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Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long (27 April 1913 – 14 July 1943) was a German Olympic long jumper, notable for winning the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and for his friendship with Jesse Owens, who went on to win the gold medal for the long jump.
Oct 7, 2022 · AP — One of the most consequential Olympic medals ever awarded is on the auction block — the silver medal captured in 1936 by Germany’s Luz Long, the long jumper who walked arm in arm through...
May 13, 2020 · He was buried in the war cemetery at Ponte Olico, near Gela, in the southern part of Sicily, and it was only in 1950 that the Red Cross discovered that he was Luz Long, that famous athlete who had befriended the great Jesse Owens.
Sep 6, 2020 · Jesse Owens won four Gold Medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. On August 3 he won the 100 meter race in 10.3 seconds; on August 4 in the long jump competition he jumped 8.06 meters (26 feet 5 inches) to defeat German Carl “Luz” Long; on August 5 he won the 200 meter sprint in 20.7 seconds; and on August 9 Jesse as a member of the 4 x 100 ...
Aug 14, 2009 · Owens is remembered for his dramatic duel in the Olympic long jump against Germany's Luz Long. The story of that competition and the men's friendship has been passed down over the years. But...
Aug 5, 2009 · The families of Olympic legend Jesse Owens and German long jumping great Luz Long will be part of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, to be held 15-23 August in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium.
Luz Long was a German long jumper who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, winning a silver medal behind Jesse Owens. Long was German long jump champion in 1933-34 and 1936-39.
