World record holder Blankers-Koen, with a full schedule, passed on the
long jump, leaving it with less lustre than it otherwise would have
claimed. Gyarmati, who had jumped 5.99 to top the pre-Olympic lists
(ahead of Blankers-Koen’s 5.89), duly won the final with 5.695, after
Curtet-Chabot (5.64) and Russell (5.61) had led the qualifying.
Qualification - Wednesday 04.08
mark - 5.30m. 10 athletes reached the mark. 2 best were added.