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Luz Long

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Also known as Lutz Long

German long jumper (1913-1943)

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Luz Long was a German male athletics competitor and lawyer who specialized in long jump. He represented Germany in the sport of athletics and participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Long was educated at Leipzig University and spoke German.

Born in Leipzig in 1913, he held citizenship in the German Reich and was a member of the Nazi Party. Long served in World War II and died in Acate in 1943.

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Works
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Top works

  • La Repercusion del Conflicto del 36 En La Obra de Miguel Delibes

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Film & TV

Acting

Known for

  • Les Champions d'Hitler — Self2016
  • Jesse Owens et Luz Long : le temps d'une étreinte — Self (archive footage)2015
  • Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations — Self (uncredited)1938

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Type
Person
Country
NL
Active from
1943-10-22
Active to
2006-12-13

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Key facts

National team
Germany
Born
Carl Ludwig Long , ( 1913-04-27 ) 27 April 1913, Leipzig , German Empire
Died
14 July 1943 (1943-07-14) (aged 30), Acate , Sicily, Italy
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Allegiance
Nazi Germany
Branch
German Army
Service years
1941–1943
Conflicts
World War II Italian Campaign Allied Invasion of Sicily †
Awards
Unknown

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ludwig
Family name
Long
Gender
male
Citizenship
German Reich
Place of birth
Leipzig
Place of death
Acate
Political party
Nazi Party
Languages spoken
German
Participant in
1936 Summer Olympics
Country for sport
Germany
Mass
72
Conflict
World War II
Image
Luz Long.jpg
Height
184
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Commons category
Luz Long
date of birth
1913-04-27
date of death
1943-07-14
sports discipline competed in
long jump
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Encyclopedic overview

Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long (27 April 1913 – 14 July 1943) was a German Olympic long jumper who won the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and had a friendship with Jesse Owens, who won the gold medal in that event. Luz Long won the German long jump championship six times: in 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939.

Long was killed while serving in the German Army under the Wehrmacht during World War II.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Luz Long” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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