's world record at the time. Career Performances in Europe Nenad Stekić failed on many occasions to determine himself as a major force, but during his 20-year career he won many international medals and setting several national records and one European record. He finished third at the 1970 European Junior Championships in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Gloor
René Gloor (born 3 November 1956) is a retired Swiss long jumper. He finished ninth at the 1982 European Indoor Championships, and ninth at the 1983 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 1982 European Championships, the 1983 World Championships, and the 1984 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Gloor also competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1982 European Championships without reaching the final. Gloor became Swiss 100 metres champion once, 200 metres champion three times and long jump champion in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1989. He also became indoor long jump champion in 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1991. His personal best jump was 8.07 metres, achieved in May 1982 in Zofingen Zofingen (french: Zofingue) is a city in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of Zofingen. Zofingen is a walled city and home of an ancient monastic settlement. History In ancient times Zofingen was a settleme .... He also had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jubobaraye Kio
Jubobaraye Joshua Kio (born 7 September 1957) is a Nigerian athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References 1957 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Nigerian male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Nigeria Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yusuf Alli
Yusuf Alli (born 28 July 1960 in Lagos) is a retired Nigerian long jumper, and three-time Olympian. He is best known for his gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. His personal best is 8.27 metres, achieved at the 1989 African Championships in Athletics in Lagos. This is the Nigerian recordalso 8.39 at the commonwealth games (1990). He jumped in college for the University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Universit ... where he still holds the school records for the long jump - both indoor and outdoor (set in 1984 and 1983 respectively). 2nd world cup in athletics 1989 Barcelona Spain; African captain, longest Nigeria captain, technical director athletic federation of Nigeria and manager COJA committee for 8th All African games Achievements References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Yuhuang
Liu Yuhuang (; born July 25, 1959) is a retired Chinese long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...er, best known for finishing 5th at the 1984 Olympic Games. Achievements External links * 1959 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Chinese male long jumpers Olympic athletes for China Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Asian Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Universiade silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Asian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Chinese people {{PRChina-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jong-Il (athlete)
Kim Jong-il ( ko, 김종일, born 11 September 1962), sometimes transliterated Kim Yong-il, is a South Korean retired long jumper, best known for winning two gold medals at the Asian Games. He also competed in the Olympics twice, and was the first Korean athlete to have made a final round at the Olympics. His personal best jump was 8.00 metres, achieved in August 1988 in Seoul. After retiring as an active athlete, he turned to a career in coaching and academics. Athletics career Kim Jong-il was born on 11 September 1962,. Retrieved on 30 December 2008. and is a native of Jincheon. He became a member of the national track and field team in 1979, and first made his mark internationally by winning the gold medal in long jump at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi. His jump of 7.94 metres was the second best Asian Games result of all times, only behind T.C. Yohannan's winning jump of 8.07 metres in 1974. Kim beat second-placed Liu Yuhuang with a slim margin of five centimetres, and thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
