Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
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Men's long jump at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Montreal Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 28 July 1976 (qualification) 29 July 1976 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 25 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 8.35 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's long jump event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, had an entry list of 33 competitors from 25 nations, with two qualifying groups (33 jumpers) before the final (12) took place on Thursday July 29, 1976. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The top twelve and ties, and all those reaching 7.80 metres advanced to the final. The qualification round was held in Wednesday July 28, 1976.[1] The event was won by Arnie Robinson of the United States, the nation's third consecutive and 16th overall gold medal in the men's long jump. Randy Williams took silver, but the chance of an American sweep (which had happened twice long before in 1896 and 1904) was eliminated when Larry Myricks broke his foot warming up for the final. Robinson and Williams (bronze and gold, respectively in 1972) became the fifth and sixth men to earn two medals in the event. Frank Wartenberg of East Germany took bronze.