1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the European Athletics Championships |
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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
| Gold | Torfi Bryngeirsson Iceland |
| Silver | Gerard Wessels Netherlands |
| Bronze | Jaroslav Fikejz Czechoslovakia |
Results
Final
26 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torfi Bryngeirsson | Iceland | 7.32 | ||
| Gerard Wessels | Netherlands | 7.22 | ||
| 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
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
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
- Austria (1)
- Belgium (2)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- France (2)
- Iceland (1)
- Italy (1)
- Luxembourg (2)
- Netherlands (1)
- Norway (1)
- Portugal (2)
- Great Britain (2)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014