1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump

Men's long jump
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's long jump at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 25 and 26 August 1950.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Torfi Bryngeirsson
 Iceland
Silver Gerard Wessels
 Netherlands
Bronze Jaroslav Fikejz
 Czechoslovakia

Results

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Final

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26 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Torfi Bryngeirsson  Iceland 7.32
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gerard Wessels  Netherlands 7.22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jaroslav Fikejz  Czechoslovakia 7.20
4 Álvaro Cachulo  Portugal 7.00
5 Rune Nilsen  Norway 6.96
6 Fred Hammer  Luxembourg 6.92
7 Paul Faucher  France 6.81
8 Boris Brnad  Yugoslavia 6.52
Harry Whittle  Great Britain DNS

Qualification

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25 August

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Álvaro Cachulo  Portugal 7.32 Q
2 Paul Faucher  France 7.22 Q
3 Torfi Bryngeirsson  Iceland 7.20 Q
4 Gerard Wessels  Netherlands 7.17 Q
5 Jaroslav Fikejz  Czechoslovakia 7.10 Q
6 Fred Hammer  Luxembourg 7.02 Q
7 Rune Nilsen  Norway 7.00 Q
8 Harry Whittle  Great Britain 7.00 Q
9 Boris Brnad  Yugoslavia 6.96 Q
10 Walter Lombardi  Italy 6.95
11 Pierre Knepper  Luxembourg 6.92
12 Felix Würth  Austria 6.86
13 Luís García  Portugal 6.78
14 René Valmy  France 6.72
15 Harry Askew  Great Britain 6.69
16 René Libert  Belgium 6.47
17 Raymond Driesen  Belgium 6.20

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014