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Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games:
Men's Decathlon Long jump
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Host City: München, West Germany
Location: Olympiastadion
Date Started: September 7, 1972
Date Finished: September 7, 1972
| Gold: |  Nikolay Avilov |
| Silver: | Leonid Litvinenko |
| Bronze: |  Ryszard Katus |
Long jump
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | P(1962T) | P(1985T) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Avilov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 7.68 | 957 | 980 | |
| 2 | Joachim Kirst | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 7.59 | 939 | 957 | |
| 3 | Stefan Schreyer | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 7.44 | 909 | 920 | |
| 4 | Ryszard Skowronek | 23 | Poland | POL | 7.42 | 905 | 915 | |
| 5 | Yves Le Roy | 21 | France | FRA | 7.32 | 885 | 891 | |
| 6 | Freddy Herbrand | 28 | Belgium | BEL | 7.30 | 881 | 886 | |
| 7 | Tadeusz Janczenko | 26 | Poland | POL | 7.28 | 877 | 881 | |
| 8 | Jeff Bennett | 23 | United States | USA | 7.26 | 873 | 876 | |
| 9 | Régis Ghesquière | 23 | Belgium | BEL | 7.21 | 863 | 864 | |
| 10 | Jeff Bannister | 26 | United States | USA | 7.20 | 861 | 862 | |
| 11 | Peter Gabbett | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 7.19 | 859 | 859 | |
| 12T | Hans-Joachim Walde | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 7.16 | 853 | 852 | |
| 12T | Sepp Zeilbauer | 19 | Austria | AUT | 7.16 | 853 | 852 | |
| 12T | József Bakai | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 7.16 | 853 | 852 | |
| 15 | Ryszard Katus | 25 | Poland | POL | 7.09 | 838 | 835 | |
| 16 | Barry King | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 7.06 | 832 | 828 | |
| 17 | Roger Lespagnard | 25 | Belgium | BEL | 7.01 | 822 | 816 | |
| 18 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 6.95 | 810 | 802 | |
| 19 | Ruedi Mangisch | 19 | Switzerland | SUI | 6.94 | 808 | 799 | |
| 20T | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 23 | India | IND | 6.92 | 804 | 795 | |
| 20T | Heinz Born | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | 6.92 | 804 | 795 | |
| 22 | Gerry Moro | 29 | Canada | CAN | 6.91 | 802 | 792 | |
| 23 | Radu Gavrilaş | 20 | Romania | ROU | 6.90 | 800 | 790 | |
| 24T | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | 23 | France | FRA | 6.89 | 798 | 788 | |
| 24T | Lennart Hedmark | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 6.89 | 798 | 788 | |
| 26 | Hans-Joachim Perk | 26 | West Germany | FRG | 6.82 | 782 | 771 | |
| 27T | Clifford Brooks | 28 | Barbados | BAR | 6.81 | 780 | 769 | |
| 27T | Leonid Litvinenko | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.81 | 780 | 769 | |
| 29 | Boris Ivanov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.59 | 734 | 718 | |
| 30 | Bruce Jenner | 22 | United States | USA | 6.53 | 721 | 704 | |
| 31T | Horst Beyer | 32 | West Germany | FRG | 6.51 | 717 | 700 | |
| 31T | Luis Flores | 24 | Guatemala | GUA | 6.51 | 717 | 700 | |
| 33 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | 27 | Malawi | MAW | 5.68 | 533 | 519 |
Long jump Round One
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Nikolay Avilov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 7.68 | |
| NP | Stefan Schreyer | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 7.44 | |
| NP | Freddy Herbrand | 28 | Belgium | BEL | 7.30 | |
| NP | Ryszard Skowronek | 23 | Poland | POL | 7.25 | |
| NP | Jeff Bannister | 26 | United States | USA | 7.15 | |
| NP | Jeff Bennett | 23 | United States | USA | 7.13 | |
| NP | Yves Le Roy | 21 | France | FRA | 7.08 | |
| NP | József Bakai | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 7.05 | |
| NP | Barry King | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 7.03 | |
| NP | Tadeusz Janczenko | 26 | Poland | POL | 7.01 | |
| NP | Régis Ghesquière | 23 | Belgium | BEL | 6.98 | |
| NP | Radu Gavrilaş | 20 | Romania | ROU | 6.90 | |
| NP | Peter Gabbett | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 6.87 | |
| NP | Roger Lespagnard | 25 | Belgium | BEL | 6.86 | |
| NP | Gerry Moro | 29 | Canada | CAN | 6.86 | |
| NP | Ruedi Mangisch | 19 | Switzerland | SUI | 6.82 | |
| NP | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 23 | India | IND | 6.82 | |
| NP | Leonid Litvinenko | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.81 | |
| NP | Lennart Hedmark | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 6.78 | |
| NP | Steen Smidt-Jensen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 6.77 | |
| NP | Clifford Brooks | 28 | Barbados | BAR | 6.64 | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Walde | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 6.60 | |
| NP | Boris Ivanov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.59 | |
| NP | Luis Flores | 24 | Guatemala | GUA | 6.51 | |
| NP | Bruce Jenner | 22 | United States | USA | 6.49 | |
| NP | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | 23 | France | FRA | 6.42 | |
| NP | Horst Beyer | 32 | West Germany | FRG | foul | |
| NP | Heinz Born | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | foul | |
| NP | Ryszard Katus | 25 | Poland | POL | foul | |
| NP | Joachim Kirst | 25 | East Germany | GDR | foul | |
| NP | Wilfred Mwalawanda | 27 | Malawi | MAW | foul | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Perk | 26 | West Germany | FRG | foul | |
| NP | Sepp Zeilbauer | 19 | Austria | AUT | foul |
Long jump Round Two
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Joachim Kirst | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 7.59 | |
| NP | Ryszard Skowronek | 23 | Poland | POL | 7.42 | |
| NP | Yves Le Roy | 21 | France | FRA | 7.29 | |
| NP | Freddy Herbrand | 28 | Belgium | BEL | 7.26 | |
| NP | Tadeusz Janczenko | 26 | Poland | POL | 7.26 | |
| NP | Jeff Bannister | 26 | United States | USA | 7.20 | |
| NP | József Bakai | 30 | Hungary | HUN | 7.16 | |
| NP | Jeff Bennett | 23 | United States | USA | 7.15 | |
| NP | Barry King | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 7.06 | |
| NP | Régis Ghesquière | 23 | Belgium | BEL | 7.03 | |
| NP | Roger Lespagnard | 25 | Belgium | BEL | 7.01 | |
| NP | Steen Smidt-Jensen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 6.95 | |
| NP | Heinz Born | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | 6.92 | |
| NP | Gerry Moro | 29 | Canada | CAN | 6.91 | |
| NP | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | 23 | France | FRA | 6.89 | |
| NP | Clifford Brooks | 28 | Barbados | BAR | 6.81 | |
| NP | Sepp Zeilbauer | 19 | Austria | AUT | 6.79 | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Walde | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 6.74 | |
| NP | Radu Gavrilaş | 20 | Romania | ROU | 6.71 | |
| NP | Leonid Litvinenko | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.57 | |
| NP | Bruce Jenner | 22 | United States | USA | 6.53 | |
| NP | Boris Ivanov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.26 | |
| NP | Luis Flores | 24 | Guatemala | GUA | 6.02 | |
| NP | Nikolay Avilov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | |
| NP | Horst Beyer | 32 | West Germany | FRG | foul | |
| NP | Peter Gabbett | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | foul | |
| NP | Lennart Hedmark | 28 | Sweden | SWE | foul | |
| NP | Ryszard Katus | 25 | Poland | POL | foul | |
| NP | Ruedi Mangisch | 19 | Switzerland | SUI | foul | |
| NP | Wilfred Mwalawanda | 27 | Malawi | MAW | foul | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Perk | 26 | West Germany | FRG | foul | |
| NP | Stefan Schreyer | 25 | East Germany | GDR | foul | |
| NP | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 23 | India | IND | foul |
Long jump Round Three
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP | Yves Le Roy | 21 | France | FRA | 7.32 | |
| NP | Joachim Kirst | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 7.29 | |
| NP | Tadeusz Janczenko | 26 | Poland | POL | 7.28 | |
| NP | Jeff Bennett | 23 | United States | USA | 7.26 | |
| NP | Stefan Schreyer | 25 | East Germany | GDR | 7.26 | |
| NP | Régis Ghesquière | 23 | Belgium | BEL | 7.21 | |
| NP | Freddy Herbrand | 28 | Belgium | BEL | 7.21 | |
| NP | Peter Gabbett | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 7.19 | |
| NP | Jeff Bannister | 26 | United States | USA | 7.16 | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Walde | 30 | West Germany | FRG | 7.16 | |
| NP | Sepp Zeilbauer | 19 | Austria | AUT | 7.16 | |
| NP | Ryszard Katus | 25 | Poland | POL | 7.09 | |
| NP | Roger Lespagnard | 25 | Belgium | BEL | 6.96 | |
| NP | Ruedi Mangisch | 19 | Switzerland | SUI | 6.94 | |
| NP | Vijay Singh Chauhan | 23 | India | IND | 6.94 | |
| NP | Lennart Hedmark | 28 | Sweden | SWE | 6.89 | |
| NP | Steen Smidt-Jensen | 27 | Denmark | DEN | 6.89 | |
| NP | Gerry Moro | 29 | Canada | CAN | 6.88 | |
| NP | Hans-Joachim Perk | 26 | West Germany | FRG | 6.82 | |
| NP | Leonid Litvinenko | 23 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.71 | |
| NP | Boris Ivanov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | 6.57 | |
| NP | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | 23 | France | FRA | 6.53 | |
| NP | Horst Beyer | 32 | West Germany | FRG | 6.51 | |
| NP | Bruce Jenner | 22 | United States | USA | 6.46 | |
| NP | Wilfred Mwalawanda | 27 | Malawi | MAW | 5.68 | |
| NP | Clifford Brooks | 28 | Barbados | BAR | 5.23 | |
| NP | Nikolay Avilov | 24 | Soviet Union | URS | foul | |
| NP | József Bakai | 30 | Hungary | HUN | foul | |
| NP | Heinz Born | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | foul | |
| NP | Luis Flores | 24 | Guatemala | GUA | foul | |
| NP | Radu Gavrilaş | 20 | Romania | ROU | foul | |
| NP | Barry King | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | foul | |
| NP | Ryszard Skowronek | 23 | Poland | POL | foul |
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