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Athletics at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games:

Men's Long Jump

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Host City: Antwerpen, Belgium
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Antwerpen
Date Started: August 17, 1920
Date Finished: August 18, 1920

Gold: SWE William Petersson
Silver: USA Carl Johnson
Bronze: SWE Erik Abrahamsson

Summary

The favorite was Sol Butler who had easily won the U.S. Olympic Trials with 7.52 metres. He had also won the 1919 Inter-Allied Championship with 7.55 metres. In the qualifying, Butler took one jump, hurt a muscle badly, and had to withdraw. William Petersson of Sweden won the gold medal, but with a distance that a healthy Butler would have easily surpassed.

Final Standings

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal D
1 William Petersson 24 Sweden SWE Gold 7.150
2 Carl Johnson 21 United States USA Silver 7.095
3 Erik Abrahamsson 22 Sweden SWE Bronze 7.080
4 Dink Templeton 22 United States USA 6.950
5 Erling Aastad 22 Norway NOR 6.885
6 Rolf Franksson 19 Sweden SWE 6.730
7 QR Sol Butler 25 United States USA
8 QR Einar Ræder 24 Norway NOR
9 QR Gösta Bladin 25 Sweden SWE
10 QR Johan Johansen 22 Norway NOR
11T QR Eugène Coulon 17 France FRA
11T QR Jack Merchant 20 United States USA
13 QR William Hunter 27 Great Britain GBR
14 QR Marcel Orfidan 23 France FRA
15 QR Hans Kindler 17 Switzerland SUI
16 QR Eero Lehtonen 22 Finland FIN
17 QR Charles Courtin France FRA
18 QR Henri De Bruyne Belgium BEL
19 QR Hugo Lahtinen 28 Finland FIN
20 QR Harold Abrahams 20 Great Britain GBR
21 QR Edmond Médécin 21 Monaco MON
22 QR Charles Lively Great Britain GBR
23 QR Henri Pleger Luxembourg LUX
24 QR Jean Lefèvre Belgium BEL
25 QR Julien Lehouck 23 Belgium BEL
26 QR František Šretr Czechoslovakia TCH
27 QR Charles Guézille France FRA
28 QR Paul Hammer 19 Luxembourg LUX
29 QR Nicolas Kannive 32 Luxembourg LUX