Luz Long
German long jumper (1913–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long (27 April 1913[1] – 14 July 1943) was a German Olympic long jumper, notable for achieving the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and for his association with Jesse Owens, who went on to win the gold medal for the long jump.[2] Luz Long won the German long jump championship six times in 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939.
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Birth name | Carl Ludwig Long | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1913-04-27)27 April 1913 Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 July 1943(1943-07-14) (aged 30) Acate, Sicily, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Allegiance | Nazi Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Service/ | German Army | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1941–1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | World War II | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Long was killed while serving in the German Army during World War II.[3]