Carl Ludwig Long

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Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long was a German long jumper best known for his sportsmanship and silver medal performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics alongside Jesse Owens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf athlete
human
long jumper
burialPlace Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy
causeOfDeath wounds received in combat
competitionClass men's long jump
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1913-04-27
dateOfDeath 1943-07-14
educatedAt University of Leipzig
era 20th century
familyName Long
givenName Carl
height 1.84 m
knownFor advising Jesse Owens during qualifying jumps at the 1936 Olympics
friendship with Jesse Owens
medal silver medal in men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics
memorializedBy Jesse Owens' accounts of their friendship
middleName Ludwig
militaryBranch Wehrmacht
militaryRank Obergefreiter
nationality German
nickname Luz
notableFor sportsmanship at the 1936 Summer Olympics
winning the silver medal in long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics
occupation track and field athlete
olympicGames 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
opponent Jesse Owens
participantIn 1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin)
surface form: 1936 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Leipzig
surface form: Leipzig, Germany
placeOfDeath near San Pietro Clarenza, Sicily, Italy
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
representedBy German Athletics Association
surface form: Germany national athletics team
residence Leipzig
surface form: Leipzig, Germany
sexOrGender male
sport athletics
long jump
weight 75 kg

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Luz Long birthName Carl Ludwig Long