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Athletics At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Long Jump
The Long jump, 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. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 30 cm 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 and would prove to be his greatest winning margin for the Olympic 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 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the Los Angeles Coliseum or L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. 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, previously hosting in 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, a day before the 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The stadium serves as the home of the USC Trojans football, University of Southern California Trojans football team of the Big Ten Conference, and is located directly adjacent to the school's main University Park, Los Angeles, University Park campu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundary, maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2 (761,610 sq mi), and is the List of countries by area, thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 130 million, Mexico is the List of countries by population, tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the Hispanophone#Countries, largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city, which ranks among the List of cities by population, most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Human presence in Mexico dates back to at least 8,000 BC. Mesoamerica, considered a cradle ... [...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 List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The city covers and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census. It is the state's List of cities in Nebraska, second-most populous city a .... 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 Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lester Benjamin
Lester Benjamin (born 14 September 1963) is an Antiguan and Barbudan retired long jumper. Representing the Georgia Bulldogs track and field team, Benjamin won the 1984 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 4 × 100 m relay. 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 1983 and 1987 Pan American Games. His personal best jump was 8.02 metres, achieved in May 1984 in Baton Rouge Baton Rouge ( ; , ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it List of municipalities in Louisiana, Louisiana's second-m .... This is the national record. [...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 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 his European record of 8.45 metres, second only to Bob Beamon's world record at the time.
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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 () 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 to an ancient monastic settlement. History In ancient times Zofingen was a settlement of the Celtic .... He also had 1 ... [...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 commonly 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 .... 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 sportsmen {{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, the Nigerian record. He also achieved 8.39 metres at the Commonwealth Games (1990). He jumped in college for the University of Missouri The University of Missouri (Mizzou or MU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus Univers ... where he still holds the school records for the long jump - both indoor and outdoor (set in 1984 and 1983 respectively). Achievements References External links * 1960 births Living people Athletes from Lagos Nigerian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Yuhuang
Liu Yuhuang (; born July 25, 1959) is a retired Chinese long jumper, best known for finishing 5th at the 1984 Olympic Games The 1984 Olympics may refer to: *The 1984 Winter Olympics, which were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia *The 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an i .... Achievements External links * 1959 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Chinese male long jumpers Olympic athletes for China 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 FISU World University Games silver medalists for China Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Asian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Chinese sportsmen Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{PRChina-athle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Jong-Il (athlete)
Kim Jong-il (, 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 third-placed J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike McRae (long Jumper)
Michael Keith McRae (July 9, 1955 – December 16, 2023) was long jumper from the United States who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he finished in eleventh place. McRae competed for Chabot College in Hayward, California. He was the national champion, winning the TAC Championships at nearby San Jose City College, in 1984. He was born in Pembroke, North Carolina Pembroke is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. It is about 90 miles inland and northwest from the Atlantic Coast. The population was 2,823 at the 2020 census. The town is the seat of the state-recognized Lumbee Tribe of .... References * 1983 Year RankingMike McRae's obituary External links * 1955 births 2023 deaths People from Pembroke, North Carolina American male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Track and field athletes fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Wells
Joseph ("Joey") Wells (born December 22, 1965) is a retired male long jumper from the Bahamas, best known for finishing sixth at the 1984 Olympic Games The 1984 Olympics may refer to: *The 1984 Winter Olympics, which were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia *The 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an i .... Achievements References * 1965 births Living people Bahamian male long jumpers Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Bahamas {{Bahamas-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
