Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump
| Men's long jump at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24–26 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning distance | 8.59 | ||||||||||||
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Dwight Phillips |
 United States
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John Moffitt |
United States
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Joan Lino Martínez |
 Spain
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The men's long jump competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 24–26 August.
The competition consisted of two rounds, qualification and final. In qualification, each athlete jumped three times (stopping early if they made the qualifying distance). At least the top twelve athletes moved on to the final; if more than twelve reached the qualifying distance, all who did so advanced. Distances were reset for the final round. Finalists jumped three times, after which the eight best jumped three more times (with the best distance of the six jumps counted).
All times are Greece Standard Time (UTC+2)
Prior to the competition[update], the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
No new records were set during the competition.
Rule: Qualifying standard 8.10 (Q) or at least 12 best qualified (q).
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