Medal ceremony for the long jump at the 1936 Olympics with Tajima, Owens and Lutz Long.

Lutz Long (died 1943) was a German Olympic athlete, most notable for giving advice to his competitor, Jesse Owens. Owens went on to win the gold medal for the long jump event at the 1936 Summer Olympics thanks to Long's advice. For his actions in the spirit of sportsmanship, Long was posthumously awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal. Download high resolution version (550x750, 55 KB){unverified}} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (550x750, 55 KB){unverified}} File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Olympic can refer to: The Olympic Games, an international Multi-sport event Various stadiums in the world are known as Olympic Stadium Olympic Airlines, state run airline for Greece and successor to Olympic Airways The Olympic Peninsula, located in the U.S. state of Washington RMS Olympic, sister ship of... Owens setting the world record in the long jump at the University of Michigan in 1935 Medal ceremony for the long jump at the 1936 Olympics with Tajima, Owens and Lutz Long. ... This article is about gold medal, as an award or prize. ... The long jump (formerly called broad jump) is an athletic (track and field) event in which athletes attempt to land as far from their take-off points as possible. ... The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ... The Pierre de Coubertin medal (also known as the De Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal) is a special medal given by the International Olympic Committee to those athletes that demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in Olympics events. ...

Long was wounded when fighting in Sicily and died in an English military hospital.

1936 Olympic Games

The long jump was Long's first event against Owens, and Long set an Olympic record during the preliminary round. In contrast, Owens missed his first two jumps because he stepped on the foul line before jumping. Knowing that he needed to make the third jump in order to advance, Owens sat on the field, dejected.

Long went to Owens and told him to try and jump from a spot several inches behind the line. Since Owens routinely made distances far greater than the minimum required to advance, Long surmised that Owens would be able to safely advance to the next round without risking another foul while trying to push for a greater distance. Owens look Long's advice and cleared his third attempt. Owens went on to win the gold medal in the long jump while besting Long's own record. After the event, Long embraced Owens while the spectators cheered and applauded.

Quotations

"You can melt down all the medals and cups I have and they wouldn't be a plating on the twenty-four kilates friendship that I felt for Lutz Long at that moment." —Jesse Owens on being advised and congratulated by Lutz Long at the 1936 Summer Olympics.