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Luz Long
Also known as Lutz Long
German long jumper (1913-1943)
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- La Repercusion del Conflicto del 36 En La Obra de Miguel Delibes
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- 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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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.
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1913 births1943 deaths20th-century German sportsmenAthletes from LeipzigAthletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer OlympicsEuropean Athletics Championships medalistsGerman Army personnel killed in World War IIGerman Army soldiers of World War IIGerman men long jumpersIMDb title ID different from WikidataLeipzig University alumniMedalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics