Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long (27 April 1913[1] – 14 July 1943) was a German Olympiclong jumper, notable for achieving the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and for his association with Jesse Owens, who went on to win the gold medal for the long jump.[2] Luz Long won the German long jump championship six times in 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939.
Long studied law at the University of Leipzig, where in 1936 he joined the Leipziger Sport Club.[4][5][6] After graduating, he practiced as a lawyer in Hamburg while continuing his interest in sport.[7]
1936 Olympic Gamesedit
Autograph signed after his Olympic medal winLuz Long walking arm in arm with Jesse Owens through the Berlin Olympic Stadium
The 21-year-old, 1.84-metre-tall (6'½") Long had finished third in the 1934 European Championships in Athletics with 7.25 metres (23'9½"). By the summer of 1936, Long held the European record in the long jump and was eager to compete for the first time against Jesse Owens, the American world-record holder. The long jump on 4 August was Long's first event against Owens, and Long met his expectations by setting an Olympic record during the preliminary round. In contrast, Owens fouled on his first two jumps. Knowing that he needed to reach at least 7.15 metres (about 23 feet 5½ inches) on his third jump in order to advance to the finals in the afternoon, Owens sat on the field, dejected.
In the 1964 documentary Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin, Owens relates a story that Long came over to offer advice before Owens's third jump. According to the story, Long said that Owens should jump from a few inches before the takeoff board. This would reduce the measured distance but avoid the risk of another fault; the theory was that Owens would still clear the required distance even with the handicap of jumping early. However, this conversation is apocryphal; Grantland Rice was watching Owens the entirety of the qualifying round and did not see him speak to Long. Tom Ecker relates that he asked Owens about the story in 1965 and Owens admitted that it was not true, but just a good story.[8] On his third qualifying jump, Owens was calm and jumped with at least four inches (10 centimeters) to spare, easily qualifying for the finals.[9] In the finals competition later that day, the jumpers exceeded the old Olympic record five times.[10]
Owens went on to become Olympic champion in the long jump with 8.06 metres (26'5¼") while besting Long's own record of 7.87 metres (25'9¾"). Long achieved the silver medal for second place and was the first to congratulate Owens: they posed together for photos and walked arm-in-arm to the dressing room. Owens said, "It took a lot of courage for him to befriend me in front of Hitler... I would melt down all the medals and cups I have and they wouldn't be a plating on the twenty-four karat friendship that I felt for Luz Long at that moment".[2] Long's competition with Owens is recorded in Leni Riefenstahl's documentary Olympia – Fest der Völker.[11]
Long and Owens corresponded after 1936. In his last letter, Long wrote to Owens and asked him to contact his son Karl after the war and tell him about his father and "what times were like when we not separated by war. I am saying—tell him how things can be between men on this earth".[15] After the war, Owens travelled to Germany to meet Karl Long. Long is seen with Owens in the documentary Jesse Owens Returns To Berlin where he is in conversation with Owens in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.[16][17]
Memorialsedit
Roads near sports facilities in Long's home town of Leipzig,[18] and in the Munich Olympia Park[5] of 1972 are named after him. His medal, photos, and documents were donated[19] to the Sportmuseum Leipzig.[20]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
^ abSchwartz, Larry (2007). "ESPN.com: Owens pierced a myth". Retrieved 14 August 2008.
^. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ abLuz-Long-Ufer – Dr. Luz Long (1913–1944). Mehrmaliger Deutscher Meister und Europarekordinhber bei den Olympischen Spielen 1936 in Berlin. Im zweiten Weltkrieg in Italien gefallen.
^27. April 1913: Geburtstag Carl Ludwig "Luz" Long – Für den Leipziger Sportclub holte er in den Zwanziger- und Dreißigerjahren alle wichtigen Leichtathletiktitel. In Leipzig ist heute eine Straße nach ihm benannt. Als deutsche Hoffnung ging Carl Ludwig – genannt Luz – Long 1936 bei den Olympischen Spielen in Berlin an den Start. Hitler setzte auf den großen, blonden, blauäugigen Weitspringer. Und wirklich: Luz Long sprang Europarekord und holte die Silbermedaille – hinter Jesse Owens. Der schwarze US-Amerikaner gewann vier Goldmedaillen. Die beiden Sportler freundeten sich an, sehr zum Missfallen des NS-Regimes. Nach den Spielen wurde Luz Long Jurist und ließ sich in Hamburg nieder. Später wurde er eingezogen und fiel im Juli 1943 – mit nur 30 Jahren – auf Sizilien. - by Ariane Hoffmann, at wdr.de
^Goldman, Tom (14 August 2009). "Was Jesse Owens' 1936 Long-Jump Story A Myth?". NPR.org. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^Jesse Owens Returns To Berlin (at 29:30) on YouTube
^Mandell, Richard D. (1971). The Nazi Olympics. University of Illinois Press. ISBN978-0-252-01325-6.
^"Als Jesse Owens dem Rassenwahn davonlief". Handelsblatt. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^Rowbottom, Mike (4 August 2016). "Great Olympic Friendships: Jesse Owens, Luz Long and a beacon of brotherly love at the Nazi games". The Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^Scritto da Administrator. . Comune.mottasantanastasia.ct.it. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
^Yates, David (21 September 2014). "Sunday Documentary: Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin". andBerlin. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^Long, Carl-Ludwig (1913–1943), Jurist und Sportler (Weitspringen), seit 2001 Luz-Long-Weg [2]
^Konvolut Urkunden, Fotografien, Zeitungsausschnitte, von Carl-Ludwig (Luz) Long, LSC, Leichtathletik, Silbermedaillengewinner Weitsprung Olympische Spiele Berlin 1936, (übergeben von Karl-H. Long) . Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
^. Sportmuseum-leipzig.de. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
Further readingedit
Karl-Heinrich Long: Luz Long – eine Sportlerkarriere im Dritten Reich. Sein Leben in Dokumenten und Bildern. Arete Verlag, Hildesheim 2015, ISBN978-3-942468-26-8.
Transcript of letter sent by Luz Long to Jesse Owens from Sicily while he was serving in the Wehrmacht. "Tell him about his father"
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Carl Ludwig Luz Long 27 April 1913 1 14 July 1943 was a German Olympic long jumper notable for achieving the silver medal in the event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and for his association with Jesse Owens who went on to win the gold medal for the long jump 2 Luz Long won the German long jump championship six times in 1933 1934 1936 1937 1938 and 1939 Luz LongNaoto Tajima Jesse Owens Luz LongPersonal informationBirth nameCarl Ludwig LongNational teamGermanyBorn 1913 04 27 27 April 1913Leipzig Kingdom of Saxony German EmpireDied14 July 1943 1943 07 14 aged 30 Acate Sicily ItalyHeight1 84 m 6 ft 0 in Military careerAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch German ArmyYears of service1941 1943Battles warsWorld War II Italian Campaign Allied Invasion of Sicily AwardsUnknownMedal record Men s athletics Representing Germany Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Long jump European Championships 1934 Turin Long jump 1938 Paris Long jump Long was killed while serving in the German Army during World War II 3 Contents 1 Early life 2 1936 Olympic Games 3 World War II 4 Memorials 5 In popular culture 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksEarly life editLong studied law at the University of Leipzig where in 1936 he joined the Leipziger Sport Club 4 5 6 After graduating he practiced as a lawyer in Hamburg while continuing his interest in sport 7 1936 Olympic Games edit nbsp Autograph signed after his Olympic medal win nbsp Luz Long walking arm in arm with Jesse Owens through the Berlin Olympic Stadium The 21 year old 1 84 metre tall 6 Long had finished third in the 1934 European Championships in Athletics with 7 25 metres 23 9 By the summer of 1936 Long held the European record in the long jump and was eager to compete for the first time against Jesse Owens the American world record holder The long jump on 4 August was Long s first event against Owens and Long met his expectations by setting an Olympic record during the preliminary round In contrast Owens fouled on his first two jumps Knowing that he needed to reach at least 7 15 metres about 23 feet 5 inches on his third jump in order to advance to the finals in the afternoon Owens sat on the field dejected In the 1964 documentary Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin Owens relates a story that Long came over to offer advice before Owens s third jump According to the story Long said that Owens should jump from a few inches before the takeoff board This would reduce the measured distance but avoid the risk of another fault the theory was that Owens would still clear the required distance even with the handicap of jumping early However this conversation is apocryphal Grantland Rice was watching Owens the entirety of the qualifying round and did not see him speak to Long Tom Ecker relates that he asked Owens about the story in 1965 and Owens admitted that it was not true but just a good story 8 On his third qualifying jump Owens was calm and jumped with at least four inches 10 centimeters to spare easily qualifying for the finals 9 In the finals competition later that day the jumpers exceeded the old Olympic record five times 10 Owens went on to become Olympic champion in the long jump with 8 06 metres 26 5 while besting Long s own record of 7 87 metres 25 9 Long achieved the silver medal for second place and was the first to congratulate Owens they posed together for photos and walked arm in arm to the dressing room Owens said It took a lot of courage for him to befriend me in front of Hitler I would melt down all the medals and cups I have and they wouldn t be a plating on the twenty four karat friendship that I felt for Luz Long at that moment 2 Long s competition with Owens is recorded in Leni Riefenstahl s documentary Olympia Fest der Volker 11 Two days later Long finished 10th in the triple jump He went on to finish third in the 1938 European Championships in Athletics long jump with 7 56 metres 24 9 World War II editLuz Long served in the Wehrmacht during World War II having the rank of Obergefreiter During the Allied invasion of Sicily in Italy Long was wounded on 10 July 1943 in the battle for the Biscari Santo Pietro airfield and died four days later in a British military hospital 12 13 He was buried in the war cemetery of Motta Sant Anastasia 14 in Sicily Long and Owens corresponded after 1936 In his last letter Long wrote to Owens and asked him to contact his son Karl after the war and tell him about his father and what times were like when we not separated by war I am saying tell him how things can be between men on this earth 15 After the war Owens travelled to Germany to meet Karl Long Long is seen with Owens in the documentary Jesse Owens Returns To Berlin where he is in conversation with Owens in the Berlin Olympic Stadium 16 17 Memorials editRoads near sports facilities in Long s home town of Leipzig 18 and in the Munich Olympia Park 5 of 1972 are named after him His medal photos and documents were donated 19 to the Sportmuseum Leipzig 20 In popular culture editIn the film The Jesse Owens Story 1984 he is portrayed by Kai Wulff In the film Race 2016 he is played by David Kross References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Luz Long Bio Stats and Results Olympics at Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 26 March 2013 a b Schwartz Larry 2007 ESPN com Owens pierced a myth Retrieved 14 August 2008 Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 24 July 2018 Leipzig Tourist service Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine a b Luz Long Ufer Dr Luz Long 1913 1944 Mehrmaliger Deutscher Meister und Europarekordinhber bei den Olympischen Spielen 1936 in Berlin Im zweiten Weltkrieg in Italien gefallen 1 Archived 14 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine 27 April 1913 Geburtstag Carl Ludwig Luz Long Fur den Leipziger Sportclub holte er in den Zwanziger und Dreissigerjahren alle wichtigen Leichtathletiktitel In Leipzig ist heute eine Strasse nach ihm benannt Als deutsche Hoffnung ging Carl Ludwig genannt Luz Long 1936 bei den Olympischen Spielen in Berlin an den Start Hitler setzte auf den grossen blonden blauaugigen Weitspringer Und wirklich Luz Long sprang Europarekord und holte die Silbermedaille hinter Jesse Owens Der schwarze US Amerikaner gewann vier Goldmedaillen Die beiden Sportler freundeten sich an sehr zum Missfallen des NS Regimes Nach den Spielen wurde Luz Long Jurist und liess sich in Hamburg nieder Spater wurde er eingezogen und fiel im Juli 1943 mit nur 30 Jahren auf Sizilien by Ariane Hoffmann at wdr de Goldman Tom 14 August 2009 Was Jesse Owens 1936 Long Jump Story A Myth NPR org Retrieved 7 May 2019 Jesse Owens Returns To Berlin at 29 30 on YouTube Mandell Richard D 1971 The Nazi Olympics University of Illinois Press ISBN 978 0 252 01325 6 Luz Long https www imdb com name nm0519083 Als Jesse Owens dem Rassenwahn davonlief Handelsblatt 3 August 2011 Retrieved 17 September 2020 Rowbottom Mike 4 August 2016 Great Olympic Friendships Jesse Owens Luz Long and a beacon of brotherly love at the Nazi games The Independent Retrieved 1 September 2020 Scritto da Administrator Lutz Long Comune mottasantanastasia ct it Archived from the original on 16 June 2013 Retrieved 26 March 2013 Letters of Note Retrieved 16 August 2016 Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin 1966 at IMDb nbsp Yates David 21 September 2014 Sunday Documentary Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin andBerlin Retrieved 21 May 2016 Long Carl Ludwig 1913 1943 Jurist und Sportler Weitspringen seit 2001 Luz Long Weg 2 Konvolut Urkunden Fotografien Zeitungsausschnitte von Carl Ludwig Luz Long LSC Leichtathletik Silbermedaillengewinner Weitsprung Olympische Spiele Berlin 1936 ubergeben von Karl H Long Museumszeitung Archived from the original on 30 January 2008 Retrieved 28 January 2008 Sportmuseum Sportmuseum leipzig de Archived from the original on 21 October 2012 Retrieved 26 March 2013 Further reading editKarl Heinrich Long Luz Long eine Sportlerkarriere im Dritten Reich Sein Leben in Dokumenten und Bildern Arete Verlag Hildesheim 2015 ISBN 978 3 942468 26 8 Transcript of letter sent by Luz Long to Jesse Owens from Sicily while he was serving in the Wehrmacht Tell him about his father External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luz Long Photo of Long and Owens Luz Long at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luz Long amp oldid 1225698651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
