Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Dates | July 31 (qualifying and final) | |||||||||
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Willie Steele United States
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Theo Bruce Australia
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Herb Douglas United States
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The men's long jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 31, 1948. The final was won by American Willie Steele.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Qual. rule: qualification standard 7.20m (Q) or at least best 12 qualified (q).
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