Athletics At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Long Jump
The men's long jump field event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place on September 2. Forty-nine athletes from 34 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 1 cm by Ralph Boston of the United States, the nation's eighth consecutive and 13th overall victory in the men's long jump. Igor Ter-Ovanesyan's bronze was the Soviet Union's first medal in the event. Background This was the 14th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The returning finalists from the 1956 Games were bronze medalist Jorma Valkama of Finland, fourth-place finisher Dmitriy Bondarenko of the Soviet Union, sixth-place finisher Kazimierz Kropidłowski of Poland, twelfth-place finisher Fermín Donazar of Uruguay, and Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of the Soviet Union, who had fouled in all three attempts in the 1956 final. Ralph Boston of the United States was favor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Olympic Stadium (Rome)
Stadio Olimpico (; ), colloquially known as l'Olimpico (The Olympic), is an Italy, Italian Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose sports venue located in Rome. Seating over 70,000 spectators, it is the largest sports facility in Rome and List of football stadiums in Italy, the second-largest in Italy, after Milan, Milans San Siro. It formerly had a capacity of over 100,000 people, and was also called Stadio dei Centomila (Stadium of the 100,000). It is owned by Sport e Salute, a State-owned enterprise, government agency that manages sports venues, and its operator is the Italian National Olympic Committee. The Olimpico is located in northwestern Rome in the Foro Italico sports complex. Construction began in 1928 under Enrico Del Debbio and the venue was expanded in 1937 by Luigi Moretti. World War II interrupted further expansions; after the Italian campaign (World War II), Liberation of Rome in June 1944, the stadium was used by the Allies of World War II, Allies as vehicle storag ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The UTC offset, time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in several African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: :de:Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Budapest Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Stockholm Time, Rome Time, Prague time, Warsaw Time or Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis per UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2023, all member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. The next change to CET is scheduled ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yukishige Yasuma
is a Japanese athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References 1938 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Japanese male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Japan Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-longjump-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Oladipo Oladitan
John Oladipo Oladitan (28 November 1930 – 17 June 2002) was a Nigerian athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Oladitan won the British AAA Championships title in the long jump event at the 1961 AAA Championships The 1961 AAA Championships was the 1961 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 14 to 15 July 1961 at White City Stadium in London, England. Summary The .... References External links * 1930 births 2002 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Nigerian male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Nigeria 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christian Collardot
Christian Collardot (5 July 1933 – 12 June 2011) was a French long jumper who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References External links * 1933 births 2011 deaths French male long jumpers Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-longjump-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paul Foreman
Paul Foreman (25 January 1939 – 15 December 2020) was a Jamaican long jumper who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was the gold medallist in that event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, He was twice a winner at the British West Indies Championships (1957 British West Indies Championships, 1957 and 1960 British West Indies Championships, 1960) and also won a triple jump at the former event. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. Foreman competed for the Illinois Fighting Illini track and field team in the United States, finishing 4th in the long jump and triple jump at the 1952 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fred Alsop
Frederick John Alsop (born 20 October 1938 in Plaistow, Essex) is a British former triple jumper and long jumper who competed at three Olympic Games. Biography Alsop competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. His best result was his fourth place in the triple jump at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia. He repeated the achievement fours years later by winning another bronze at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. Alsop was a six times British triple jump champion (one achieved as the best placed British athlete) and three times British long jump champion. The nine titles were achieved by winning the AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dimos Manglaras
Dimosthenis "Dimos" Magklaras ( (in English also is spelled Manglaras); born 3 June 1940, in Katerini) is a former Greek long jumper. He died in 22 October 2024. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he ranked 11th, and at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he didn't pass the qualification. His personal bests are 7.74 m outdoors (25 July 1964, in Cairo) and 7.24 m indoors (27 March 1966, in Dortmund). References External links Dimos Magklarasat SEGAS The Hellenic Athletics Federation (Greek: ; abbreviated SEGAS) is Greece's governing body for amateur sport. SEGAS SEGAS was created in 1897 and has been the principal organiser of many international sporting competitions held in Greece. The ass ... archived fro the original Greek male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Greece 1940 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Greece Medit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manfred Molzberger
Manfred Molzberger (27 January 1936 in Gummersbach – 1 March 2003 in Gummersbach) was a German long jumper who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar .... References 1936 births 2003 deaths German male long jumpers Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Gummersbach Athletes from Cologne (region) 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-longjump-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dmytro Bondarenko
Dmytro Bondarenko (born 9 August 1936) is a Ukrainian Sport of athletics, athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics, representing the Soviet Union. References External links * 1936 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Ukrainian male long jumpers Soviet male long jumpers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes from Sumy Oblast Soviet Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Attilio Bravi
Attilio Bravi (9 September 1936 – 27 November 2013) was an Italian long jumper. Biography Born in Bra, Piedmont, Bravi competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, Rome and had 16 caps in the national team from 1954 to 1960. Bravi died on 27 November 2013, aged 77, in his hometown of Bra, Piedmont. Olympic results National titles Attilio Bravi has won 8 times the individual national championship. *8 wins in 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 ... (1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bravi, Attilio 1936 births 2013 deaths People from Bra, Piedmont Italian male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Italy Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletics competitors of Fiamme Oro Uni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Takayuki Okazaki
is a Japanese former long jumper who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Okazaki finished third behind Jorma Valkama in the long jump event at the British 1962 AAA Championships The 1962 AAA Championships was the 1962 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 13 to 14 July 1962 at White City Stadium White City Stadium in London, .... References 1940 births Living people Japanese athletics coaches Japanese male long jumpers Japanese male triple jumpers Japanese male sprinters Olympic male long jumpers Olympic male triple jumpers Olympic male sprinters Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games athletes for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games gold medalists in ath ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |