Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the Games of the XV Olympiad
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| Date | July 21 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
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Jerome Biffle |
 United States
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Meredith Gourdine |
United States
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Ödön Földessy |
 Hungary
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The Men's long jump at the 1952 Olympic Games took place on July 21 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. American athlete Jerome Biffle won the gold medal.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Qualifying Performance 7.20 (Q) or at least 13 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
NM — No Mark
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