1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump

Events at the 1938 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
80 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Decathlon		men

The men's long jump at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 3 September 1938.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Wilhelm Leichum  Germany
Silver	Arturo Maffei  Italy
Bronze	Luz Long  Germany

Results

Final

3 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Wilhelm Leichum	Germany	7.65	CR
	Arturo Maffei	Italy	7.61
	Luz Long	Germany	7.56
4	István Gyuricza	Hungary	7.27
5	Ruudi Toomsalu	Estonia	7.24
6	William Breach	United Kingdom	7.16
7	Jean Studer	Switzerland	7.14
8	Jean Baudry	France	7.11
9	François Mersch	Luxembourg	7.05
10	Robert Joanblancq	France	7.04
11	Åke Stenqvist	Sweden	7.01
12	Grigorios Lambrakis	Greece	6.94
13	Vilmos Vermes	Hungary	6.82

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

Estonia (1)  France (2)  Germany (2)

Greece (1)  Hungary (2)  Italy (1)

Luxembourg (1)  Sweden (1)

Switzerland (1)  United Kingdom (1)

References

1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014