Luz Long
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Luz Long was a German long jumper best remembered for his sportsmanship and friendship with Jesse Owens during the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic competitor
ⓘ
athlete ⓘ human ⓘ long jumper ⓘ |
| birthName | Carl Ludwig Long ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, Italy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| competedAgainst | Jesse Owens ⓘ |
| competitionClass | men's long jump ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-04-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1943-07-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
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interwar period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| event | long jump ⓘ |
| familyName | Long ⓘ |
| friend | Jesse Owens ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Carl
ⓘ
Ludwig ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
two sons (names not widely documented)
ⓘ
wife (name not widely documented) ⓘ |
| height | 1.84 m ⓘ |
| isRememberedFor |
advising Jesse Owens during long jump qualifying at the 1936 Olympics
ⓘ
publicly congratulating Jesse Owens in front of Nazi leadership ⓘ |
| medal | silver medal in men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
German Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| name | Luz Long self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
friendship with Jesse Owens
ⓘ
sportsmanship at the 1936 Berlin Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
track and field athlete ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin)
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surface form:
1936 Summer Olympics
|
| personalBest | 7.90 m (long jump) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Leipzig
ⓘ
surface form:
Leipzig, German Empire
|
| placeOfDeath | near San Pietro Clarenza, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| represented | Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| residence |
Leipzig
ⓘ
surface form:
Leipzig, Germany
|
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| weight | 73 kg ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
1936 Summer Olympics